Wentworth by-election, 1981
A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Wentworth on 11 April 1981. This was triggered by the resignation of Liberal Party MP Robert Ellicott.
The by-election was won by Liberal Party candidate Peter Coleman.
Results
| Wentworth by-election, 1981[1] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Peter Coleman | 22,736 | 48.1 | -12.4 | |
| Labor | Robert Tickner | 16,637 | 35.2 | +1.9 | |
| Independent Liberal | Katherine Wentworth | 4,923 | 10.4 | +10.4 | |
| Democrats | Joan Kersey | 2,186 | 4.6 | -1.6 | |
| Independent | Alfred Bussell | 534 | 1.1 | +1.1 | |
| Independent | William More | 176 | 0.4 | +0.4 | |
| Independent | Walker Roach | 92 | 0.2 | +0.2 | |
| Total formal votes | 47,284 | 97.2 | -0.3 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,349 | 2.8 | +0.3 | ||
| Turnout | 48,633 | 69.5 | -19.0 | ||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -3.4 | |||
Distribution of Preferences
Peter Coleman attained a quota (an absolute majority of formal votes) when two other candidates were left in the count, meaning that no two-party-preferred figure was attained.
| Result after Distribution of Preferences | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Peter Coleman | 23,928 | 50.6 | ||
| Labor | Robert Tickner | 18,009 | 38.1 | ||
| Independent Liberal | Katherine Wentworth | 5,347 | 11.3 | ||
See also
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