The 1998 Newcastle supplementary election was held on 21 November 1998 to elect the next member for the division of Newcastle in the Australian House of Representatives, following the death of a candidate during the 1998 federal election campaign.
Background
editAustralian Democrats candidate Kaye Westbury died on 1 October, two days before the federal election. As it was after the close of nominations, the election was declared 'failed' and a supplementary election had to be held.[1]
The Liberal Party, who had Clive Jensen as their candidate, chose not to contest the supplementary election.[1]
Results
editIncumbent Labor MP Allan Morris was re-elected.[1][2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Allan Morris | 31,441 | 48.21 | −1.94 | |
| One Nation | Kate Taylor | 10,466 | 16.05 | +16.05 | |
| Greens | Carrie Jacobi | 5,965 | 9.15 | +0.42 | |
| Democrats | Stephen Bisgrove | 5,607 | 8.60 | −1.29 | |
| Independent | Ivan Welsh | 4,398 | 6.74 | +6.74 | |
| Independent | Harry Criticos | 2,718 | 4.17 | +4.17 | |
| Christian Democrats | Greg Budworth | 1,798 | 2.76 | +2.76 | |
| Progressive Labour | Harry Williams | 1,131 | 1.73 | +1.73 | |
| Independent | Peter Boyd | 757 | 1.16 | +1.16 | |
| Democratic Socialist | Geoff Payne | 662 | 1.01 | +1.01 | |
| Citizens Electoral Council | Tony King | 280 | 0.43 | +0.43 | |
| Total formal votes | 65,223 | 95.12 | −2.04 | ||
| Informal votes | 3,347 | 4.88 | +2.04 | ||
| Turnout | 68,570 | 88.37 | −8.40 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Allan Morris | 43,917 | 67.33 | +6.14 | |
| Greens | Carrie Jacobi | 21,306 | 32.67 | +32.67 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +6.14 | |||
References
edit- ^ a b c "COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 3 OCTOBER 1998". Psephos: Adam Carr's Electoral Archive.
- ^ "Newcastle 1998 supplementary election". Australian Electoral Commission.