1994 Mackellar by-election
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, 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 | ||
| Independent | Bob Ellis | 15,501 | 23.14 | ||
| Against Further Immigration | John Phillips | 5,464 | 8.16 | ||
| Greens | Fiona E. McLeod | 3,940 | 5.88 | ||
| Democrats | Brian Johnson | 3,851 | 5.75 | ||
| Independent | Stephen Ross Wells | 2,063 | 3.08 | ||
| Republican | Peter Consandine | 586 | 0.87 | ||
| Godfrey Bigot | 582 | 0.87 | |||
| Total formal votes | 66,986 | 96.85 | |||
| Informal votes | 2,181 | 3.15 | |||
| Turnout | 69,167 | 87.63 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Bronwyn Bishop | 60.27 | |||
| Independent | Bob Ellis | 39.73 | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||