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1991 Shepparton state by-election
← 1988 19 October 1991 1992 →
Electoral district of Shepparton in the Victorian Legislative Assembly
Registered32,125
Turnout87.1% (Decrease 6.9)
  First party Second party Third party
  IND IND
Candidate Don Kilgour Valerie McDougall Frank Purcell
Party National Independent Ind. Labor
First preference vote 14,132 10,600 2,662
Percentage 51.6% 38.7% 9.7%
Swing Decrease 3.1 Increase 38.7 Increase 9.7
MP before election

John Ellis
National

Elected MP

Don Kilgour
National

The 1991 Shepparton state by-election was held on 19 October 1991 to elect the member for Shepparton in the Victorian Legislative Assembly, following the resignation of Nationals MP Peter Ross-Edwards.

Ross-Edwards had represented Shepparton since the seat was re-established in 1967, and served as the leader of the Victorian National Party (previously known as the Country Party) from 1970 until 1988.

Don Kilgour retained the seat for the Nationals, winning 51.6% of first preference votes. The Labor Party and the Liberal Party, which received 26.6% and 18.7% of the vote respectively at the 1988 state election, did not contest the by-election.

Candidates

Candidates are listed in the order they appeared on the ballot.

Party Candidate Background
  National Don Kilgour Radio announcer, sports commentator and businessman
  Independent Labor Frank Purcell Member of the Shepparton branch of the Labor Party
  Independent Valerie McDougall Former finance journalist at The Age

Results

1991 Shepparton state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Don Kilgour 14,132 51.6 −3.1
Independent Valerie McDougall 10,600 38.7 +38.7
Independent Labor Frank Purcell 2,662 9.7 +9.7
Total formal votes 27,394 97.9 +0.3
Informal votes 598 2.1 −0.3
Turnout 27,992 87.1 −6.9
National hold Swing N/A

See also

References

  1. "National Party likely to hold seat". The Canberra Times. 19 October 1991. p. 4. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
  2. "Shepparton - VIC Election 2014". ABC News. 29 November 2014. Archived from the original on 17 January 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
  3. Raue, Ben. "Shepparton – Victoria 2018". The Tally Room. Archived from the original on 16 February 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
  4. "Nats retain Vic seat". The Canberra Times. 23 October 1991. p. 7. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
  5. ^ "THE FIFTY-FIRST PARLIAMENT ELECTED 1 OCTOBER 1988". Psephos: Adam Carr's Electoral Archive. Archived from the original on 25 March 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
  6. "Don Kilgour". Greater Shepparton City Council. Archived from the original on 17 November 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
  7. "A View from a Country Branch" (PDF). labourhistorymelbourne.org. Recorder. March 2006. pp. 3–4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 April 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
  8. Stirling, Peter (21 December 1990). "RECYCLERS DO WELL BY DOING GOOD". Australian Financial Review. Archived from the original on 17 January 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
  9. Way, Nicholas (20 December 1991). "SKYE UNIT EXTRACTS BIG SHARE". Australian Financial Review. Archived from the original on 17 January 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
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