BY-ELECTIONS 1993-1996 ==================================================================== WERRIWA, NSW 74,545 enrolled, 63,839 (85.6%) voted ==================================================================== South of Sydney: Campbelltown, Ingleburn, Macquarie Fields, Minto -------------------------------------------------------------------- 29 January 1994, following the resignation of Hon John Kerin 1993 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 15.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Graeme Macallister 1,111 01.8 Mark LATHAM ALP 30,337 50.1 (-11.3) Alex Kammoun 378 00.6 Charlie Lynn Lib 20,466 33.8 (+03.3) Robyn Spencer 4,384 07.2 Julia Moon 3,199 05.3 Earl Keegel 188 00.3 Maxwell Corbett 458 00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3,318 (05.2%) informal 60,521 09.5 06.3 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lynn was a NSW MLC from 1995. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Keegel's 188 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Macallister 12 (06.5) 1,123 01.9 LATHAM 18 (09.7) 30,355 50.2 Kammoun 11 (05.9) 389 00.6 Lynn 12 (06.5) 20,478 33.8 Spencer 12 (06.5) 4,396 07.3 Moon 42 (22.6) 3,241 05.4 Corbett 79 (42.5) 537 00.9 (exhausted) 2 2 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 188 60,521 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Kamoun's 389 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Macallister 37 (09.7) 1,160 01.9 LATHAM 104 (27.2) 30,459 50.3 Lynn 63 (16.4) 20,541 33.9 Spencer 38 (09.9) 4,434 07.3 Moon 109 (28.5) 3,350 05.5 Corbett 32 (08.4) 569 00.9 (exhausted) 6 8 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 389 60,521 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Corbett's 569 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Macallister 47 (08.4) 1,207 02.0 LATHAM 50 (08.9) 30,509 50.4 Lynn 36 (06.4) 20,577 34.0 Spencer 46 (08.2) 4,480 07.4 Moon 382 (68.1) 3,732 06.2 (exhausted) 8 16 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 569 60,521 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Macallister's 1,207 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- LATHAM 624 (52.2) 31,133 51.5 Lynn 217 (18.2) 20,794 34.4 Spencer 141 (11.8) 4,621 07.6 Moon 213 (17.8) 3,945 06.5 (exhausted) 12 28 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 1,207 60,521 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Moon's 3,945 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- LATHAM 2,078 (53.1) 33,220 54.9 Lynn 695 (17.7) 21,489 35.5 Spencer 1,151 (29.3) 5,772 09.5 (exhausted) 12 40 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 3,945 60,521 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Spencer's 5,772 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- LATHAM 2,752 (47.8) 35,972 59.5 Lynn 3,011 (52.2) 24,500 40.5 (exhausted) 49 9 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 5,772 60,521 09.5 06.3 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mark Latham (born 1961): Elected 1994 Born: 28 February 1961, Sydney Career: Educated Sydney University. Economist and author. Research Assistant to Hon Gough Whitlam. Research and Education Officer, NSW ALP 1987-88. Advisor to Hon Bob Carr, MLA. Liverpool City Council, Mayor 1991-94. -------------------------------------------------------------------- FREMANTLE, WA 74,721 enrolled, 64,144 (85.8%) voted ==================================================================== Suburban Perth: Cockburn, Coolbelup, Fremantle, Melville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 March 1994, following the resignation of Hon John Dawkins 1993 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 07.8% -------------------------------------------------------------------- Raymond Conder 1,506 02.4 Geoff Hourn Lib 23,047 36.9 (-01.9) Stephen Walker Grn 5,215 08.4 (+01.6) Hon Dr Carmen LAWRENCE ALP 32,707 52.4 (+02.2) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,669 (02.6%) informal 62,475 08.8 01.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the only by-election since Federation in which there has been a two-party swing towards the ALP in an ALP-held seat while an ALP federal government was in office. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Conder's 1,506 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hourn 715 (47.6) 23,762 38.0 Walker 608 (40.5) 5,823 09.3 LAWRENCE 178 (11.9) 32,885 52.6 (exhausted 5 5 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 1,506 62,475 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Walker's 5,823 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hourn 1,953 (33.6) 25,715 41.2 LAWRENCE 3,860 (66.4) 36,745 58.8 (exhausted 10 15 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 5,823 62,475 08.8 01.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Carmen Mary Lawrence (born 1948): Elected 1994 Born: 2 March 1948, Northam, WA Career: Educated University of Western Australia (PhD 1983). Psychologist. Tutor and lecturer, University of Melbourne, Western Australian Institute of Technology, University of Western Australia. State politics: WA MLA Subiaco 1986-89, Glendalough 1989-94. Minister for Education 1989-90, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs 1989-93. Premier 1990-93. Treasurer 1990-93. Minister for Public Sector Management 1990-93. Minister for Women's Interests 1990-93. Minister for the Family 1990-93. Minister for Multicultural and Ethnic Affairs 1990-93. Leader of the Opposition 1993-94. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Minister for Human Services and Health from 25 March 1994 -------------------------------------------------------------------- BONYTHON, SA 77,469 enrolled, 67,082 (86.6%) voted ==================================================================== Suburban Adelaide: Elizabeth, Parafield, Salisbury, Smithfield -------------------------------------------------------------------- 19 March 1994, following the resignation of Hon Dr Neal Blewett -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1993 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 14.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Denis McCormack 4,323 06.8 George Bell 4,659 07.4 Martyn Evans ALP 29,097 45.9 (-09.7) Andy Markwell Lib 20,398 32.2 (+03.5) Jack Webb 923 01.5 Philip Newey AD 3,960 06.3 (-03.2) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3,722 (05.6%) informal 63,360 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Webb's 923 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McCormack 118 (06.8) 4,441 07.0 Bell 144 (15.6) 4,803 07.6 Evans 221 (23.9) 29,318 46.3 Markwell 99 (10.7) 20,497 32.4 Newey 341 (36.9) 4,301 06.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 923 63,360 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Newey's 4,301 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McCormack 1,145 (26.7) 5,586 08.8 Bell 1,324 (30.8) 6,127 09.7 Evans 1,007 (23.5) 30,325 47.9 Markwell 818 (19.1) 21,315 33.6 (exhausted 7 7 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 4,301 63,360 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: McCormack's 5,586 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bell 2,946 (53.1) 9,073 14.3 EVANS 1,616 (29.1) 31,941 50.5 Markwell 986 (17.8) 22,301 35.2 (exhausted 38 45 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 5,586 63,360 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Bell's 9,073 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- EVANS 4,072 (45.0) 36,013 56.9 Markwell 4,983 (55.0) 27,284 43.1 (exhausted 38 45 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 9,073 63,360 06.9 07.4 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Martyn John Evans (born 1953): Elected 1994 Born: 27 November 1953, Birmingham, Britain Career: Educated Adelaide University, South Australian Institute of Technology. Public Servant. Elizabeth City Council. State politics: SA MHA for Elizabeth 1984-94 (Independent 1984-93, ALP 1993-94). Minister for Health, Family and Community Services 1992-93. Minister for the Aged 1992-93. -------------------------------------------------------------------- MACKELLAR, NSW 78,932 enrolled, 69,167 (87.6%) voted ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Dee Why, Narrabeen, Newport, Terrey Hills -------------------------------------------------------------------- 26 March 1994, following the resignation of Hon Jim Carlton 1993 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 11.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Fiona McLeod Grn 3,940 05.9 Peter Consandine 586 00.9 Stephen Wells 2,063 03.1 Bob Ellis 15,501 23.1 John Phillips 5,464 08.2 Godfrey Bigot 582 00.9 Brian Johnson AD 3,851 05.8 (-01.3) Bronwyn BISHOP Lib 34,999 52.3 (-04.4) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2,181 (03.2%) informal 66,986 10.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Bigot's 586 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McLeod 85 (14.7) 4,025 06.0 Consandine 30 (05.2) 616 00.9 Wells 36 (06.2) 2,099 03.1 Ellis 154 (26.6) 15,655 23.4 Phillips 102 (17.6) 5,566 08.3 Johnson 88 (15.2) 3,939 05.9 BISHOP 84 (14.5) 35,083 52.4 (exhausted 3 3 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 586 66,986 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Consandine's 616 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McLeod 168 (27.4) 4,913 06.3 Wells 126 (20.6) 2,225 03.3 Ellis 122 (19.9) 15,777 23.6 Phillips 79 (12.9) 5,645 08.4 Johnson 86 (14.0) 4,025 06.0 BISHOP 32 (05.2) 35,115 52.4 (exhausted 3 6 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 616 66,986 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Wells's 2,225 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McLeod 609 (27.4) 4,802 07.2 Ellis 708 (31.9) 16,485 24.6 Phillips 285 (12.8) 5,930 08.9 Johnson 348 (15.7) 4,373 06.5 BISHOP 273 (12.3) 35,388 52.8 (exhausted 2 8 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 2,225 66,986 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Johnson's 4,373 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McLeod 1,804 (42.2) 6,642 09.9 Ellis 1,253 (28.7) 17,738 26.5 Phillips 571 (13.1) 6,501 09.7 BISHOP 696 (16.0) 36,084 53.9 (exhausted 13 21 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 4,373 66,986 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Phillips's 6,501 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McLeod 2,119 (32.7) 8,761 13.1 Ellis 2,330 (35.9) 20,068 30.0 BISHOP 2,038 (31.4) 38,122 56.9 (exhausted 14 35 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 6,501 66,986 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: McLeod's 8,761 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ellis 6,519 (74.7) 26,587 39.7 BISHOP 2,206 (25.3) 40,328 60.3 (exhausted 36 71 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 8,761 66,986 10.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bronwyn Kathleen Bishop (born 1942): Elected 1994 by Born: 19 October 1942, Sydney Career: Educated Sydney University. Solicitor and company director Senate: Senator for NSW 1987-94 -------------------------------------------------------------------- WARRINGAH, NSW 78,174 enrolled, 64,721 (82.8%) voted ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Balgowlah, Harbord, Manly, Mosman -------------------------------------------------------------------- 26 March 1994, following the resignation of Hon Michael MacKellar 1993 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 10.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robyn Spencer 8,446 13.5 Tony ABBOTT Lib 34,440 55.2 (-00.9) Judith Halnan 9,564 15.3 Troy Anderson AD 9,932 15.9 (+11.7) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2,339 (03.6%) informal 62,382 13.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Spencer's 8,446 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- ABBOTT 3,428 (40.6) 37,868 60.7 Halnan 3,176 (37.3) 12,740 20.4 Anderson 1,835 (21.7) 11,767 18.9 (exhausted 7 7 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 8,446 62,382 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Anderson's 11,767 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- ABBOTT 1,713 (14.6) 39,581 63.5 Halnan 10,048 (85.4) 22,788 36.5 (exhausted 6 13 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 11,767 62,382 13.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Anthony John Abbott (born 1957): Elected 1994 by Born: 4 November 1957, London, Britain Career: Educated Sydney University, Oxford University. Lawyer and journalist. Press Secretary and adviser to Dr John Hewson, MP. Executive Director, Australians for a Constitutional Monarchy 1993-94. -------------------------------------------------------------------- KOOYONG, Vic 72,441 enrolled, 59,976 (82.8%) voted ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Balwyn, Canterbury, Hawthorn, Kew -------------------------------------------------------------------- 19 November 1994, following the resignation of Hon Andrew Peacock 1993 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 14.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Yasmin Cotton 2,004 03.5 Paul Tobias 518 00.9 Gilbert Boffa 955 01.7 David Greagg 686 01.2 Petro GEORGIOU Lib 32,872 56.9 (-04.2) Angela Walker 4,573 07.9 Dr Peter Singer Grn 16,202 28.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2,166 (03.6%) informal 57,810 14.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Tobias's 518 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cotton 113 (21.9) 2,117 03.7 Boffa 197 (38.1) 1,152 02.0 Greagg 26 (05.0) 712 01.2 GEORGIOU 69 (13.3) 32,941 57.0 Walker 24 (04.6) 4,597 08.0 Singer 88 (17.0) 16,290 28.2 (exhausted 1 1 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 518 57,810 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Greagg's 1,152 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cotton 175 (24.8) 2,292 04.0 Boffa 129 (18.3) 1,281 02.2 GEORGIOU 157 (22.2) 33,098 57.3 Walker 55 (07.8) 4,652 08.0 Singer 190 (26.9) 16,480 28.5 (exhausted 6 7 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 1,152 57,810 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Boffa's 1,281 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cotton 561 (44.0) 2,853 04.9 GEORGIOU 321 (25.2) 33,419 57.8 Walker 116 (09.1) 4,768 08.2 Singer 276 (21.7) 16,756 29.0 (exhausted 7 14 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 1,281 57,810 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Cotton's 2,853 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- GEORGIOU 1,273 (45.1) 34,692 60.1 Walker 524 (18.6) 5,292 09.2 Singer 1,026 (36.3) 17,782 30.8 (exhausted 30 44 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 2,853 57,810 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Walker's 5,292 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- GEORGIOU 2,272 (43.2) 36,964 64.0 Singer 2,984 (56.8) 20,766 36.0 (exhausted 36 80 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 5,292 57,810 14.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Petro Georgiou (born 1947): Elected 1994 by Born: 30 November 1947, Kerkyra, Greece Career: Educated Melbourne University. Senior Tutor in Politics, La Trobe University. Senior Adviser to Rt Hon Malcolm Fraser MP 1975- 79. Secretary, Ethnic Television Review Panel 1979-80. Director, Australian Institute of Multicultural Affairs 1980-85. Senior Advisor to Hon Andrew Peacock MP 1985. Director, Victorian Liberal Party 1989-94. -------------------------------------------------------------------- CANBERRA, ACT 98,622 enrolled, 87,388 (88.6%) voted ==================================================================== Suburban Canberra: Tharwa, Tuggeranong, Weston Creek, Woden Valley -------------------------------------------------------------------- 25 March 1995, following the resignation of Hon Ros Kelly 1993 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 09.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joanne Clarke 2,274 02.7 Sue Robinson ALP 25,689 30.5 (-21.8) Joseph Cotta 1,003 01.2 Robyn Spencer 3,515 04.2 Dr James Warden Grn 10,835 12.9 Brendan Smyth Lib 39,021 46.3 (+10.1) Jerzy Gray-Grzeszkiewicz 1,956 02.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3,095 (03.5%) informal 84,293 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Cotta's 1,003 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Clarke 133 (13.3) 2,407 02.9 Robinson 284 (28.4) 25,973 30.8 Spencer 112 (11.2) 3,627 04.3 Warden 244 (24.4) 11,079 13.1 Smyth 122 (12.2) 39,143 46.4 Gray-Grzeszkiewicz 106 (10.6) 2,062 02.5 (exhausted 2 2 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 1,003 84,293 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Gray-Grzeszkiewicz's 2,062 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Clarke 747 (36.3) 3,154 03.7 Robinson 305 (14.8) 26,278 31.2 Spencer 156 (07.6) 3,783 04.5 Warden 337 (16.4) 11,416 13.5 Smyth 514 (25.0) 39,657 47.1 (exhausted 3 5 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 2,062 84,293 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Clarke's 3,154 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robinson 1,255 (39.9) 27,533 32.7 Spencer 409 (13.0) 4,192 05.0 Warden 902 (28.7) 12,318 14.6 Smyth 580 (18.4) 40,273 47.7 (exhausted 8 13 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 3,154 84,293 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Spencer's 4,192 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robinson 1,102 (26.3) 28,635 34.0 Warden 1,480 (35.4) 13,798 16.4 Smyth 1,602 (38.3) 41,839 49.7 (exhausted 8 21 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 4,192 84,293 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Warden's 13,798 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robinson 7,942 (57.7) 36,577 43.4 SMYTH 5,833 (42.3) 47,672 56.6 (exhausted 23 44 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 13,798 84,293 06.6 16.2 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- The two-party swing in this by-election was the largest since the Wakefield by-election of 1938, and the third-largest at any by- election since Federation. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brendan Smyth (born 1959): Elected 1995 by Born: 27 July 1959, Sydney Career: Newsagent, shop manager. Smyth contested Namadgi in 1996. -------------------------------------------------------------------- WENTWORTH, NSW 78,880 enrolled, 60,451 (76.6%) voted ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Bondi, Randwick, Vaucluse, Woollahra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 April 1995, following the resignation of Dr John Hewson 1993 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 05.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Murray Matson Grn 15,120 26.0 (+20.1) John Hooper 1,317 02.3 Andrew THOMSON Lib 30,677 52.8 (+00.1) Hon William Wentworth 10,945 18.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2,392 (04.0%) informal 58,059 15.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wentworth was member for Mackellar 1949-77. He first contested this seat in 1943. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Hooper's 1,317 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Matson 726 (55.2) 15,846 27.3 THOMSON 234 (17.8) 30,911 53.2 Wentworth 356 (27.1) 11,301 19.5 (exhausted 1 1 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 1,317 58,059 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Wentworth's 11,301 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Matson 3,947 (35.0) 19,793 34.1 THOMSON 7,431 (65.0) 38,252 65.9 (exhausted 13 14 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 11,301 58,059 15.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew Peter Thomson (born 1961): Elected 1995 by Born: 7 January 1961, Melbourne Career: Educated Melbourne University. Solicitor, investment banker, golf course developer. --------------------------------------------------------------------