Custance state by-election, 1990
A by-election was held for the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Custance on 23 June 1990. This was triggered by the resignation of former state Liberal leader and MHA John Olsen.
Results
The Liberals retained the seat after preferences.
| Custance state by-election, 23 June 1990[1][2][3] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | I Venning | 7,595 | 46.8 | -14.8 | |
| Labor | C S Greeneklee | 3,801 | 23.4 | -2.0 | |
| Nationals SA | G M Siviour | 2,964 | 18.3 | +14.6 | |
| Democrats | D K Clarke | 1,174 | 7.2 | +1.4 | |
| Call to Australia | B W Slee | 698 | 4.3 | +0.8 | |
| Total formal votes | 16,232 | 97.6 | +0.2 | ||
| Informal votes | 400 | 2.4 | -0.2 | ||
| Turnout | 16,632 | 88.1 | -6.9 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | I Venning | 11,064 | 68.2 | -2.0 | |
| Labor | C S Greeneklee | 5,168 | 31.8 | +2.0 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | -2.0 | |||
See also
References
- ↑ History of South Australian elections, 1857-2006 - by Dean Jaensch - ISBN 978-0-9750486-3-4
- ↑ History of South Australian Elections 1857 - 2006 Volume 1: ECSA
- ↑ SA elections archive: Antony Green ABC
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