Bruce by-election, 1983

A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Bruce on 28 May 1983. This was triggered by the resignation of Liberal Party MP and former Opposition Leader Sir Billy Snedden.

Results

Bruce by-election, 1983^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Kenneth Aldred	35,849	48.5	+0.6
	Labor	Heather O'Connor	31,354	42.4	-1.9
	Democrats	Michael Johnson	4,769	6.5	-1.3
	Democratic Labor	John Mulholland	1,621	2.2	+2.2
	Independent	Wilhelm Kapphan	111	0.2	+0.2
	Progress	Peter Fogarty	105	0.1	+0.1
	Constitutionalist	Bill Thiele	94	0.1	+0.1
Total formal votes			73,903	98.3	+0.0
Informal votes			1,266	1.7	-0.0
Turnout			75,169	92.0	-5.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Kenneth Aldred	40,259	54.5	+3.8
	Labor	Heather O'Connor	33,644	45.5	-3.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.8

By-elections of the 33rd Australian parliament (1983–1984)

1983	Wannon Bruce Moreton

1984	Corangamite Hughes Richmond

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