1994 Kooyong by-election
The 1994 Kooyong by-election was held in the Australian electorate of Kooyong in Victoria on 19 November 1994. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of the sitting member, the Liberal Party of Australia's Andrew Peacock on 16 August 1994. The writ for the by-election was issued on 17 September 1994.
The by-election was won by Liberal Party candidate Petro Georgiou.[1]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Petro Georgiou | 32,872 | 56.86 | −7.27 | |
| Greens | Peter Singer | 16,202 | 28.03 | +28.03 | |
| AAFI | Angela Walker | 4,573 | 7.91 | +7.91 | |
| Independent | Yasmin Cotton | 2,004 | 3.47 | +3.47 | |
| Independent | Gilbert Boffa | 955 | 1.65 | +1.65 | |
| Independent | David L J Greagg | 686 | 1.19 | +1.19 | |
| Independent | Paul Francis Tobias | 518 | 0.90 | +0.90 | |
| Total formal votes | 57,810 | 96.39 | −1.08 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,166 | 3.61 | +1.08 | ||
| Turnout | 59 976 | 82.79 | −13.00 | ||
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Petro Georgiou | 36,964 | 64.03 | −0.03 | |
| Greens | Peter Singer | 20,766 | 35.97 | +35.97 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |||
References
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