1994 Liberal Party of Australia leadership spill

Liberal Party of Australia
Leadership spill, 1994

23 May 1994

Candidate Alexander Downer John Hewson 1st Rd. 43 36 1st Rd. % 54.4% 45.6%

Leader before election John Hewson Elected Leader Alexander Downer

A leadership spill of the federal parliamentary leader of the Liberal Party of Australia was held on 23 May 1994. The incumbent, John Hewson, was defeated by Alexander Downer in a vote of Liberal Party Members of Parliament (MPs) by 43 votes to 36 votes. Downer thus became the Leader of the Opposition in the Parliament of Australia.

Results

The following table gives the ballot results:

Name		Votes	Percentage
	Alexander Downer	43	54.4
	John Hewson	36	45.6