| Country | New South Wales |
|---|---|
| Ongoing | no |
| Election date | 26 March 1994 |
| Candidate 1 | Bronwyn Bishop |
| Party 1 | Liberal Party of Australia |
| Popular vote 1 | 34,999 |
| Percentage 1 | 53.25% |
| Swing 1 | 4.36 |
| Candidate 2 | Bob Ellis |
| Party 2 | Independent politician |
| Popular vote 2 | 15,501 |
| Percentage 2 | 23.14% |
| Swing 2 | 23.14 |
| 1blank | TPP |
| 2blank | TPP swing |
| 1data 1 | 60.27% |
| 2data 1 | 0.89 |
| 1data 2 | 39.73% |
| 2data 2 | 39.73 |
| Before election | Jim Carlton |
| Before party | Liberal Party of Australia |
| After election | Bronwyn Bishop |
| After party | Liberal Party of Australia |
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.
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 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
<includeonly> Jim Carlton () resigned.</includeonly>
See also
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Mackellar (NSW) By-Election (26 March 1994)". Australian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 9 June 2007.