1989 Gwydir by-election

April 2022 June 2023 New South Wales parliamentary no 15 April 1989 150x150px John Anderson National Party of Australia 31,209 56.0% 1.2 Independent politician IND 150x150px John Uebergang Independent politician 14,660 26.3% 26.3 Independent politician IND 150x150px Bevan O'Regan Independent politician 9,881 17.7% 17.7 TPP TPP swing 60.4% 0.1 39.6% 39.6 MP Ralph Hunt National Party of Australia John Anderson National Party of Australia A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Gwydir on 15 April 1989. This was triggered by the resignation of National Party MP Ralph Hunt. The Australian Labor Party did not field a candidate. The by-election was won by the National Party's John Anderson. Candidates National Party of Australia – John Anderson, farmer and grazier. Independent – Bevan O'Regan. O'Regan had contested New England at the 1987 election as an independent National candidate, supporting the Joh for Canberra campaign. He later contested the Senate in 1996 for Australians Against Further Immigration and in 1998 for One Nation. Independent – John Uebergang. Uebergang later contested the Senate in the 1993 election for the Confederate Action Party. Results [[1989 Gwydir by-election]]By-Elections 1987-1990 http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1987/1987repsby.txt Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive 2022-06-11 John Anderson Nationals 31,209 56.0 -1.2 John Uebergang Independent 14,660 26.3 +26.3 Bevan O'Regan Independent 9,881 17.7 +17.7 55,750 95.3 2,768 4.7 58,518 84.0 Nationals John Anderson 60.4The Australian Electoral Commission has no record of the distribution of preferences for this by-election, despite the fact that a full distribution was required by the Electoral Act. Adam Carr estimates a majority of 60.4% for Anderson, assuming 75% of O'Regan's preferences went to Uebergang. John Uebergang Independent 39.6 Nationals N/A See also List of Australian federal by-elections Notes References Gwydir by-election Gwydir by-election, 1989 Gwydir by-election Category:New South Wales federal by-elections