1994 Williamstown state by-election

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1994 Williamstown state by-election
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  1992 13 August 1994 1996  

Electoral district of Williamstown in the Victorian Legislative Assembly
Registered33,159
Turnout85.7% (Decrease2.svg 9.0)
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Steve Bracks at a Vietnam Veterans Day ceremony, August 2006 b.jpg Lyn Allison Portrait 2010.jpg
IND
Candidate Steve Bracks Lyn Allison Chris McConville
Party Labor Democrats Independent
Popular vote15,3626,2525,109
Percentage57.5%23.4%19.1%
SwingDecrease2.svg 1.2Increase2.svg 23.4Increase2.svg 19.1
2CP 61.0%39.0%
2CP swingDecrease2.svg 3.1Increase2.svg 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.

Contents

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]

PartyCandidateBackground
  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]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Steve Bracks 15,36257.5−1.2
Democrats Lyn Allison 6,25223.4+23.4
Independent Chris McConville5,10919.1+19.1
Total formal votes26,72394.1−0.3
Informal votes1,6845.9+0.3
Turnout 28,40785.7−9.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Steve Bracks 16,30961.0−3.1
Democrats Lyn Allison 10,41039.0+39.0
Labor hold Swing N/A

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