1983 Springvale state by-election
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Electoral district of Springvale in the Victorian Legislative Assembly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1983 Springvale state by-election was held on 19 March 1983 to elect the next member for Springvale in the Victorian Legislative Assembly, following the death of incumbent Kevin King.[1]
Results
[edit]The seat was retained for Labor by Eddie Micallef.
Democratic Labor Party candidate John Mulholland ran as a "DLP-Call to Australia coalition" candidate.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labor | Eddie Micallef | 16,682 | 57.3 | +3.8 | |
| Liberal | Jordan Topalides | 9,692 | 33.3 | −4.8 | |
| DLP−Call to Australia | John Mulholland | 1,921 | 6.6 | +3.6 | |
| Social Democrats | Peter Allan | 803 | 2.8 | +2.8 | |
| Total formal votes | 29,098 | 97.7 | +0.8 | ||
| Informal votes | 681 | 2.3 | −0.8 | ||
| Turnout | 29,779 | 87.9 | −6.5 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Eddie Micallef | 60.0 | +3.1 | ||
| Liberal | Jordan Topalides | 40.0 | −3.1 | ||
| Labor hold | Swing | +3.1 | |||
References
[edit]- ^ Parliament of Victoria (1985). "King, Kevin Francis". re-member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria.
- ^ "Labor gains in Victorian poll". The Canberra Times. 20 March 1983.