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The by-election was won by the [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal Party]]'s [[Bronwyn Bishop]].<ref>[http://www.aec.gov.au/Elections/supplementary_by_elections/mackellar.htm Mackellar (NSW) By-Election (26 March 1994)], [[Australian Electoral Commission]].</ref> |
The by-election was won by the [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal Party]]'s [[Bronwyn Bishop]].<ref>[http://www.aec.gov.au/Elections/supplementary_by_elections/mackellar.htm Mackellar (NSW) By-Election (26 March 1994)], [[Australian Electoral Commission]].</ref> |
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The Mackellar by-election was held on the same day of the Warringah by-election triggered by the resignation of sitting Liberal member Michael Mackellar. Just as Carlton and Mackellar both retired in 1994, they both coincidentally died in 2015. |
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Bishop is set to retire from holding the seat at the 2016 election after losing her preselection. |
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Bishop's loss of preselection comes not long after the death of her main 1994 by-election opponent Bob Ellis. |
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==Results== |
==Results== |
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Revision as of 07:36, 18 April 2016
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.
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.
The by-election was won by the Liberal Party's Bronwyn Bishop.[1]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Bronwyn Bishop | 34,999 | 52.25 | −4.36 | |
| Independent | Bob Ellis | 15,501 | 23.14 | +23.14 | |
| Against Further Immigration | John Phillips | 5,464 | 8.16 | +8.16 | |
| Greens | Fiona E. McLeod | 3,940 | 5.88 | +5.88 | |
| Democrats | Brian Johnson | 3,851 | 5.75 | −1.33 | |
| Independent | Stephen Ross Wells | 2,063 | 3.08 | +3.08 | |
| Republican | Peter Consandine | 586 | 0.87 | +0.87 | |
| Godfrey Bigot | 582 | 0.87 | +0.87 | ||
| Total formal votes | 66,986 | 96.85 | −0.15 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,181 | 3.15 | +0.15 | ||
| Turnout | 69,167 | 87.63 | −8.14 | ||
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Bronwyn Bishop | 40,328 | 60.27 | −0.89 | |
| Independent | Bob Ellis | 26,587 | 39.73 | +39.73 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |||