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

26 April 1990

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.

4 May 1990

Close of nominations and draw of ballot papers.

26 May 1990

Polling day, between the hours of 8am and 6pm.

6 June 1990

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
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

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[edit] References

  1. ^ 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.