Greensborough state by-election, 1989
A by-election was held for the Victorian Legislative Assembly seat of Greensborough on 15 April 1989. The by-election was triggered by the resignation on 28 February of Pauline Toner, the sitting Labor member, who died on 3 March.
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Sherryl Garbutt | 11,862 | 40.12 | -15.95 | |
Liberal | Margaret Brown | 11,363 | 38.43 | -5.50 | |
Democrats | Peter Allan | 4,671 | 15.80 | +15.80 | |
Democratic Labor | John Mulholland | 706 | 2.39 | +2.39 | |
Independent | Barbara Gilchrist | 479 | 1.62 | +1.62 | |
Independent | Lance Hutchinson | 387 | 1.31 | +1.31 | |
Independent | Raelene Jones | 100 | 0.34 | +0.34 | |
Total formal votes | 29,568 | 96.94 | +0.18 | ||
Informal votes | 932 | 3.06 | -0.18 | ||
Turnout | 30,500 | 90.25 | -3.67 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Sherryl Garbutt | 15,229 | 51.55 | -4.52 | |
Liberal | Margaret Brown | 114,314 | 48.45 | +4.52 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -4.52 | |||
References
- ↑ Report on the Greensborough district by-election, 15 April 1989. State Electoral Office Victoria. 1989.
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