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1994 Warringah by-election

Australian federal by-election

Field	Value
country	New South Wales
type	parliamentary
vote_type	Primary
ongoing	no
election_date	26 March 1994
previous_election	1993 Australian federal election
previous_year	1993
next_election	1996 Australian federal election
next_year	1996
image1
candidate1	Tony Abbott
party1	Liberal Party of Australia
popular_vote1	34,440
percentage1	54.21%
swing1	1.89
image2
candidate2	Judith Halnan
party2	Independent (Australia)
popular_vote2	9,563
percentage2	15.33%
swing2	15.33
image4
candidate4	Troy Anderson
party4	Australian Democrats
popular_vote4	9,932
percentage4	15.92%
swing4	11.66
image5
candidate5	Robyn Spencer
party5	Australians Against Further Immigration
popular_vote5	8,446
percentage5	13.54%
swing5	13.54
1blank	TPP
2blank	TPP swing
1data1	63.46%
2data1	3.20pp
1data2	36.54%
2data2	36.54pp
title	MP
before_election	Michael MacKellar
before_party	Liberal Party of Australia
after_election	Tony Abbott
after_party	Liberal Party of Australia

The 1994 Warringah by-election was held in the Australian electorate of Warringah in New South Wales on 26 March 1994. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of the sitting member, Liberal MP Michael MacKellar on 18 February 1994, from the safe Liberal seat. The writ for the by-election was issued on the same day.

The by-election was won by Liberal candidate Tony Abbott who served as the Prime Minister of Australia from 18 September 2013 to 15 September 2015. Abbott would hold the seat for 25 years until he would lose the seat to teal independent Zali Steggall.

The Warringah by-election was held on the same day as the Mackellar by-election triggered by the resignation of sitting Liberal member Jim Carlton.

During the by-elections in Mackellar and Warringah, the maverick far-right Labor MP Graeme Campbell urged electors to vote for Australians Against Further Immigration. Labor did not field a candidate in either by-election.

Unsuccessful candidates for Liberal preselection included former NSW Liberal leader John Dowd, future MP Peter King, and future senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells.

Results

References

James Jupp. (2002). "From white Australia to Woomera: the story of Australian immigration". [[Cambridge University Press]].
(8 February 1994). "14 nominate for safe Liberal seat". Canberra Times.
[http://www.aec.gov.au/Elections/supplementary_by_elections/warringah.htm Warringah (NSW) By-Election (26 March 1994)], [[Australian Electoral Commission]].

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