1994 Torrens state by-election

April 2022 The 1994 Torrens state by-election was a by-election held on 7 May 1994 for the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Torrens, centred in the inner north-eastern suburbs of Adelaide. This was triggered by the death of Liberal MHA Joe Tiernan on 31 March 1994, only four months after winning the seat at its first contest in the 1993 state election on a two-party vote of 56.22 percent. Timeline 31 March 1994 Tiernan died, vacating the seat of Torrens. 10 April 1994 Writ of election issued by Speaker of the House of Assembly. 22 April 1994, at noon Close of nominations and ballot paper order draw conducted. 7 May 1994 Polling day, between the hours of 8am and 6pm.Statistical returns for general elections—11 December 1993 and By-elections State Electoral Office 1995 184 Results The Democrats, Call to Australia, and Natural Law, who contested the previous election and gained 9.7 percent, 2.6 percent, and 1.9 percent respectively, did not contest the by-election. Labor won the seat from the Liberals. Torrens by-election, 7 May 1994History of South Australian elections, 1857-2006 - by Dean Jaensch - 978-0-9750486-3-4Statistical returns for general elections—11 December 1993 and By-elections State Electoral Office 1995 166, 188–189 Robyn Geraghty Labor SA 8,261 47.14 +11.66 Stephen Ernst Liberal SA 7,785 44.42 -3.98 Dave Sag HEMP 459 2.62 +2.62 Scott Wilson Independent (No Mining in National Parks) 336 1.92 +1.92 William Patrick Grey Power 224 1.28 +1.28 Robert Payne Independent (Christians for Law and Order) 214 1.22 +1.22 Bernhard Cotton Independent 166 0.95 +0.95 Dorothy Bremert Independent (Smokers' Rights) 79 0.45 +0.45 17,524 95.78 -0.10 773 4.22 +0.10 18,297 85.34 -8.89 Labor SA Robyn Geraghty 9,185 52.41 +8.63 Liberal SA Stephen Ernst 8,339 47.59 -8.63 Labor SA Liberal SA +8.63 See also List of South Australian state by-elections References Category:South Australian state by-elections Torrens state by-election Category:1990s in South Australia Torrens state by-election