Wannon by-election, 1983

A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Wannon on 7 May 1983. This was triggered by the resignation of Liberal Party MP and former Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser.

Results

Wannon by-election, 1983^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	David Hawker	26,631	41.6	-16.0
	Labor	Nancy Genardini	23,069	36.1	-1.1
	National	Roger Hallam	14,290	22.3	+22.3
Total formal votes			63,990	99.2	+0.5
Informal votes			527	0.8	-0.5
Turnout			64,517	92.9	-4.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	David Hawker	38,930	60.8	+1.1
	Labor	Nancy Genardini	25,060	39.2	-1.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.1

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

1983	Wannon Bruce Moreton

1984	Corangamite Hughes Richmond

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