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1994 Werriwa by-election

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1994 Werriwa by-election

28 January 1994
  First party Second party
 
Candidate Mark Latham Charlie Lynn
Party Labor Liberal
Popular vote 30,337 20,466
Percentage 50.13% 33.82%
Swing Decrease 11.17 Increase 3.52
TPP 59.49% 40.51%
TPP swing Decrease 6.28 Increase 6.28

MP before election

John Kerin
Labor

Elected MP

Mark Latham
Labor

A by-election for the Australian House of Representatives division of Werriwa was held on 28 January 1994. It was triggered by the resignation of sitting Labor Party member and former minister John Kerin.

The by-election was won by Labor Party candidate Mark Latham, retaining the seat for his party.

The by-election was marked by a swing against the ALP of almost twelve per cent. Much of this swing benefited minor party candidates, in particular the anti-immigration party Australians Against Further Immigration, whose candidate Robyn Spencer polled 7.24 per cent.[1] Single issue parties are rarely able to sustain such high votes at a general election.

Due to its status as a safe ALP seat, the Liberal Party originally decided not to field a candidate in this by-election but it was overruled by leader John Hewson and saw Charlie Lynn becoming the Liberal candidate by being handpicked by Hewson rather than going through the usual rank and file preselection process.

Results

1994 Werriwa by-election[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Mark Latham 30,337 50.13 −11.27
Liberal Charlie Lynn 20,466 33.82 +3.52
Against Further Immigration Robyn Spencer 4,384 7.24 +7.24
Independent Julia Moon 3,199 5.29 +5.29
Graeme MacAllister 1,111 1.84 +1.84
Independent Maxwill Corbett 458 0.76 +0.76
Independent Alex Kammoun 378 0.62 +0.62
Independent Earle Keegel 188 0.31 +0.31
Total formal votes 60,521 94.80 −1.20
Informal votes 3,318 5.20 +1.20
Turnout 63,839 85.64 −9.66
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Mark Latham 35,972 59.49 −6.28
Liberal Charlie Lynn 24,500 40.51 +6.28
Labor hold Swing −6.28

Aftermath

Two years later, Latham was re-elected as the member for Werriwa at the 1996 federal election, despite the Labor Party losing several seats—and as a consequence, losing office—including the neighbouring divisions of Lindsay, Hughes and Macarthur. In December 2003, Latham became Leader of the Opposition and led his party to defeat at the 2004 federal election. Although re-elected as leader in the aftermath of that election, in January 2005 he stepped down as Labor leader and the member for Werriwa citing health concerns, triggering the 2005 Werriwa by-election.

Latham's defeated opponent, Charlie Lynn of the Liberal Party, was selected to the New South Wales Legislative Council in 1995 filling a vacancy caused by the resignation of Ted Pickering.

See also

References

  1. ^ Lyle Allan (1994), 'Immigration and the Werriwa By-Election,' in People and Place, Vol.2, No.1, pp.53-56
  2. ^ "Werriwa (NSW) By-Election (29 January 1994)". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  3. ^ "By-Elections 1993-1996". Psephos.
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