The Torrens state by-election, 1994 was 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 ...

held on 7 May 1994 for the

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seat of Torrens, centred in the inner north-eastern suburbs of

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. This was triggered by the death of

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MHA

Joe Tiernan Patrick Joseph Tiernan (8 March 1942 – 31 March 1994) was an Australian politician who represented the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Torrens from 1993 to 1994 for the Liberal Party The Liberal Party is any of many political ...

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:

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issued by

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of the

. ; 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.

Results

The Democrats, Call to Australia, and

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, who contested the previous election and gained 9.7 percent, 2.6 percent, and 1.9 percent respectively, did not contest the by-election.

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won the seat from the Liberals.

References

{{reflist South Australian state by-elections Torrens state by-election 1990s in South Australia Torrens state by-election

Timeline

Results

See also

References