1994 Mackellar by-election explained

Country:New South Wales
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Election Date:26 March 1994
Candidate1:Bronwyn Bishop
Party1:Liberal Party of Australia
Popular Vote1:34,999
Percentage1:53.25%
Swing1: 4.36
Candidate2:Bob Ellis
Party2:Independent politician
Popular Vote2:15,501
Percentage2:23.14%
Swing2: 23.14
1Blank:TPP
2Blank:TPP swing
1Data1:60.27%
2Data1: 0.89
1Data2:39.73%
2Data2: 39.73
MP
Before Election:Jim Carlton
Before Party:Liberal Party of Australia
After Election:Bronwyn Bishop
After Party:Liberal Party of Australia

The 1994 Mackellar by-election was held in the Australian electorate of Mackellar in New South Wales on 26 March 1994. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of the sitting member, the Liberal Party of Australia's Jim Carlton on 14 January 1994. The writ for the by-election was issued on 18 February 1994. On the same day a by-election was held in Warringah.

The Australian Labor Party did not stand a candidate for the by-election. The main opposition for the seat was writer/journalist, film-maker, Labor supporter and political commentator Bob Ellis, who stood as an independent.

During the by-elections in Mackellar and Warringah the Maverick Far Right Labor MP Graeme Campbell (politician) urged electors to vote for Australians Against Further Immigration (AAFI).[1]

The by-election was won by the Liberal Party's Bronwyn Bishop.[2]

Results

Jim Carlton resigned.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: From white Australia to Woomera: the story of Australian immigration. James Jupp. 136. Cambridge. Cambridge University Press. 2002. 978-0-521-53140-5.
  2. Web site: Mackellar (NSW) By-Election (26 March 1994) . Australian Electoral Commission . https://web.archive.org/web/20070609091531/http://www.aec.gov.au/Elections/supplementary_by_elections/mackellar.htm . 9 June 2007 . dead.