Canberra by-election, 1995
The 1995 Canberra by-election was held in the Australian electorate of Canberra in Australian Capital Territory on 25 March 1995. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of the sitting member, the Australian Labor Party's Ros Kelly on 30 January 1995. The writ for the by-election was issued on 17 February 1995.
The by-election was won by Liberal Party candidate Brendan Smyth.
The by-election took place in the shadow of the "sports rorts" affair.
Results
| Canberra by-election, 1995[1][2] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Brendan Smyth | 39,021 | 46.29 | +10.07 | |
| Labor | Sue Robinson | 25,689 | 30.48 | −21.78 | |
| Greens | James Warden | 10,835 | 12.85 | +12.85 | |
| AAFI | Robyn Spencer | 3,515 | 4.17 | +4.17 | |
| Independent | Joanne Clarke | 2,274 | 2.70 | +2.70 | |
| Independent | Jerzy Gray-Grzeszkiewicz | 1,956 | 2.32 | +2.32 | |
| Republican | Joseph Cotta | 1,003 | 1.19 | +1.19 | |
| Total formal votes | 84,293 | 96.46 | −0.68 | ||
| Informal votes | 3,095 | 3.54 | +0.68 | ||
| Turnout | 87,388 | 88.57 | −8.39 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Brendan Smyth | 47,672 | 56.58 | +16.12 | |
| Labor | Sue Robinson | 36,577 | 43.42 | −16.12 | |
| Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +16.12 | |||
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