1983 Bruce by-election

articles about related by-elections Bruce by-election (disambiguation)Bruce by-election July 2019 June 2023 Australian federal by-election Victoria parliamentary no 28 May 1983 Ken Aldred Liberal Party of Australia 35,849 48.5% 0.6pp Heather O'Connor Australian Labor Party 31,354 42.4% 1.9pp TPP TPP swing 54.5% 3.8pp 45.5% 3.8pp MP Billy Snedden Liberal Party of Australia Ken Aldred Liberal Party of Australia A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Bruce on 28 May 1983. This was triggered by the resignation of Liberal Party MP and former Opposition Leader Sir Billy Snedden. Results Bruce by-election, 1983 By-Elections 1983-1984 Psephos http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1983/1983repsby.txt Ken Aldred Liberal 35,849 48.5 +0.6 Heather O'Connor Labor 31,354 42.4 -1.9 Michael Johnson Democrats 4,769 6.5 -1.3 John Mulholland Democratic Labor 1,621 2.2 +2.2 Wilhelm Kapphan Independent 111 0.2 +0.2 Peter Fogarty Progress 105 0.1 +0.1 Bill Thiele Constitutionalist 94 0.1 +0.1 73,903 98.3 +0.0 1,266 1.7 -0.0 75,169 92.0 -5.3 Liberal Ken Aldred 40,259 54.5 +3.8 Labor Heather O'Connor 33,644 45.5 -3.8 Liberal +3.8 See also List of Australian federal by-elections References Category:1983 elections in Australia Category:Victorian federal by-elections Category:1980s in Victoria (state) Category:May 1983 in Australia