1994 Taylor state by-election

The Taylor state by-election, 1994 was held on 5 November 1994 in the South Australian House of Assembly electorate of Taylor, centred on Paralowie in the northern suburbs of Adelaide. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of state Labor MHA and former Premier, Lynn Arnold, on 21 September 1994. The newly-created seat had been won by Arnold at the 1993 state election with a primary vote of 51.06 percent.

Timeline

21 September 1994

Arnold resigned, vacating the seat of Taylor.

6 October 1994

Writ issued by Speaker of the House of Assembly for an by-election in Taylor.

21 October 1994, at noon

Close of nominations and draw for positions on the ballot paper.

5 November 1994

Polling day, between the hours of 8am and 6pm.[1]

Results

The Liberal Party and the Democrats, who contested the previous election and gained 36.62 percent and 12.32 percent of the vote respectively, did not run candidates in the by-election. Labor easily retained the seat.

Taylor state by-election, 5 November 1994[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Trish White	10,635	68.56	+17.50
	Grey Power	Emily Gilbey-Riley	2,025	13.06	+13.06
	Independent Liberal	Bernhard Cotton	1,638	10.56	+10.56
	Independent	Michael Brander	921	5.94	+5.94
	Natural Law	Vladimir Lorenzon	291	1.88	+1.88
Total formal votes			15,510	92.37	-4.07
Informal votes			1,280	7.63	+4.07
Turnout			16,790	79.61	-13.27
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Trish White	11,275	75.60	+17.64
	Grey Power	Emily Gilbey-Riley	4,235	27.30	+27.30
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

See also

• List of South Australian state by-elections

References

1. State Electoral Office (1995). Statistical returns for general elections—11 December 1993 and By-elections. p. 185.
2. History of South Australian elections, 1857-2006 - by Dean Jaensch - ISBN 978-0-9750486-3-4
3. State Electoral Office (1995). Statistical returns for general elections—11 December 1993 and By-elections. pp. 164, 190–191.