Country: | Victoria |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Election Date: | 7 May 1983 |
Candidate1: | David Hawker |
Party1: | Liberal Party of Australia |
Popular Vote1: | 26,631 |
Percentage1: | 41.6% |
Swing1: | 16.0 |
Candidate2: | Nancy Genardini |
Party2: | Australian Labor Party |
Popular Vote2: | 23,069 |
Percentage2: | 36.1% |
Swing2: | 1.1 |
Candidate3: | Roger Hallam |
Party3: | National Party of Australia |
Popular Vote3: | 14,290 |
Percentage3: | 22.3% |
Swing3: | 22.3 |
1Blank: | TPP |
2Blank: | TPP swing |
1Data1: | 60.8% |
2Data1: | 1.1 |
1Data2: | 39.2% |
2Data2: | 1.1 |
MP | |
Before Election: | Malcolm Fraser |
Before Party: | Liberal Party of Australia |
After Election: | David Hawker |
After Party: | Liberal Party of Australia |
A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Wannon on 7 May 1983. This was triggered by the resignation of Liberal Party MP and former Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser.