Oxley by-election, 1988
A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Oxley on 8 October 1988. This was triggered by the resignation of former Labor Party leader Bill Hayden to become Governor-General.
Both the Liberal Party and the National Party fielded candidates; the Liberal Party overtook the National Party into second place. The election was won by Labor candidate Les Scott, despite an 11.8% swing to the Liberals.
Candidates
Results
Oxley by-election, 1988[1] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labor |
Les Scott |
28,427 |
49.1 |
-10.8 |
|
Liberal |
David Cooke |
15,853 |
27.4 |
+12.6 |
|
National |
Barry Hoffensetz |
9,876 |
17.1 |
-3.1 |
|
Independent |
Michael Darby |
3,345 |
5.8 |
+5.8 |
|
Independent |
Otto Kuhne |
353 |
0.6 |
+0.6 |
Total formal votes |
57,854 |
97.4 |
|
Informal votes |
1,563 |
2.6 |
|
Turnout |
59,417 |
88.5 |
|
Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Labor |
Les Scott |
30,705 |
53.1 |
-11.8 |
|
Liberal |
David Cooke |
27,134 |
46.9 |
+46.9 |
|
Labor hold |
Swing |
N/A |
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See also
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