Warringah by-election, 1994
The 1994 Warringah by-election was held in the Australian electorate of Warringah in New South Wales on 26 March 1994. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of the sitting member, the Liberal Party of Australia's Michael Mackellar on 18 February 1994. The writ for the by-election was issued on the same day.
The by-election was won by the Liberal Party's Tony Abbott.[1], who would later go on to be Leader of the Opposition and the Liberal Party.
Results
| Warringah by-election, 1994 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal |
Tony Abbott |
34,440 |
54.21 |
−1.89 |
|
Democrats |
Troy Anderson |
9,932 |
15.92 |
+11.66 |
|
Independent |
Judith Halnan |
9,564 |
15.33 |
+15.33 |
|
AAFI |
Robyn Marion Spencer |
8,446 |
13.54 |
+13.54 |
| Total formal votes |
62,382 |
96.39 |
−1.23 |
| Informal votes |
2,339 |
3.61 |
+1.23 |
| Turnout |
64,721 |
82.79 |
−12.68 |
| Two-candidate preferred result |
|
Liberal |
Tony Abbott |
39,588 |
63.46 |
+3.20 |
|
Independent |
Judith Halnan |
22,794 |
36.54 |
+36.54 |
|
Liberal hold |
Swing |
N/A |
|
See also
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