1971 Kew state by-election

none December 2022 April 2023 1971 Kew state by-election Victoria Parliamentary Primary no 1970 Victorian state election 1970 17 April 1971 1973 Victorian state election 1973 82.8% ( 10.2) Electoral district of Kew in the Victorian Legislative Assembly Rupert Hamer Rupert Hamer 1974 (cropped).jpg 130 120 160 10 5 Victorian Liberal Party 13,422 64.8% 23.1 Rosslyn Ives Labor Placeholder.png 120 120 160 0 0 6,325 Victorian Labor Party 30.5% 4.7 File:VIC Kew District 1967-76.png Location of the electoral district of Kew in Melbourne MP Arthur Rylah Victorian Liberal Party Rupert Hamer Victorian Liberal Party A by-election for the seat of Kew was held on 17 April 1971 following the resignation of then Deputy Premier, Arthur Rylah. The by-election was won by Liberal candidate, Rupert Hamer, he won with a 64.8% primary vote and a swing of 23.1% in his primary vote. Background Since it was first created in 1927, the electoral district of Kew has typically been a safe seat for the Liberal Party. The by-election was called after the sitting member and Deputy Premier at the time, Arthur Rylah, resigned from parliament. Rylah's resignation followed a failed attempt from members of the local East Kew branch to challenge his preselection. A month after Rylah's resignation announcement, he has collapsed at his desk and spent the following four months in hospital.Costar B. J. Rylah, Sir Arthur Gordon (1909–1974) https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/rylah-sir-arthur-gordon-11597 Australian Dictionary of Biography National Centre of Biography, Australian National University 31 December 2022 en-AU 2002 31 December 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20221231075917/https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/rylah-sir-arthur-gordon-11597 live Candidates A total of 3 candidates ran in the by-election. Party CandidateBackground  Liberal Rupert Hamer Member of the Legislative Council for East Yarra ProvinceMeet Our Alumni – The Hon Sir Rupert James Hamer AC, KCMG, ED https://mgs.vic.edu.au/about/our-people/meet-our-alumni/hon-sir-rupert-james-hamer-ac-kcmg-ed Melbourne Grammar School 31 December 2022 2018 31 December 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20221231075922/https://mgs.vic.edu.au/about/our-people/meet-our-alumni/hon-sir-rupert-james-hamer-ac-kcmg-ed live   Labor Rosslyn Ives  Independent L. R. Hull Results 1971 Kew state by-electionCarr Adam The Forty-ffifth Parliament Elected 30 May 1970 http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vic/historic/1970assembly.txt Adam Carr's Election Archive 31 December 2022 19 April 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210419162112/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vic/historic/1970assembly.txt live Liberal VIC Rupert Hamer 13,422 64.8 +23.1 Labor VIC Rosslyn Ives 6,325 30.5 +4.7 Independent L R Hull 968 4.7 +4.7 20,715 97.7 +0.5 497 2.3 -0.5 21,212 82.8 -10.2 Liberal VIC None Preferences were not distributed as Hamer won with an absolute majority of votes (50% of votes). See also List of Victorian state by-elections References Further reading Hughes Colin A. Voting for the Australian state lower houses, 1975–1984 1987 Dept. of Political Science, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University Canberra 0-909779-24-4 Kew state by-election Category:Victorian state by-elections Kew state by-election, 1971 Kew state by-election