1988 Groom by-election

A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Groom on 9 April 1988. It was triggered by the resignation of National Party MP Tom McVeigh.

1988 Groom by-election

9 April 1988
  First party Second party Third party
 
Candidate Bill Taylor David Russell Linda Dwyer
Party Liberal National Labor
Popular vote 20,651 17,814 14,973
Percentage 33.3% 28.8% 24.2%
Swing Increase 19.9 Decrease 20.1 Decrease 8.2
TPP 62.4% 37.6%
TPP swing Increase 62.4 Decrease 25.2

MP before election

Tom McVeigh
National

Elected MP

Bill Taylor
Liberal

The by-election was won by Liberal Party candidate Bill Taylor.

A month before the poll, Taylor was publicly backed by former Queensland premier Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen, who had been forced to resign as premier several months earlier, after losing the support of his National Party colleagues. Bjelke-Petersen said the Nationals had lost their way and turned their backs on traditional conservative policies.[1]

Candidates

Results

Groom by-election, 1988[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Taylor 20,651 33.3 +19.9
National David Russell 17,814 28.8 -20.1
Labor Linda Dwyer 14,973 24.2 -8.2
Independent Vincent Burke 4,661 7.5 +7.5
Democrats Mark Carew 3,474 5.6 +0.2
Independent Peter Consandine 369 0.6 +0.6
Total formal votes 61,942 98.6
Informal votes 889 1.4
Turnout 62,831 88.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Taylor 38,651 62.4 +62.4
National David Russell 23,271 37.6 -25.2
Liberal gain from National SwingN/A

See also

References

  1. "Vote for Libs, says Joh, the Nats are lost", The Courier-Mail, 15 March 1988, pg 2.
  2. "By-Elections 1987-1990". Psephos.
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