Fremantle state by-election, 1990
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The Fremantle state by-election, 1990 was a by-election held on 23 February 2008 for the Western Australian Legislative Assembly seat of Fremantle in the southern suburbs of Perth.
The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Labor member David Parker on 26 April 1990.
The seat of Fremantle, first established in 1890, was considered to be a safe seat for the Labor Party.
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[edit] Timeline
David Parker resigned, vacating the seat of Fremantle. Writs were issued the same day by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly to proceed with a by-election.
Close of nominations and draw of ballot papers.
Polling day, between the hours of 8am and 6pm.
The writ was returned and the results formally declared.
[edit] Candidates
The by-election attracted eleven candidates. Of these, four were notable—Jim McGinty, the Labor candidate, was the secretary of the Miscellaneous Workers' Union. Arthur Marshall, the Liberal candidate, was a veteran sports commentator for the Seven Network who had also founded a tennis academy. [{Christabel Chamarette]], for the new Greens WA party, was a psychologist and social worker. John Troy was the former Labor member for the seat from 1977 to 1980.
[edit] Results
Jim McGinty held the seat for the Labor Party. Despite winning the seat comfortably, his votes trailed those of the Liberal candidate by several hundred votes ahead until the tenth count, when the Greens preferences and through them the majority of John Troy's preferences were distributed.
Fremantle state by-election, 1990 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Independent | Philip Hooper | 266 | 1.49 | +1.49 | |
Independent | Alfred Bussell | 68 | 0.38 | +0.38 | |
Greens | Christabel Chamarette | 2,209 | 12.41 | +7.51 | |
Independent | Marie Murray | 105 | 0.59 | +0.59 | |
John Troy | 1,652 | 9.58 | -3.26 | ||
Independent | Pietro Tagliaferri | 645 | 3.62 | +3.62 | |
Grey Power | Richard Finney | 96 | 0.54 | -3.66 | |
Labor | Jim McGinty | 6,009 | 33.75 | -8.89 | |
Independent | Jeff Brockway | 103 | 0.58 | +0.58 | |
Democrats | Peter Nettleton | 293 | 1.65 | -3.46 | |
Liberal | Arthur Marshall | 6,356 | 35.70 | +5.40 | |
Total formal votes | 17,802 | 94.72 | +5.15 | ||
Informal votes | 992 | 5.28 | -5.15 | ||
Turnout | 18,794 | 82.46 | -7.34 | ||
Two Candidate Preferred Result | |||||
Labor | Jim McGinty | 9,770 | 54.88 | -7.53 | |
Liberal | Arthur Marshall | 8,032 | 45.12 | +7.53 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -7.53 |
[edit] References
- ^ Black, David; Prescott, Valerie (1997). Election statistics, Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, 1890-1996. Perth: Parliamentary History Project and Western Australian Electoral Commission, 102, 393. ISBN 0-7309-8409-5.