1994 Coburg state by-election

By-election in the Victorian Legislative Assembly March 2025 Victoria parliamentary no 1992 Victorian state election 1992 1996 Victorian state election 1996 14 May 1994 Electoral district of Coburg in the Victorian Legislative Assembly 28,245 85.0% ( 8.3) ALP Carlo Carli Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch) 13,691 52.8% 2 IND Sam Ganci Independent politician 5,976 23% 23 GRE Andrea Sharam Australian Greens Victoria 5,368 20.7% 20.7 2CP 2CP swing 66.3% 5.1 33.7% 33.7 MP Tom Roper Labor Carlo Carli Labor The 1994 Coburg state by-election was held on 14 May 1994 to elect the next member for Coburg in the Victorian Legislative Assembly, following the resignation of sitting MP Tom Roper on 31 March 1994. The seat was retained for the Labor Party by candidate Carlo Carli, who held the seat until it was abolished in 2002. Independent candidate Gilbert Boffa later stood as a candidate in the Federal by-election for Kooyong in November. Candidates Candidates are listed in ballot paper order. The Liberal Party, which received 29.1% of first preference votes in Coburg at the 1992 state election, did not contest the by-election. Party Candidate Background   independent Sam Ganci President of the Coburg Chamber of Commerce and IndustrySlee Chris Big Green vote in Coburg https://www.greenleft.org.au/content/big-green-vote-coburg Green Left 25 March 2025 25 May 1994   labor vic Carlo Carli Ministerial Adviser in HousingAnderson Christ About Carlo Carli http://brunswicklabor.net/categories/35-About-Carlo Brunswick Labor 25 March 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20090913061009/http://brunswicklabor.net/categories/35-About-Carlo 26 November 2006 13 September 2009   independent Gilbert Boffa   greens vic Andrea Sharam Activist Results 1994 Coburg state by-electionTHE FIFTY-SECOND PARLIAMENT ELECTED 3 OCTOBER 1992 http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vic/historic/1992assembly.txt Psephos: Adam Carr's Electoral Archive 27 November 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20231211220218/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vic/historic/1992assembly.txt 11 December 2023 Labor VIC Carlo Carli 13,691 52.8 +2.0 Independent Sam Ganci 5,976 23.0 +23.0 Greens VIC Andrea Sharam 5,368 20.7 +20.7 Independent Gilbert Boffa 906 3.5 +3.5 25,941 91.8 −2.2 2,304 8.2 +2.2 28,245 85.0 −7.3 Labor VIC N/A See also List of Victorian state by-elections References Coburg state by-election Coburg state by-election Category:Victorian state by-elections Coburg state by-election