1984 Corangamite by-election
A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Corangamite on 18 February 1984. This was triggered by the resignation of Liberal Party MP Tony Street. The by-election was held to coincide with the Hughes and Richmond by-elections.
The election was comfortably won by Liberal candidate Stewart McArthur.
Candidates
- Democratic Labor Party – Joseph Lam.
- Liberal Party of Australia – Stewart McArthur, a local farmer and company director.
- Australian Labor Party – Gavan O'Connor, a local farmer and teacher. O'Connor was later elected to federal Parliament as the member for Corio in 1993.
- National Party of Australia – David Seymour.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Stewart McArthur | 32,083 | 46.7 | -11.5 | |
| Labor | Gavan O'Connor | 25,517 | 37.1 | -4.7 | |
| National | David Seymour | 9,794 | 14.2 | +14.2 | |
| Democratic Labor | Joseph Lam | 1,336 | 1.9 | +1.9 | |
| Total formal votes | 68,730 | 98.4 | |||
| Informal votes | 1,096 | 1.6 | |||
| Turnout | 69,826 | 92.4 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Stewart McArthur | 40,837 | 59.4 | +1.2 | |
| Labor | Gavan O'Connor | 27,893 | 40.6 | -1.2 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | +1.2 | |||
References
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