COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA THIRTY-SEVENTH PARLIAMENT ==================================================================== Source: Australian Electoral Commission HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ==================================================================== BY-ELECTIONS ==================================================================== BONYTHON, SA ==================================================================== 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 77,469 -00.5 Votes cast: 67,082 86.6 -08.0 Informal votes: 3,722 05.6 +00.3 Formal votes: 63,360 94.6 -00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 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 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 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 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 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 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------