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1984 Corangamite by-election
Australian federal by-election
Australian federal by-election
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| country | Victoria | |
| type | parliamentary | |
| ongoing | no | |
| election_date | 18 February 1984 | |
| image1 | [[File:Liberal Party of Australia placeholder portrait.svg | 150x150px]] |
| candidate1 | Stewart McArthur | |
| party1 | Liberal Party of Australia | |
| popular_vote1 | 32,083 | |
| percentage1 | 46.7% | |
| swing1 | 11.5 | |
| image2 | [[File:Gavan O'Connor MP 2005.jpg | 150x150px]] |
| candidate2 | Gavan O'Connor | |
| party2 | Australian Labor Party | |
| popular_vote2 | 25,517 | |
| percentage2 | 37.1% | |
| swing2 | 4.7 | |
| image3 | [[File:Nationals Placeholder.png | 150x150px]] |
| candidate3 | David Seymour | |
| party3 | National Party of Australia | |
| popular_vote3 | 9,794 | |
| percentage3 | 14.2% | |
| swing3 | 14.2 | |
| 1blank | TPP | |
| 2blank | TPP swing | |
| 1data1 | 59.4% | |
| 2data1 | 1.2 | |
| 1data2 | 40.6% | |
| 2data2 | 1.2 | |
| title | MP | |
| before_election | Tony Street | |
| before_party | Liberal Party of Australia | |
| after_election | Stewart McArthur | |
| after_party | Liberal Party of Australia |
A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Corangamite on 18 February 1984. This was triggered by the resignation of Liberal Party MP Tony Street. The by-election was held to coincide with the Hughes and Richmond by-elections.
The election was comfortably won by Liberal candidate Stewart McArthur.
Candidates
- Democratic Labor Party – Joseph Lam.
- Liberal Party of Australia – Stewart McArthur, a local farmer and company director.
- Australian Labor Party – Gavan O'Connor, a local farmer and teacher. O'Connor was later elected to federal Parliament as the member for Corio in 1993.
- National Party of Australia – David Seymour.
Results
References
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