BY-ELECTIONS 1987-1990 ==================================================================== ADELAIDE, SA 73,750 enrolled, 62,709 (85.03%) voted ==================================================================== Inner Adelaide: Gilles Plains, Northfield, Prospect, Walkerville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 February 1988, following the resignation of Hon Chris Hurford -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1987 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 06.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bronwyn Mewett 1,408 02.3 Peter Consandine 104 00.2 Michael Brander 409 00.7 John Litten 367 00.6 Ian McLeish AD 7,097 11.8 (+02.7) Dorothy McGregor-Dey 218 00.4 Bryan Stokes NPA 1,000 01.7 (-03.4) Don Farrell ALP 22,897 38.0 (-10.9) Mike Pratt Lib 26,777 44.4 (+08.9) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2,432 (03.9%) informal 60,277 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Farrell, see SA Senate 2007. 2nd count: Consandine's 104 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mewett 45 (44.1) 1,453 02.4 Brander 18 (17.6) 427 00.7 Litten 10 (09.8) 377 00.6 McLeish 6 (05.9) 7,103 11.8 McGregor-Dey 4 (03.9) 222 00.4 Stokes 3 (02.9) 1,003 01.7 Farrell 9 (08.8) 22,906 38.0 Pratt 7 (06.9) 26,784 44.4 (exhausted 2 2 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 104 60,277 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: McGregor-Dey's 222 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mewett 32 (14.4) 1,485 02.5 Brander 4 (01.8) 431 00.7 Litten 15 (06.8) 392 00.7 McLeish 35 (15.8) 7,138 11.8 Stokes 33 (14.9) 1,036 01.7 Farrell 27 (12.2) 22,933 38.0 Pratt 76 (34.2) 26,860 44.6 (exhausted 0 2 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 222 60,277 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Litten's 392 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mewett 57 (14.6) 1,542 02.6 Brander 73 (18.7) 504 00.8 McLeish 45 (11.5) 7,183 11.9 Stokes 133 (34.0) 1,169 01.9 Farrell 46 (11.8) 22,979 38.1 Pratt 37 (09.5) 26,897 44.6 (exhausted 1 3 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 392 60,277 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Brander's 504 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mewett 155 (31.1) 1,697 02.8 McLeish 57 (11.4) 7,240 12.0 Stokes 41 (08.2) 1,210 02.0 Farrell 49 (09.8) 23,028 38.2 Pratt 196 (39.4) 27,093 45.0 (exhausted 6 9 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 504 60,277 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Stokes's 1,210 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mewett 146 (12.1) 1,843 03.1 McLeish 180 (14.9) 7,420 12.3 Farrell 189 (15.7) 23,217 38.5 Pratt 691 (57.3) 27,784 46.1 (exhausted 4 13 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 1,210 60,277 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Mewett's 1,843 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McLeish 1,286 (70.7) 8,706 14.5 Farrell 426 (23.4) 23,643 39.2 Pratt 106 (05.8) 27,890 46.3 (exhausted 25 38 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 1,843 60,277 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: McLeish's 8,706 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Farrell 5,324 (61.7) 28,967 48.2 PRATT 3,305 (38.3) 31,195 51.9 (exhausted 77 115 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 8,706 60,277 01.9 08.4 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Philip Pratt (born 1948): Elected 1988 by Born: 10 February 1948 -------------------------------------------------------------------- GROOM, Qld 71,402 enrolled, 62,831 88.0%) vote ==================================================================== South-East Queensland: Gatton, Laidley, Oakey, Toowoomba -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 April 1988, following the resignation of Hon Tom McVeigh -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1987 two-party majority: NPA over ALP 12.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mark Carew AD 3,474 05.6 (+00.2) Linda Dwyer ALP 14,973 24.2 (-08.2) Bill Taylor Lib 20,651 33.3 (+19.9) David Russell NPA 17,814 28.8 (-20.1) Peter Consandine 369 00.6 Vincent Burke 4,661 07.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 889 (01.4%) informal 61,942 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Consandine's 369 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Carew 77 (20.9) 3,551 05.7 Dwyer 46 (12.5) 15,019 24.2 Taylor 42 (11.4) 20,693 33.4 Russell 38 (10.3) 17,852 28.8 Burke 165 (44.8) 4,826 07.8 (exhausted 1 1 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 369 61,942 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Carew's 3,551 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dwyer 1,565 (44.2) 16,584 26.8 Taylor 574 (16.2) 21,267 34.3 Russell 448 (12.6) 18,300 29.5 Burke 957 (27.0) 5,783 09.3 (exhausted 7 8 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 3,551 61,942 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Burke's 5,783 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dwyer 1,975 (34.2) 18,559 30.0 Taylor 1,966 (34.0) 23,233 37.5 Russell 1,836 (31.8) 20,136 32.5 (exhausted 6 14 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 5,873 61,942 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Dwyer's 18,559 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- TAYLOR 15,418 (83.1) 38,651 62.4 Russell 3,135 (16.9) 23,271 37.6 (exhausted 6 20 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 18,559 61,942 12.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Leonard Taylor (born 1938): Elected 1988 by Born: 14 September 1938, Toowoomba, Queensland Career: Educated Canberra College of Advanced Education, University of New England. Military Service 1957-88. -------------------------------------------------------------------- OXLEY, Qld 67,125 enrolled, 59,417 (88.5%) voted ==================================================================== West of Brisbane: Esk, Ipswich, Lowood, Marburg -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 October 1988, following the resignation of Hon Bill Hayden -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1987 two-party majority: ALP over NPA 14.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Darby 3,345 05.8 Otto Kuhne 353 00.6 Barry Hoffensetz NPA 9,876 17.1 (-03.1) David Cooke Lib 15,853 27.4 (+12.6) Les Scott ALP 28,427 49.1 (-10.8) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,563 (02.6%) informal 57,854 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Kuhne's 353 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Darby 201 (56.9) 3,546 06.1 Hoffensetz 41 (11.6) 9,917 17.1 Cooke 43 (12.2) 15,896 27.5 Scott 68 (19.3) 28,495 49.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 353 57,854 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Darby's 3,546 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hoffensetz 1,462 (41.4) 11,379 19.7 Cooke 958 (27.1) 16,854 29.1 SCOTT 1,114 (31.5) 29,609 51.2 (exhausted 12 12 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 3,546 57,854 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Hoffensetz¹s 11,379 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cooke 10,280 (90.4) 27,134 46.9 SCOTT 1,096 (09.6) 30,705 53.1 (exhausted 3 15 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 11,379 57,854 03.1 11.8 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- The ALP majority over the Liberal Party is compared with the ALP majority over the NPA at the 1987 elections. -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Leslie Scott (born 1947): Elected 1988 By Born: 18 October 1947, Nambour, Queensland Career: Bank officer. -------------------------------------------------------------------- PORT ADELAIDE, SA 72,569 enrolled, 66,082 (91.1%) voted ==================================================================== Suburban Adelaide: Albert Park, Port Adelaide, Semaphore, West Lakes -------------------------------------------------------------------- 26 March 1988, following the resignation of Hon Mick Young -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1987 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 16.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tony Chaplin 2,385 03.8 Michael Brander 438 00.7 Judy Fuller Lib 23,818 37.7 (+09.1) Rod Sawford ALP 29,773 47.1 (-14.2) Bruce Deering 412 00.7 Meg Lees AD 4,506 07.1 (+01.0) Ruby Hammond 1,142 01.8 Jocelyn Aver 743 01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2,865 (04.3%) informal 63,217 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Lees, see Senate South Australia, Appointments -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Deering's 412 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Chaplin 59 (14.3) 2,444 03.9 Brander 16 (03.9) 454 00.7 Fuller 42 (10.2) 23,860 37.7 Sawford 185 (44.9) 29,958 47.4 Lees 70 (17.0) 4,576 07.2 Hammond 35 (08.5) 1,177 01.9 Aver 5 (01.2) 748 01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 412 63,217 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Brander's 454 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Chaplin 218 (48.0) 2,662 04.2 Fuller 96 (21.1) 23,956 37.9 Sawford 80 (17.6) 30,038 47.5 Lees 25 (05.5) 4,601 07.3 Hammond 16 (03.5) 1,193 01.9 Aver 16 (03.5) 764 01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 454 63,217 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Aver's 764 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Chaplin 56 (07.4) 2,718 04.3 Fuller 28 (03.7) 23,984 37.9 Sawford 95 (12.5) 30,133 47.7 Lees 56 (07.4) 4,657 07.4 Hammond 529 (69.5) 1,722 02.7 (exhausted 3 3 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 764 63,217 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Hammond's 1,722 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Chaplin 217 (12.6) 2,935 04.6 Fuller 110 (06.4) 24,094 38.1 Sawford 996 (57.9) 31,129 49.2 Lees 397 (23.1) 5,054 08.0 (exhausted 2 5 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 1,722 63,217 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Chaplin's 2,935 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Fuller 1,404 (48.3) 25,498 40.4 SAWFORD 882 (30.4) 32,011 50.7 Lees 618 (21.3) 5,672 09.0 (exhausted 31 36 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 2,935 63,217 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Lees¹s 5,672 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Fuller 2,778 (49.1) 28,276 44.8 SAWFORD 2,874 (50.9) 34,885 55.2 (exhausted 20 56 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 5,672 63,217 05.2 11.1 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rodney Weston Sawford (born 1944): Elected 1988 by Born: 26 June 1944, Adelaide Career: Educated Western Teachers College. Teacher, school principal, consultant, author. -------------------------------------------------------------------- GWYDIR, NSW 69,709 enrolled, 58,518 (84.0%) voted ==================================================================== Northern NSW: Gunnedah, Moree, Walgett, Wee Wah -------------------------------------------------------------------- 15 April 1989, following the resignation of Hon Ralph Hunt -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1987 two-party majority: NPA over ALP 10.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- John ANDERSON NPA 31,209 56.0 (-01.2) Bevan O'Regan 9,881 17.7 John Uebergang 14,660 26.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2,768 (04.7%) informal 55,750 10.4 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Although it is a requirement of the Electoral Act that preferences be distributed, the Electoral Commission has no record of this having been done for this by-election. The estimated majority assumes that 75% of O'Regan's preferences went to Uebergang. -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Duncan Anderson (born 1956): Elected 1989 by Born: 14 November 1956, Sydney Career: Educated University of Sydney. Farmer and grazier at Tambar Springs, NSW. --------------------------------------------------------------------