1994 Taylor state by-election

none December 2025 December 2025 1994 Taylor state by-election South Australia parliamentary Primary no 1993 South Australian state election 1993 5 November 1994 1997 South Australian state election 1997 Electoral district of Taylor in theSouth Australian House of Assembly Labor Placeholder.png 120 120 160 0 0 Trish White South Australian Labor Party 10,635 68.56% 17.50 Grey Power GP Emily Gilbey-Riley Grey Power 2,025 13.06% 13.06 TCP TCP swing 75.60% 17.64 27.30% 27.30 MP Lynn Arnold South Australian Labor Party Trish White South Australian Labor Party The 1994 Taylor state by-election was held on 5 November 1994 in the South Australian House of Assembly electorate of Taylor, centred on Paralowie in the northern suburbs of Adelaide. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of state Labor MHA and former premier, Lynn Arnold, on 21 September 1994. The newly created seat had been won by Arnold at the 1993 state election with a primary vote of 51.06 percent. The Liberal Party and the Democrats, who contested the previous election and gained 36.62 percent and 12.32 percent of the vote respectively, did not run candidates in the by-election. Labor easily retained the seat. Timeline 21 September 1994 − Arnold resigned, vacating the seat of Taylor 6 October 1994 − Writ issued by Speaker of the House of Assembly for a by-election 21 October 1994 (noon) − Close of nominations and draw for positions on the ballot paper 5 November 1994 (8am−6pm) − Polling dayStatistical returns for general elections—11 December 1993 and By-elections State Electoral Office 1995 185 Results Taylor state by-election, 5 November 1994History of South Australian elections, 1857-2006 - by Dean Jaensch - 978-0-9750486-3-4Statistical returns for general elections—11 December 1993 and By-elections State Electoral Office 1995 164, 190–191 Trish White Labor SA 10,635 68.56 +17.50 Emily Gilbey-Riley Grey Power 2,025 13.06 +13.06 Bernhard Cotton Independent Liberal SA 1,638 10.56 +10.56 Michael Brander Independent 921 5.94 +5.94 Vladimir Lorenzon Natural Law 291 1.88 +1.88 15,510 92.37 -4.07 1,280 7.63 +4.07 16,790 79.61 -13.27 Labor SA Trish White 11,275 75.60 +17.64 Grey Power Emily Gilbey-Riley 4,235 27.30 +27.30 Labor SA No See also List of South Australian state by-elections References Taylor state by-election Category:South Australian state by-elections Category:1990s in South Australia Taylor state by-election