1994 Williamstown state by-election
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| Registered | 33,159 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 85.7% ( 9.0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1994 Williamstown state by-election was held on 13 August 1994 to elect the next member for Williamstown in the Victorian Legislative Assembly, following the resignation of sitting MP and former premier Joan Kirner on 27 May 1994.
The seat was retained for the Labor Party by candidate Steve Bracks, who went on to become Premier of Victoria from 1999 until 2007. Australian Democrats candidate Lyn Allison was elected as a senator for Victoria in 1996 and became the party's leader in 2004.
Candidates
[edit]Candidates are listed in ballot paper order.[1] The Liberal Party, which received 29.2% of first preference votes in Williamstown at the 1992 state election, did not contest the by-election.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Background | |
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| Democrats | Lyn Allison | Port Melbourne councillor[2] | |
| Labor | Steve Bracks | Victorian Printing Industry Training Board executive director[3] | |
| Independent | Chris McConville | [4] | |
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labor | Steve Bracks | 15,362 | 57.5 | −1.2 | |
| Democrats | Lyn Allison | 6,252 | 23.4 | +23.4 | |
| Independent | Chris McConville | 5,109 | 19.1 | +19.1 | |
| Total formal votes | 26,723 | 94.1 | −0.3 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,684 | 5.9 | +0.3 | ||
| Turnout | 28,407 | 85.7 | −9.0 | ||
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Steve Bracks | 16,309 | 61.0 | −3.1 | |
| Democrats | Lyn Allison | 10,410 | 39.0 | +39.0 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "THE FIFTY-SECOND PARLIAMENT ELECTED 3 OCTOBER 1992". Psephos: Adam Carr's Electoral Archive. Archived from the original on 11 December 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
- ^ "Allison, Lynette (Lyn) Fay". The Australian Women's Register. Archived from the original on 27 November 2024. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
- ^ "Steve Bracks timeline". news.com.au. 27 July 2007. Retrieved 7 October 2008.
- ^ Rodriguez, Bayardo (10 August 1994). "Independent challenges Labor in Williamstown". Green Left. Archived from the original on 1 March 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
- ^ Report on the Williamstown district by-election: 13 August 1994. Victorian Electoral Office. 1995.