1993 Broadmeadows state by-election
18 September 1993
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Electoral district of Broadmeadows in the Victorian Legislative Assembly | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 32,055 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 81.4% ( 12.4) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1993 Boardmeadows state by-election was held on 18 September 1993 to elect the next member for Boardmeadows in the Victorian Legislative Assembly, following the resignation of sitting MP and Leader of the Opposition Jim Kennan on 29 June 1993.
The seat was retained for the Labor Party by candidate John Brumby, who held the seat until his resignation in 2010. 10 days after the election, he was appointed Leader of the Opposition and subsequently served as Premier of Victoria from 2007 to 2010.
Candidates
Candidates are listed in ballot paper order.[1] The Liberal Party, which received 26.5% of first preference votes in Broadmeadows at the 1992 state election, did not contest the by-election.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Background | |
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| Labor | John Brumby | MLC for Doutta Galla (1993), Federal MP for Bendigo (1983-1990)[2] | |
| Independent | Sue Phillips | Independent candidate for Clayton at the 1992 state election[3] | |
| Independent | Sonja Rutherford | ||
| Independent | Brian Young | ||
| Independent | Joseph Kaliniy | ||
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labor | John Brumby | 16,316 | 66.8 | +7.0 | |
| Independent | S Rutherford | 4,973 | 20.4 | +20.4 | |
| Independent | Sue Phillips | 1,357 | 5.6 | +5.6 | |
| Independent | Joseph Kaliniy | 1,129 | 4.6 | +4.6 | |
| Independent | B Young | 661 | 2.7 | +2.7 | |
| Total formal votes | 24,436 | 93.6 | −1.1 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,667 | 6.4 | +1.1 | ||
| Turnout | 26,103 | 81.4 | |||
| Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |||
See also
References
- ^ a b c "THE FIFTY-SECOND PARLIAMENT ELECTED 3 OCTOBER 1992". Psephos: Adam Carr's Electoral Archive. Archived from the original on 11 December 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
- ^ "Hon John Mansfield Brumby". Re-Member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ "Phillips, Sue". The Australian Women's Register. Retrieved 21 September 2025.