1982 Lowe by-election

Australian parliamentary by-election April 2024 April 2022 A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Lowe on 13 March 1982. This was triggered by the resignation of former Liberal Party Prime Minister and MP Sir William McMahon. The by-election was won by Labor Party candidate Michael Maher. The election occurred during the Franklin Dam controversy in Tasmania, which had broad national support; 12% of voters wrote 'No Dams' on their ballot papers.Buckman Greg 2008 Tasmania's Wilderness Battles Allen&Unwin 48 9781741754643 Results [[1982 Lowe by-election]]1982 Lowe by-election http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1980/lowe1980.txt Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive 2022-05-29 Michael Maher Labor 32,717 53.4 +7.0 Philip Taylor Liberal 23,637 38.6 -10.1 Stephen Kirkham Democrats 2,495 4.1 +1.1 Maddalena Gustin Independent 729 1.2 +1.2 Katherine Wentworth Independent 462 0.8 +0.8 Charles Bellchambers Independent 460 0.8 +0.8 Peter Consandine Republican 405 0.7 +0.7 Maggie Lee Independent 144 0.2 +0.2 Robert Cameron Independent 116 0.2 +0.2 John Penninger Independent 56 0.1 +0.1 Frederick Martin Independent 49 0.1 +0.1 Robert Webeck Independent 27 0.0 +0.0 61,297 96.7 -0.4 2,091 3.3 +0.4 63,388 89.1 -3.6 Labor Michael Maher 58.3 +9.4 Liberal Philip Taylor 41.7 -9.4 Labor Liberal +9.4 Sir William McMahon (Liberal) resigned. See also List of Australian federal by-elections References Category:1982 elections in Australia Category:New South Wales federal by-elections