1998 Newcastle supplementary election

none November 2025 November 2025 1998 Newcastle supplementary election New South Wales parliamentary Primary 21 November 1998 Division of Newcastle (NSW) in the House of Representatives 1998 Australian federal election Oct. 1998 2001 Australian federal election 2001 Labor Placeholder.png 120 120 160 0 0 Allan Morris Australian Labor Party 31,441 48.21% 1.94 PHON 1997 Placeholder.png 120 120 160 0 0 Kate Taylor Pauline Hanson's One Nation 10,466 16.05% 16.05 Greens placeholder-01.png 120 120 160 0 0 Carrie Jacobi Australian Greens 5,965 9.15% 0.42 TCP TCP swing 67.33% 6.14 32.67% 32.67 MP Allan Morris Australian Labor Party Allan Morris Australian Labor Party The 1998 Newcastle supplementary election was held on 21 November 1998 to elect the next member for the division of Newcastle in the Australian House of Representatives, following the death of a candidate during the 1998 federal election campaign. Incumbent Labor MP Allan Morris was re-elected.Newcastle 1998 supplementary election https://www.aec.gov.au/elections/supplementary_by_elections/1998/newcastle.htm Australian Electoral Commission Background Australian Democrats candidate Kaye Westbury died on 1 October, two days before the federal election. As it was after the close of nominations, the election was declared 'failed' and a supplementary election had to be held.COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 3 OCTOBER 1998 http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1998/1998repsnsw.txt Psephos: Adam Carr's Electoral Archive The Liberal Party, who had Clive Jensen as their candidate, chose not to contest the supplementary election. Results 1998 Newcastle supplementary election Allan Morris Labor 31,441 48.21 -1.94 Kate Taylor One Nation 10,466 16.05 +16.05 Carrie Jacobi Greens 5,965 9.15 +0.42 Stephen Bisgrove Democrats 5,607 8.60 -1.29 Ivan Welsh Independent 4,398 6.74 +6.74 Harry Criticos Independent 2,718 4.17 +4.17 Greg Budworth Christian Democrats 1,798 2.76 +2.76 Harry Williams Progressive Labour 1,131 1.73 +1.73 Peter Boyd Independent 757 1.16 +1.16 Geoff Payne Democratic Socialist 662 1.01 +1.01 Tony King CEC 280 0.43 +0.43 65,223 95.12 -2.04 3,347 4.88 +2.04 68,570 88.37 -8.40 Labor Allan Morris 43,917 67.33 +6.14 Greens Carrie Jacobi 21,306 32.67 +32.67 Labor No References Newcastle Category:New South Wales federal by-elections