1994 Elizabeth state by-election

South Australian by-election April 2022 A by-election was held for the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Elizabeth on 9 April 1994. This was triggered by the resignation of former state Labor MHA Martyn Evans, who moved to the federal seat of Bonython at the 1994 by-election. The seat, created at the 1969 redistribution and first contested at the 1970 state election, was held by Labor from 1970 until 1984, when Evans won it as an independent Labor candidate. In 1993, he rejoined the Labor Party. Timeline Date Event 18 February 1994 Martyn Evans resigned to contest the federal seat of Bonython at a by-election due on 19 March. 11 March 1994 Writs were issued by the Speaker of the House of Assembly to proceed with a by-election.Statistical Returns for General Elections, 11 December 1993 and by-elections State Electoral Office Government of South Australia 1994 183,186 25 March 1994 Close of nominations and draw of ballot papers. 9 April 1994 Polling day, between the hours of 8am and 6pm. 22 April 1994 The writ was returned and the results formally declared. Results The Labor opposition retained the seat despite a small two-party preferred swing. Elizabeth state by-election, 9 April 1994History of South Australian elections, 1857-2006 - by Dean Jaensch - 978-0-9750486-3-4 Lea Stevens Labor SA 7,091 42.80 -4.21 Stephen Nicholson Liberal SA 4,856 29.31 -0.89 Mary Bell Grey Power 1,427 8.61 +8.61 Alfred Charles Independent 993 5.99 -8.13 Dave Sag HEMP 889 5.37 +5.37 Roy Milne Democrats 731 4.41 -4.25 Tony Eversham Independent Labor SA 502 3.03 +3.03 Bernhard Cotton Independent1 1 1 77 0.46 +0.46 16,566 95.52 -0.91 777 4.48 +0.91 17,343 88.11 -5.41 Labor SA Lea Stevens 9,318 56.25 -1.34 Liberal SA Stephen Nicholson 7,248 43.75 +1.34 Labor SA -1.34 1 1 1 Cotton ran under the banner "Independent - Parent Democracy in State Schools". See also List of South Australian state by-elections References Category:South Australian state by-elections Elizabeth state by-election Category:1990s in South Australia Elizabeth state by-election