Lowe by-election, 1982
A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Lowe on 13 March 1982. This was triggered by the resignation of former Liberal Party Prime Minister and MP William McMahon.
The by-election was won by Labor Party candidate Michael Maher.
Results
| Lowe by-election, 1982[1] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labor | Michael Maher | 32,717 | 53.4 | +7.0 | |
| Liberal | Philip Taylor | 23,637 | 38.6 | -10.1 | |
| Democrats | Stephen Kirkham | 2,495 | 4.1 | +1.1 | |
| Independent | Maddalena Gustin | 729 | 1.2 | +1.2 | |
| Independent | Katherine Wentworth | 462 | 0.8 | +0.8 | |
| Independent | Edwin Bellchambers | 460 | 0.8 | +0.8 | |
| Republican | Peter Consandine | 405 | 0.7 | +0.7 | |
| Independent | Maggie Lee | 144 | 0.2 | +0.2 | |
| Independent | Robert Cameron | 116 | 0.2 | +0.2 | |
| Independent | John Penninger | 56 | 0.1 | +0.1 | |
| Independent | Frederick Martin | 49 | 0.1 | +0.1 | |
| Independent | Robert Webeck | 27 | 0.0 | +0.0 | |
| Total formal votes | 61,297 | 96.7 | -0.4 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,091 | 3.3 | +0.4 | ||
| Turnout | 63,388 | 89.1 | -3.6 | ||
| Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +9.4 | |||
See also
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