Taylor state by-election, 1994

The Taylor state by-election, 1994 was a by-election held on 5 November 1994 for the South Australian House of Assembly seat of electoral district of Taylor, centred on Paralowie in the northern suburbs of Adelaide. This was triggered by the resignation of former Premier and state Labor MHA Lynn Arnold on 21 September 1994. The seat had been retained by Labor since it was created and first contested at the 1993 state election on 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 to proceed with an election in the electoral district of Taylor.

21 October 1994, at noon

Close of nominations and draw of ballot papers.

5 November 1994

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

Results

The Liberals and the Democrats, who contested the previous election and gained 36.62 percent and 12.32 percent respectively, did not contest 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
	Ind. Lib.	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
	Other				-48.94
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.