1989 Greensborough state by-election

April 2022 A by-election was held for the Victorian Legislative Assembly seat of Greensborough on 15 April 1989. The by-election was triggered by the resignation on 28 February of Pauline Toner, the sitting Labor member, who died on 3 March. The election was won by the Labor candidate Sherryl Garbutt, despite a 16-point swing on first preferences. Garbutt was a former schoolteacher, while the Liberal candidate Margaret Brown ran a catering business. Her husband at the time was Neil Brown, a member of the federal shadow cabinet and a former deputy Liberal leader.https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/120919057 Bad news for Cain Govt is no help to Liberals 27 March 1989 The Canberra Times Results Greensborough by-election, 1989Report on the Greensborough district by-election, 15 April 1989 State Electoral Office Victoria 1989 Labor VIC Sherryl Garbutt 11,862 40.12 -15.95 Liberal VIC Margaret Brown 11,363 38.43 -5.50 Democrats Peter Allan 4,671 15.80 +15.80 Democratic Labor John Mulholland 706 2.39 +2.39 Independent Barbara Gilchrist 479 1.62 +1.62 Independent Lance Hutchinson 387 1.31 +1.31 Independent Raelene Jones 100 0.34 +0.34 29,568 96.94 +0.18 932 3.06 -0.18 30,500 90.25 -3.67 Labor VIC Sherryl Garbutt 15,229 51.55 -4.52 Liberal VIC Margaret Brown 14,314 48.45 +4.52 Labor VIC -4.52 References Greensborough state by-election Category:Victorian state by-elections Greensborough state by-election, 1989 Greensborough state by-election