Country: | New South Wales |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Election Date: | 18 February 1984 |
Candidate1: | Charles Blunt |
Party1: | National Party of Australia |
Popular Vote1: | 26,972 |
Percentage1: | 33.8% |
Swing1: | 19.2 |
Candidate2: | Peter Carmont |
Party2: | Australian Labor Party |
Popular Vote2: | 28,914 |
Percentage2: | 36.2% |
Swing2: | 3.2 |
Candidate3: | Brian Pezzutti |
Party3: | Liberal Party of Australia |
Popular Vote3: | 16,948 |
Percentage3: | 21.2% |
Swing3: | 21.2 |
1Blank: | TPP |
2Blank: | TPP swing |
1Data1: | 55.8% |
2Data1: | 0.1 |
1Data2: | 44.2% |
2Data2: | 0.1 |
MP | |
Before Election: | Doug Anthony |
Before Party: | National Party of Australia |
After Election: | Charles Blunt |
After Party: | National Party of Australia |
A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Richmond on 18 February 1984. This was triggered by the resignation of National Party Leader MP Doug Anthony. The by-election was held to coincide with the Corangamite and Hughes by-elections.
The election was won by National candidate and future Nationals leader, Charles Blunt, despite challenges from both the Labor and Liberal parties.