1983 Wannon by-election
Appearance
A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Wannon on 7 May 1983. This was triggered by the resignation of Liberal Party MP and former Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser.
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | David Hawker | 26,631 | 41.6 | -16.0 | |
Labor | Nancy Genardini | 23,069 | 36.1 | -1.1 | |
National | Roger Hallam | 14,290 | 22.3 | +22.3 | |
Total formal votes | 63,990 | 99.2 | +0.5 | ||
Informal votes | 527 | 0.8 | −0.5 | ||
Turnout | 64,517 | 92.9 | −4.1 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | David Hawker | 38,930 | 60.8 | +1.1 | |
Labor | Nancy Genardini | 25,060 | 39.2 | -1.1 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +1.1 |