1994 Mackellar by-election

The 1994 Mackellar by-election was held in the Australian electorate of Mackellar in New South Wales on 26 March 1994. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of the sitting member, the Liberal Party of Australia's Jim Carlton on 14 January 1994. The writ for the by-election was issued on 18 February 1994. On the same day a by-election was held in Warringah.

1994 Mackellar by-election
26 March 1994
  First party Second party
 
IND
Candidate Bronwyn Bishop Bob Ellis
Party Liberal Independent
Popular vote 34,999 15,501
Percentage 53.25% 23.14%
Swing Decrease 4.36 Increase 23.14
TPP 60.27% 39.73%
TPP swing Decrease 0.89 Increase 39.73
MP before election

Jim Carlton
Liberal

 Elected MP

Bronwyn Bishop
Liberal

The Australian Labor Party did not stand a candidate for the by-election. The main opposition for the seat was writer/journalist, film-maker, Labor supporter and political commentator Bob Ellis, who stood as an independent.

During the by-elections in Mackellar and Warringah the Maverick Far Right Labor MP Graeme Campbell (politician) urged electors to vote for Australians Against Further Immigration (AAFI).[1]

The by-election was won by the Liberal Party's Bronwyn Bishop.[2]

Results
1994 Mackellar by-election[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bronwyn Bishop 34,999 52.25 −4.36
Independent Bob Ellis 15,501 23.14 +23.14
Against Further Immigration John Phillips 5,464 8.16 +8.16
Greens Fiona E. McLeod 3,940 5.88 +5.88
Democrats Brian Johnson 3,851 5.75 −1.33
Independent Stephen Ross Wells 2,063 3.08 +3.08
Republican Peter Consandine 586 0.87 +0.87
Godfrey Bigot 582 0.87 +0.87
Total formal votes 66,986 96.85 −0.15
Informal votes 2,181 3.15 +0.15
Turnout 69,167 87.63 −8.14
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Bronwyn Bishop 40,328 60.27 −0.89
Independent Bob Ellis 26,587 39.73 +39.73
Liberal hold SwingN/A

See also

References
  1. James Jupp (2002). From white Australia to Woomera: the story of Australian immigration. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 136. ISBN 978-0-521-53140-5.
  2. "Mackellar (NSW) By-Election (26 March 1994)". Australian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 9 June 2007.
  3. "1994 Mackellar by-election". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
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