1991 Shepparton state by-election

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1991 Shepparton state by-election
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  1988 19 October 1991 1992  

Electoral district of Shepparton in the Victorian Legislative Assembly
Registered32,125
Turnout87.1% (Decrease2.svg 6.9)
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Nationals Placeholder.png
IND
IND
Candidate Don Kilgour Valerie McDougallFrank Purcell
Party National Independent Ind. Labor
First preference  vote14,13210,6002,662
Percentage51.6%38.7%9.7%
SwingDecrease2.svg 3.1Increase2.svg 38.7Increase2.svg 9.7

MP before election

John Ellis
National

Elected MP

Don Kilgour
National

The 1991 Shepparton state by-election was held on 19 October 1991 to elect the member for Shepparton in the Victorian Legislative Assembly, following the resignation of Nationals MP Peter Ross-Edwards. [1]

Contents

Ross-Edwards had represented Shepparton since the seat was re-established in 1967, and served as the leader of the Victorian National Party (previously known as the Country Party) from 1970 until 1988. [2]

Don Kilgour retained the seat for the Nationals, winning 51.6% of first preference votes. [3] The Labor Party and the Liberal Party, which received 26.6% and 18.7% of the vote respectively at the 1988 state election, did not contest the by-election. [4]

Candidates

Candidates are listed in the order they appeared on the ballot. [5]

PartyCandidateBackground
  National Don Kilgour Radio announcer, sports commentator and businessman [6]
  Independent Labor Frank PurcellMember of the Shepparton branch of the Labor Party [7]
  Independent Valerie McDougallFormer finance journalist at The Age [8] [9]

Results

1991 Shepparton state by-election [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Don Kilgour 14,13251.6−3.1
Independent Valerie McDougall10,60038.7+38.7
Independent Labor Frank Purcell2,6629.7+9.7
Total formal votes27,39497.9+0.3
Informal votes5982.1−0.3
Turnout 27,99287.1−6.9
National hold Swing N/A

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