1994 Williamstown state by-election

1994 Williamstown state by-election

←  1992 13 August 1994 1996  →
Electoral district of Williamstown in the Victorian Legislative Assembly
Registered	33,159
Turnout	85.7% ( 9.0)
First party Second party Third party   IND Candidate Steve Bracks Lyn Allison Chris McConville Party Labor Democrats Independent Popular vote 15,362 6,252 5,109 Percentage 57.5% 23.4% 19.1% Swing 1.2 23.4 19.1 2CP 61.0% 39.0% 2CP swing 3.1 39.0
MP before election Joan Kirner Labor Elected MP Steve Bracks Labor

The 1994 Williamstown state by-election was held on 13 August 1994 to elect the next member for Williamstown in the Victorian Legislative Assembly, following the resignation of sitting MP and former premier Joan Kirner on 27 May 1994.

The seat was retained for the Labor Party by candidate Steve Bracks, who went on to become Premier of Victoria from 1999 until 2007. Australian Democrats candidate Lyn Allison was elected as a senator for Victoria in 1996 and became the party's leader in 2004.

Candidates

Candidates are listed in ballot paper order. ^[1] The Liberal Party, which received 29.2% of first preference votes in Williamstown at the 1992 state election, did not contest the by-election. ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Background
	Democrats	Lyn Allison	Port Melbourne councillor [2]
	Labor	Steve Bracks	Victorian Printing Industry Training Board executive director [3]
	Independent	Chris McConville	[4]

Results

1994 Williamstown state by-election ^{[1] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Steve Bracks	15,362	57.5	−1.2
	Democrats	Lyn Allison	6,252	23.4	+23.4
	Independent	Chris McConville	5,109	19.1	+19.1
Total formal votes			26,723	94.1	−0.3
Informal votes			1,684	5.9	+0.3
Turnout			28,407	85.7	−9.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Steve Bracks	16,309	61.0	−3.1
	Democrats	Lyn Allison	10,410	39.0	+39.0
	Labor hold

See also

• 2007 Williamstown state by-election

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 27 November 2024.
2. "Allison, Lynette (Lyn) Fay". The Australian Women's Register. Archived from the original on 27 November 2024. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
3. "Steve Bracks timeline". news.com.au. 27 July 2007. Retrieved 7 October 2008.
4. Rodriguez, Bayardo (10 August 1994). "Independent challenges Labor in Williamstown". Green Left. Archived from the original on 1 March 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
5. Report on the Williamstown district by-election: 13 August 1994. Victorian Electoral Office. 1995.