1994 Taylor state by-election

The Taylor state by-election, 1994 was held on 5 November 1994 in the South Australian House of Assembly electorate of Taylor, centred on Paralowie in the northern suburbs of Adelaide. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of state Labor MHA and former Premier, Lynn Arnold, on 21 September 1994. The newly-created seat had been won by Arnold at the 1993 state election with a primary vote of 51.06 percent.

Timeline
21 September 1994

Arnold resigned, vacating the seat of Taylor.

6 October 1994

Writ issued by Speaker of the House of Assembly for an by-election in Taylor.

21 October 1994, at noon

Close of nominations and draw for positions on the ballot paper.

5 November 1994

Polling day, between the hours of 8am and 6pm.[1]

Results

The Liberal Party and the Democrats, who contested the previous election and gained 36.62 percent and 12.32 percent of the vote respectively, did not run candidates in the by-election. Labor easily retained the seat.

Taylor state by-election, 5 November 1994[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Trish White 10,635 68.56 +17.50
Grey Power Emily Gilbey-Riley 2,025 13.06 +13.06
Independent Liberal Bernhard Cotton 1,638 10.56 +10.56
Independent Michael Brander 921 5.94 +5.94
Natural Law Vladimir Lorenzon 291 1.88 +1.88
Total formal votes 15,510 92.37 -4.07
Informal votes 1,280 7.63 +4.07
Turnout 16,790 79.61 -13.27
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Trish White 11,275 75.60 +17.64
Grey Power Emily Gilbey-Riley 4,235 27.30 +27.30
Labor hold SwingN/A

See also

References
  1. State Electoral Office (1995). Statistical returns for general elections—11 December 1993 and By-elections. p. 185.
  2. History of South Australian elections, 1857-2006 - by Dean Jaensch - ISBN 978-0-9750486-3-4
  3. State Electoral Office (1995). Statistical returns for general elections—11 December 1993 and By-elections. pp. 164, 190–191.
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