A
by-election
A by-election, also known as a special election in the United States and the Philippines, a bye-election in Ireland, a bypoll in India, or a Zimni election (Urdu: ضمنی انتخاب, supplementary election) in Pakistan, is an election used to f ...
was held for the
Australian House of Representatives
The House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Australia, the upper house being the Senate. Its composition and powers are established in Chapter I of the Constitution of Australia.
The term of members of the ...
seat of
Lowe on 13 March 1982. This was triggered by the resignation of former
Liberal Party
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Prime Minister
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and MP
Sir William McMahon.
The by-election was won by
Labor Party candidate
Michael Maher.
The election occurred during the
Franklin Dam controversy
The Franklin Dam or Gordon-below-Franklin Dam project was a proposed dam on the Gordon River in Tasmania, Australia, that was never constructed. The movement that eventually led to the project's cancellation became one of the most significant e ...
in Tasmania, which had broad national support; 12% of voters wrote 'No Dams' on their ballot papers.
Results
Sir William McMahon () resigned.
See also
*
List of Australian federal by-elections
This is a list of by-elections for the House of Representatives from its creation in 1901 until the present day.
Casual vacancies in the House of Representatives arise when a member dies, is disqualified or resigns, or for some other reason th ...
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lowe By-Election, 1982
1982 elections in Australia
New South Wales federal by-elections