Scullin by-election, 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

Results

Scullin by-election, 1986[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Harry Jenkins 34,021 66.3 -5.2
Liberal Domenic Cichello 11,741 22.9 +4.3
Democrats Joseph Privitelli 3,727 7.3 +0.6
Socialist Workers Maurice Sibelle 930 1.8 +1.8
Democratic Labor John Mulholland 924 1.8 -1.4
Total formal votes 51,343 93.9
Informal votes 3,318 6.1
Turnout 54,661 87.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Harry Jenkins 37,562 73.2 -4.4
Liberal Dominic Cichello 13,770 26.8 +4.4
Labor hold Swing -4.4

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