1990 Liberal Party of Australia leadership election

Australian political party leadership election April 2022 Liberal Party of Australia leadership election, 1990 Liberal-Party-of-Australia-stub.svg presidential Caucus no 1989 Liberal Party of Australia leadership spill 1989 1993 Liberal Party of Australia leadership spill 1993 3 April 1990 150x150px John Hewson 0047AB 62 75.5% 150x150px Peter Reith 0047AB 13 16.2% Liberal Party of Australia LIB Alasdair Webster 0047AB 5 8.3% Seat Wentworth (NSW) Flinders (Vic.) Macquarie (NSW) Leader Andrew Peacock John Hewson A spill of the leadership of the Liberal Party of Australia took place on 3 April 1990, following the defeat of the Liberal Party at the federal election five days earlier. The spill was won by John Hewson over Peter Reith by 62 votes to 13.Canberra Times, 4 April 1990 Reith was then elected deputy leader of the Party. An election for the deputy leadership of the party was held, as under Liberal Party rules, all leadership positions are declared vacant after a general election, no matter what the outcome. Background Despite winning a slim majority (50.10 percent) of the two-party vote in the 1990 election, the Coalition came seven seats short of government. Andrew Peacock stood down as leader less than a year since he replaced John Howard, and supported his Shadow Treasurer John Hewson to replace him. Candidates John Hewson, Shadow Treasurer, Member for Wentworth Peter Reith, Shadow Minister for Education, Member for Flinders Alasdair Webster, Member for Macquarie Potential candidates who declined to run John Howard, Shadow Minister for Industry, Technology and Commerce, Member for BennelongMarch of Patriots: The Struggle for Modern Australia. Written by Paul Kelly. Results Liberal Party of Australia deputy leadership ballot, 1990 Australia presidential Caucus no 1989 Liberal Party of Australia leadership spill 1989 1993 Liberal Party of Australia leadership spill 1993 Final ballot Seat 150x150px Peter Reith 0047AB 44 (55.7%) Flinders (Vic.) 120px David Jull 0047AB 34 (44.3%) Fadden (Qld.) 150x150px Fred Chaney 0047AB Eliminated Pearce (WA) Deputy Leader Fred Chaney Peter Reith The following tables gives the ballot results: Leadership ballot Name Votes Percentage John Hewson 62 75.5 Peter Reith 13 16.2 Alasdair Webster 5 8.3 Deputy leadership ballot Name Final ballot Percentage Peter Reith 44 55.7 David Jull 35 44.3 Fred Chaney Eliminated Other candidates:https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/122096931 Up to six may try for Libs' deputy leader The Canberra Times 1 April 1990 Peter Shack Julian Beale Ken Aldred Kathy Sullivan Bill Taylor Aftermath After his election as leader, Hewson endorsed former leader Peacock as his deputy, which caused a furore with Howard supporters, however, Peacock had no interest in becoming deputy leader again and withdrew happily. Peter Reith was instead elected deputy in a close contest against Peacock supporter David Jull.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article122097512 Winner Hewson sets his agenda The Canberra Times 64 20,080 Australian Capital Territory, Australia 4 April 1990 3 October 2020 1 National Library of AustraliaKelly Paul Paul Kelly (journalist) The End of Certainty: Power, Politics, and Business in Australia https://books.google.com/books?id=EKXBgmYeO2QC Allen & Unwin 1-86373-757-X 192, 193 1994 References Category:Liberal Party of Australia leadership spills Liberal Party of Australia leadership spill Liberal Party of Australia leadership election Liberal Party of Australia leadership spill