![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Electoral district of Shepparton in the Victorian Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Registered | 32,125 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turnout | 87.1% (![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
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]
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 are listed in the order they appeared on the ballot. [5]
Party | Candidate | Background | |
---|---|---|---|
National | Don Kilgour | Radio announcer, sports commentator and businessman [6] | |
Independent Labor | Frank Purcell | Member of the Shepparton branch of the Labor Party [7] | |
Independent | Valerie McDougall | Former finance journalist at The Age [8] [9] |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National | Don Kilgour | 14,132 | 51.6 | −3.1 | |
Independent | Valerie McDougall | 10,600 | 38.7 | +38.7 | |
Independent Labor | Frank Purcell | 2,662 | 9.7 | +9.7 | |
Total formal votes | 27,394 | 97.9 | +0.3 | ||
Informal votes | 598 | 2.1 | −0.3 | ||
Turnout | 27,992 | 87.1 | −6.9 | ||
National hold | Swing | N/A |
The Australian Democrats is a centrist political party in Australia. Founded in 1977 from a merger of the Australia Party and the New Liberal Movement, both of which were descended from Liberal Party splinter groups, it was Australia's largest minor party from its formation in 1977 through to 2004 and frequently held the balance of power in the Senate during that time.
The Democratic Labor Party (DLP) was an Australian political party. The party came into existence following the 1955 ALP split as the Australian Labor Party (Anti-Communist), and was renamed the Democratic Labor Party in 1957. In 1962, the Queensland Labor Party, a breakaway party of the Queensland branch of the Australian Labor Party, became the Queensland branch of the DLP.
Katamatite is a town in Victoria, Australia about 46 kilometres north east of Shepparton. At the 2011 census, Katamatite had a population of 433.
Prahran is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Victoria. It was created by the Electoral Act Amendment Act 1888, taking effect at the 1889 elections. The electorate is the state’s smallest by area, covering a little under 11 km2 in the inner south-east of Melbourne. It includes the suburbs of South Yarra, Prahran and Windsor, as well as parts of Southbank, St Kilda and St Kilda East.
This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1988 to 1992, as elected at the 1988 state election:
Elizabeth Jeanette Powell is a British-born Australian politician. She was a National Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 2002 to 2014, representing the electorate of Shepparton. She was previously a member of the Victorian Legislative Council from 1996 to 2002, representing North Eastern Province.
The electoral district of Shepparton is a rural Lower House electoral district of the Victorian Parliament. It is located within the Northern Victoria Region of the Legislative Council.
Donald Kilgour is a former Australian politician. He was the National member for Shepparton in the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1991 to 2002.
This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of Shepparton in Victorian state elections.
The electoral district of Euroa is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly in Australia. It was created in the redistribution of electoral boundaries in 2013.
The electoral district of Murray Plains is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly in Australia. It was created in the redistribution of electoral boundaries in 2013, and came into effect at the 2014 state election.
The electoral district of Ovens Valley is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly in Australia. It was created in the redistribution of electoral boundaries in 2013, and came into effect at the 2014 state election.
Peter Ross-Edwards was an Australian politician who served as Leader of the National Party in the Victorian Parliament from 1970 to 1988.
The Victorian National Party, officially known as the National Party of Australia – Victoria, is an Australian political party that serves as the state branch of the federal National Party in Victoria. It represents graziers, farmers, miners and rural voters.
The Victorian Liberal Party, officially known as the Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division) and branded as Liberal Victoria, is the state division of the Liberal Party of Australia in Victoria. It was formed in 1949 as the Liberal and Country Party (LCP) and simplified its name to the Liberal Party in 1965. The party sits on the centre-right to right-wing of the Australian political spectrum, and is currently led by Brad Battin.
James Benjamin Kingsley Newbury is an Australian politician. He has been a Liberal Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly since November 2018, representing the seat of Brighton.
The 2022 Victorian state election was held on Saturday, 26 November 2022 to elect the 60th Parliament of Victoria. All 88 seats in the Legislative Assembly and all 40 seats in the Legislative Council were up for election at the time the writs were issued, however the election in the district of Narracan was deferred due to the death of a candidate.
Trumpet of Patriots (ToP) is an Australian political party. It is currently registered to contest elections in New South Wales and the Northern Territory, as well as at federal elections.
The 2026 Victorian state election is expected to be held on 28 November 2026 to elect the 61st Parliament of Victoria. All 88 seats in the Legislative Assembly and all 40 seats in the Legislative Council will be up for election, presuming there are no new electorates added in a redistribution.
The Liberal–National Coalition, commonly known simply as the Coalition, is an alliance of centre-right political parties that forms one of the two major groupings in Victorian politics. The two partners in the Coalition are the Liberal Party and the National Party.