1984 Richmond by-election
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| First party | Second party | Third party | | | | | Candidate | Charles Blunt | Peter Carmont | Brian Pezzutti | Party | National | Labor | Liberal | Popular vote | 26,972 | 28,914 | 16,948 | Percentage | 33.8% | 36.2% | 21.2% | Swing | 19.2 | 3.2 | 21.2 | TPP | 55.8% | 44.2% | | TPP swing | 0.1 | 0.1 | | |
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A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Richmond on 18 February 1984. This was triggered by the resignation of National Party Leader MP Doug Anthony. The by-election was held to coincide with the Corangamite and Hughes by-elections.
The election was won by National candidate and future Nationals leader, Charles Blunt, despite challenges from both the Labor and Liberal parties.
Candidates
Results
Richmond by-election, 1984[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labor | Peter Carmont | 28,914 | 36.2 | -3.5 |
| National | Charles Blunt | 26,972 | 33.8 | -19.2 |
| Liberal | Brian Pezzutti | 16,948 | 21.2 | +21.2 |
| Independent | Fast Bucks | 3,657 | 4.6 | +4.6 |
| Democrats | Simon Clough | 2,587 | 3.2 | -4.1 |
| Independent | Denis Griffin | 469 | 0.6 | +0.6 |
| Uninflated Movement | Nadar Ponnuswamy | 290 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
Total formal votes | 79,837 | 98.3 | |
Informal votes | 1,383 | 1.7 | |
Turnout | 81,220 | 89.8 | |
Two-party-preferred result |
| National | Charles Blunt | 44,528 | 55.8 | -0.1 |
| Labor | Peter Carmont | 35,309 | 44.2 | +0.1 |
| National hold | Swing | -0.1 | |
See also
References
- ^ Thomson, Robert (20 February 1984). "Like Gandhi, Swamp let the people decide". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 8 September 2015 – via Google News.
- ^ "By-Elections 1983-1984". Psephos.
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