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1998 Newcastle supplementary election

The 1998 Newcastle supplementary election was held on 21 November 1998 to elect the next member for the division of Newcastle in the Australian House of Representatives, following the death of a candidate during the 1998 federal election campaign.

The 1998 Newcastle supplementary election was held on 21 November 1998 to elect the next member for the division of Newcastle in the Australian House of Representatives, following the death of a candidate during the 1998 federal election campaign.

Incumbent Labor MP Allan Morris was re-elected.

Australian Democrats candidate Kaye Westbury died on 1 October, two days before the federal election. As it was after the close of nominations, the election was declared 'failed' and a supplementary election had to be held.

The Liberal Party, who had Clive Jensen as their candidate, chose not to contest the supplementary election.

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}±%
	Labor	Allan Morris	31,441	48.21	−1.94
	One Nation	Kate Taylor	10,466	16.05	+16.05
	Greens	Carrie Jacobi	5,965	9.15	+0.42
	Democrats	Stephen Bisgrove	5,607	8.60	−1.29
	Independent	Ivan Welsh	4,398	6.74	+6.74
	Independent	Harry Criticos	2,718	4.17	+4.17
	Christian Democrats	Greg Budworth	1,798	2.76	+2.76
	Progressive Labour	Harry Williams	1,131	1.73	+1.73
	Independent	Peter Boyd	757	1.16	+1.16
	Democratic Socialist	Geoff Payne	662	1.01	+1.01
	Citizens Electoral Council	Tony King	280	0.43	+0.43
65,223	95.12	−2.04
3,347	4.88	+2.04
68,570	88.37	−8.40
	Labor	Allan Morris	43,917	67.33	+6.14
	Greens	Carrie Jacobi	21,306	32.67	+32.67
	Labor hold

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