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1990 Liberal Party of Australia leadership election

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Liberal Party of Australia
leadership election, 1990

← 1989 3 April 1990 1993 →
 
Candidate John Hewson Peter Reith Alasdair Webster
Caucus vote 62 13 5
Percentage 75.5% 16.2% 8.3%

Leader before election

Andrew Peacock

Elected Leader

John Hewson

A spill of the leadership of the Liberal Party of Australia took place on 3 April 1990, following the defeat of the Liberal Party at the federal election five days earlier. The spill was won by John Hewson over Peter Reith by 62 votes to 13.[1] Reith was then elected deputy leader of the Party.

An election for the deputy leadership of the party was held, as under Liberal Party rules, all leadership positions are declared vacant after a general election, no matter what the outcome.

Results

The following table gives the ballot results:

Name Votes Percentage
John Hewson 62 75.5
Peter Reith 13 16.2
Alasdair Webster 5 8.3

References

  1. ^ Canberra Times, 4 April 1990