1992 Kavel state by-election

1992 Kavel state by-election

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Electoral district of Kavel in the South Australian House of Assembly
First party Second party   DEM Candidate John Olsen John Blundell Party Liberal Democrats Primary  vote 10,381 3,054 Percentage 53.4% 15.7% Swing 53.4 2.7 TCP 61.7% 38.3% TCP swing 3.8 38.3   Third party Fourth party   AIA Candidate Lea Stevens Graeme Watts Party Labor Independent Alliance Primary  vote 2,816 1,591 Percentage 14.5% 8.2% Swing 11.6 8.2
MP before election Roger Goldsworthy Liberal Elected MP John Olsen Liberal

A by-election was held for the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Kavel on 9 May 1992. This was triggered by the resignation of former state Liberal deputy premier Roger Goldsworthy. The seat had been retained by the Liberals since it was created and first contested at the 1970 state election. The by-election was held on the same day as the Alexandra by-election.

Results

Call to Australia, who contested the previous election and gained 5.1 percent, did not contest the by-election. The Liberals retained the seat.

Kavel by-election, 9 May 1992 ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Olsen	10,381	53.4	−2.4
	Democrats	John Blundell	3,054	15.7	+2.7
	Labor	Lea Stevens	2,816	14.5	−11.6
	Independent Alliance	Graeme Watts	1,591	8.2	+8.2
	Grey Power	Stan Batten	1,127	5.8	+5.8
	Independent	John Henderson	457	2.4	+2.4
Total formal votes			19,426	96.4	−1.4
Informal votes			716	3.6	+1.4
Turnout			20,142	83.9	−11.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	John Olsen	11,989	61.7	−3.8
	Democrats	John Blundell	7,437	38.3	+38.3
	Liberal hold

See also

• List of South Australian state by-elections

References

1. History of South Australian elections, 1857-2006 - by Dean Jaensch - ISBN   978-0-9750486-3-4
2. History of South Australian Elections 1857 - 2006 Volume 1: ECSA
3. SA elections archive: Antony Green ABC