1981 Wentworth by-election

April 2024 April 2022 A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Wentworth on 11 April 1981. This was triggered by the resignation of Liberal MP Robert Ellicott. Future Prime Minister of Australia Malcolm Turnbull was unsuccessful for Liberal preselection, with the by-election won by the preselected Liberal candidate Peter Coleman.Highlights of Malcolm Turnbull's career: SBS 15 September 2015 Results Wentworth by-election, 1981By-Elections 1980-1983 Psephos http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1980/1980repsby.txt 2009-09-08 2018-03-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20180317035805/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1980/1980repsby.txt dead Peter Coleman Liberal 22,736 48.1 -12.4 Robert Tickner Labor 16,637 35.2 +1.9 Katherine Wentworth Independent Liberal 4,923 10.4 +10.4 Joan Kersey Democrats 2,186 4.6 -1.6 Alfred Bussell Independent 534 1.1 +1.1 William More Independent 176 0.4 +0.4 Walker Roach Independent 92 0.2 +0.2 47,284 97.2 -0.3 1,349 2.8 +0.3 48,633 69.5 -19.0 Liberal -3.4 Distribution of preferences Peter Coleman attained a quota (an absolute majority of formal votes) when two other candidates were left in the count, meaning that no two-party-preferred figure was attained. Result after distribution of preferences Peter Coleman Liberal 23,928 50.6 Robert Tickner Labor 18,009 38.1 Katherine Wentworth Independent Liberal 5,347 11.3 See also List of Australian federal by-elections References Category:1981 elections in Australia Category:New South Wales federal by-elections