1993 Broadmeadows state by-election

1993 Broadmeadows state by-election

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Electoral district of Broadmeadows in the Victorian Legislative Assembly
Registered	32,055
Turnout	81.4% ( 12.4)
First party Second party   IND Candidate John Brumby Sonja Rutherford Party Labor Independent Popular vote 16,316 4,973 Percentage 66.8% 20.4% Swing 7 20.4
MP before election Jim Kennan Labor Elected MP John Brumby Labor

The 1994 Boardmeadows state by-election was held on 18 September 1993 to elect the next member for Boardmeadows in the Victorian Legislative Assembly, following the resignation of sitting MP and Leader of the Opposition Jim Kennan on 29 June 1993.

The seat was retained for the Labor Party by candidate John Brumby, who held the seat until his resignation in 2010. 10 days after the election, he was appointed Leader of the Opposition and subsequently served as Premier of Victoria from 2007 to 2010.

Candidates

Candidates are listed in ballot paper order. ^[1] The Liberal Party, which received 26.5% of first preference votes in Broadmeadows at the 1992 state election, did not contest the by-election. ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Background
	Labor	John Brumby	MLC for Doutta Galla (1993), Federal MP for Bendigo (1983-1990) [2]
	Independent	Sue Phillips	Independent candidate for Clayton at the 1992 state election [3]
	Independent	Sonja Rutherford
	Independent	Brian Young
	Independent	Joseph Kaliniy

Results

1993 Broadmeadows state by-election ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Brumby	16,316	66.8	+7.0
	Independent	S Rutherford	4,973	20.4	+20.4
	Independent	Sue Phillips	1,357	5.6	+5.6
	Independent	Joseph Kaliniy	1,129	4.6	+4.6
	Independent	B Young	661	2.7	+2.7
Total formal votes			24,436	93.6	−1.1
Informal votes			1,667	6.4	+1.1
Turnout			26,103	81.4
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

See also

• List of Victorian state by-elections

References

1. "THE FIFTY-SECOND PARLIAMENT ELECTED 3 OCTOBER 1992". Psephos: Adam Carr's Electoral Archive. Archived from the original on 11 December 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
2. "Hon John Mansfield Brumby". Re-Member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
3. "Phillips, Sue". The Australian Women's Register. Retrieved 21 September 2025.