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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.
| 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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