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Scullin by election, 1986

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February 8, 1986

A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Scullin on 8 February 1986. This was triggered by the resignation of Labor Party MP and Speaker Harry Jenkins to become Australian Ambassador to Spain.

Scullin had always been a very safe Labor seat, and the election was won easily by Labor candidate Harry Jenkins (the former member's son), despite a swing to the Liberal Party.

Candidates

  • Liberal Party of Australia – Domenic Cichello.
  • Australian Democrats – Joseph Privitelli.
  • Democratic Labor Party – John Mulholland. Mulholland had previously contested three federal elections and one by-election for the DLP.
  • Australian Labor Party – Harry Jenkins, a public servant, son of the retiring member Harry Jenkins.
  • Socialist Workers Party – Maurice Sibelle.

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    Scullin by-election, 1986 Wikipedia
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