COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA THIRTY-NINTH PARLIAMENT ==================================================================== Source: Australian Electoral Commission HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ==================================================================== BY-ELECTIONS ==================================================================== ASTON, Vic ==================================================================== Suburban Melbourne: Knox, Scoresby, Vermont, Wantirna -------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 July 2001, following the death of Peter Nugent -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1998 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 04.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 89,117 +11.6 Votes cast: 82,506 92.6 -04.4 Informal votes: 4,816 05.8 +03.4 Formal votes: 77,690 94.2 -03.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter O'Loughlin 1,160 01.5 Chris Pearce + Lib 31,640 40.7 -07.7 Mark Ward 126 00.2 Mark Sloan 618 00.8 Mick Kir Grn 1,877 02.4 Steve Raskovy 227 00.3 Doug Mitchell 334 00.4 Luke Chamberlain 680 00.9 Pierre Harcourt AD 6,271 08.1 +00.5 June Scott ON 1,369 01.8 -01.1 Garry Scates 3,401 04.4 Josephine Cox 328 00.4 Tim Petherbridge 232 00.3 Graeme Dunstan 711 00.9 Kieran Boland ALP 28,716 37.0 -01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 77,690 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Ward's 126 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- O'Loughlin 11 08.7 1,171 01.5 Pearce + 27 21.4 31,667 40.8 Sloan 8 06.4 626 00.8 Kir 8 06.4 1,885 02.4 Raskovy 9 07.1 236 00.3 Mitchell 3 02.4 337 00.4 Chamberlain 3 02.4 683 00.9 Harcourt 1 00.8 6,272 08.1 Scott 3 02.4 1,372 01.8 Scates 27 21.4 3,428 04.4 Cox 6 04.8 334 00.4 Petherbridge 7 05.6 239 00.3 Dunstan 1 00.8 712 00.9 Boland 12 09.5 28,728 37.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 126 77,690 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Raskovy's 236 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- O'Loughlin 52 22.0 1,223 01.6 Pearce + 31 13.1 31,698 40.8 Sloan 33 14.0 659 00.9 Kir 19 08.1 1,904 02.5 Mitchell 7 03.0 344 00.4 Chamberlain 4 01.7 687 00.9 Harcourt 16 06.8 6,288 08.1 Scott 15 06.4 1,387 01.8 Scates 31 13.1 3,459 04.5 Cox 2 00.9 336 00.4 Petherbridge 3 01.3 242 00.3 Dunstan 1 00.4 713 00.9 Boland 22 09.3 28,750 37.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 236 77,690 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Petherbridge's 242 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- O'Loughlin 9 03.7 1,232 01.6 Pearce + 21 08.7 31,719 40.8 Sloan 6 02.5 665 00.9 Kir 37 15.3 1,941 02.5 Mitchell 4 01.7 348 00.5 Chamberlain 14 05.8 701 00.9 Harcourt 22 09.1 6,310 08.1 Scott 15 06.2 1,402 01.8 Scates 67 27.7 3,526 04.5 Cox 6 02.5 342 00.4 Dunstan 10 04.1 723 00.9 Boland 31 12.8 28,781 37.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 242 77,690 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Cox's 342 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- O'Loughlin 25 07.3 1,257 01.6 Pearce + 14 04.1 31,733 40.9 Sloan 18 05.3 683 00.9 Kir 29 08.5 1,970 02.5 Mitchell 6 01.8 354 00.5 Chamberlain 11 03.2 712 00.9 Harcourt 18 05.3 6,328 08.2 Scott 10 02.9 1,412 01.8 Scates 29 08.5 3,555 04.6 Dunstan 21 06.1 744 01.0 Boland 161 47.1 28,942 37.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 342 77,690 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Mitchell's 354 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- O'Loughlin 39 11.0 1,296 01.7 Pearce + 29 08.2 31,762 40.9 Sloan 22 06.2 705 00.9 Kir 30 08.5 2,000 02.6 Chamberlain 29 08.2 741 01.0 Harcourt 34 09.6 6,362 08.2 Scott 105 29.7 1,517 02.0 Scates 17 04.8 3,572 04.6 Dunstan 7 04.8 751 01.0 Boland 42 11.9 28,984 37.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 354 77,690 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Chamberlain's 772 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- O'Loughlin 48 06.2 1,487 01.9 Pearce + 136 17.6 32,028 41.2 Kir 390 50.5 2,484 03.2 Harcourt 58 07.5 6,460 08.3 Scott 20 02.6 1,576 02.0 Scates 46 06.0 3,654 04.7 Dunstan 24 03.1 812 01.1 Boland 50 06.5 29,189 37.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 772 77,690 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Dunstan's 812 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- O'Loughlin 88 10.8 1,575 02.0 Pearce + 91 11.2 32,119 41.3 Kir 154 19.0 2,638 03.4 Harcourt 134 16.5 6,594 08.5 Scott 72 08.9 1,648 02.1 Scates 78 09.6 3,732 04.8 Boland 195 24.0 29,384 37.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 812 77,690 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 10th count: O'Loughlin's 1,575 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Pearce + 676 42.9 32,795 42.2 Kir 180 11.4 2,818 03.6 Harcourt 134 08.5 6,728 08.7 Scott 86 05.5 1,734 02.2 Scates 320 20.3 4,052 05.2 Boland 179 11.4 29,563 38.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,575 77,690 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 11th count: Scott's 1,734 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Pearce + 394 22.7 33,189 42.7 Kir 168 09.7 2,986 03.8 Harcourt 139 08.0 6,867 08.8 Scates 779 44.9 4,831 06.2 Boland 254 14.7 29,817 38.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,734 77,690 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 12th count: Kir's 2,986 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Pearce + 331 11.1 33,520 43.2 Harcourt 1,218 40.8 8,085 10.4 Scates 1,007 33.7 5,838 07.5 Boland 430 14.4 30,247 38.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,986 77,690 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 13th count: Scates's 5,838 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Pearce + 1,016 17.4 34,536 44.5 Harcourt 3,459 59.3 11,544 14.9 Boland 1,363 23.4 31,610 40.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,838 77,690 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 14th count: Harcourt's 11,544 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- PEARCE + 4,763 41.3 39,299 50.6 Boland 6,781 58.7 38,391 49.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,544 77,690 00.6 03.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Christopher John Pierce (born 1963): Elected 2001by Born: 1 March 1963, Lismore NSW Career: Educated Monash University. Business executive. Knox City Council. --------------------------------------------------------------------