1994 Taylor state by-election

1994 Taylor state by-election

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Electoral district of Taylor in the South Australian House of Assembly
First party Second party   GP Candidate Trish White Emily Gilbey-Riley Party Labor Grey Power Primary  vote 10,635 2,025 Percentage 68.56% 13.06% Swing 17.50 13.06 TCP 75.60% 27.30% TCP swing 17.64 27.30
MP before election Lynn Arnold Labor Elected MP Trish White Labor

The 1994 Taylor state by-election was held on 5 November 1994 in the South Australian House of Assembly electorate of Taylor, centred on Paralowie in the northern suburbs of Adelaide. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of state Labor MHA and former premier, Lynn Arnold, on 21 September 1994. The newly created seat had been won by Arnold at the 1993 state election with a primary vote of 51.06 percent.

The Liberal Party and the Democrats, who contested the previous election and gained 36.62 percent and 12.32 percent of the vote respectively, did not run candidates in the by-election. Labor easily retained the seat.

Timeline

• 21 September 1994 − Arnold resigned, vacating the seat of Taylor

• 6 October 1994 − Writ issued by Speaker of the House of Assembly for a by-election

• 21 October 1994 (noon) − Close of nominations and draw for positions on the ballot paper

• 5 November 1994 (8am−6pm) − Polling day ^[1]

Results

Taylor state by-election, 5 November 1994 ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Trish White	10,635	68.56	+17.50
	Grey Power	Emily Gilbey-Riley	2,025	13.06	+13.06
	Independent Liberal	Bernhard Cotton	1,638	10.56	+10.56
	Independent	Michael Brander	921	5.94	+5.94
	Natural Law	Vladimir Lorenzon	291	1.88	+1.88
Total formal votes			15,510	92.37	−4.07
Informal votes			1,280	7.63	+4.07
Turnout			16,790	79.61	−13.27
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Trish White	11,275	75.60	+17.64
	Grey Power	Emily Gilbey-Riley	4,235	27.30	+27.30
	Labor hold

See also

• List of South Australian state by-elections

References

1. State Electoral Office (1995). Statistical returns for general elections—11 December 1993 and By-elections. p. 185.
2. History of South Australian elections, 1857-2006 - by Dean Jaensch - ISBN   978-0-9750486-3-4
3. State Electoral Office (1995). Statistical returns for general elections—11 December 1993 and By-elections. pp. 164, 190–191.