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Corangamite by election, 1984

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A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Corangamite on 18 February 1984. This was triggered by the resignation of Liberal Party MP Tony Street. The by-election was held to coincide with the Hughes and Richmond by-elections.

The election was comfortably won by Liberal candidate Stewart McArthur.

Candidates

  • Democratic Labor Party – Joseph Lam.
  • Liberal Party of Australia – Stewart McArthur, a local farmer and company director.
  • Australian Labor Party – Gavan O'Connor, a local farmer and teacher. O'Connor was later elected to federal Parliament as the member for Corio in 1993.
  • National Party of Australia – David Seymour.

    • References

    Corangamite by-election, 1984 Wikipedia
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