Warringah by-election, 1994

The 1994 Warringah by-election was held in the Australian electorate of Warringah in New South Wales on 26 March 1994. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of the sitting member, Liberal MP Michael Mackellar on 18 February 1994, from the safe Liberal seat. The writ for the by-election was issued on the same day.

The by-election was won by Liberal candidate Tony Abbott who served as the Prime Minister of Australia from 18 September 2013 to 15 September 2015.

The Warringah by-election was held on the same day as the Mackellar by-election triggered by the resignation of sitting Liberal member Jim Carlton.

Results

Warringah by-election, 1994^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Tony Abbott	34,440	54.21	−1.89
	Democrats	Troy Anderson	9,932	15.92	+11.66
	Independent	Judith Halnan	9,564	15.33	+15.33
	AAFI	Robyn Marion Spencer	8,446	13.54	+13.54
Total formal votes			62,382	96.39	−1.23
Informal votes			2,339	3.61	+1.23
Turnout			64,721	82.79	−12.68
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Tony Abbott	39,588	63.46	+3.20
	Independent	Judith Halnan	22,794	36.54	+36.54
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A

See also

• List of Australian federal by-elections

References

1. Warringah (NSW) By-Election (26 March 1994), Australian Electoral Commission.