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The 1995 Canberra by-election was held in the Australian electorate of Canberra in Australian Capital Territory on 25 March 1995. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of the sitting member, the Australian Labor Party's Ros Kelly on 30 January 1995. The writ for the by-election was issued on 17 February 1995.
The by-election was won by Liberal Party candidate Brendan Smyth.[1]
[edit] Results
| Canberra by-election, 1995 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal |
Brendan Smyth |
39,021 |
46.29 |
|
|
Labor |
Sue Robinson |
25,689 |
30.48 |
|
|
Greens |
James Warden |
10,835 |
12.85 |
|
|
Australians Against Further Immigration |
Robyn Spencer |
3,515 |
4.17 |
|
|
Independent |
Joanne Clarke |
2,274 |
2.70 |
|
|
Independent |
Jerzy Gray-Grzeszkiewicz |
1,956 |
2.32 |
|
|
RPA |
Joseph Cotta |
1,003 |
1.19 |
|
| Total formal votes |
84,293 |
96.46 |
|
| Informal votes |
3,095 |
3.54 |
|
| Turnout |
87,388 |
88.57 |
|
| Two Candidate Preferred Result |
|
Liberal |
Brendan Smyth |
|
56.58 |
|
|
Labor |
Sue Robinson |
|
43.42 |
|
|
Liberal gain from Labor |
Swing |
|
|
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