1993 Liberal Party of Australia leadership spill
A spill of the leadership of the Liberal Party of Australia took place on March 23 1993, following incumbent leader John Hewson receiving blame for losing the 1993 "unloseable election" because of his staunch promotion of a Goods and Services Tax and an inability to sell his policies to voters. Initially Hewson stated he would not recontest but was convinced to do so to block former leader John Howard from winning. The spill was won by Hewson over Howard by 47 votes to 30 while backbencher Bruce Reid attracted only one sole vote, presumably his own. For the Deputy leadership Michael Wooldridge won against Peter Costello [1][2]
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Results
The following table gives the ballot results:
| Name | Votes | Percentage | |
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| John Hewson | 47 | 60.2 | |
| John Howard | 30 | 38.4 | |
| Bruce Reid | 1 | 1.4 | |
References
- "Politics will get you". The Liberals. Episode 5. 1995.
- The Canberra Times, March 24 1993
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