The 1998 Newcastle supplementary election was held on 21 November 1998 to elect the next member for the
division of Newcastle
The Division of Newcastle is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales.
Geography
Since 1984, federal electoral division boundaries in Australia have been determined at redistributions by a redistribution committe ...
in 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 ...
, following the death of a candidate during the
1998 federal election campaign.
Background
Australian Democrats
The Australian Democrats is a centrist political party in Australia. Founded in 1977 from a merger of the Australia Party and the New Liberal Movement, both of which were descended from Liberal Party dissenting splinter groups, it was Australia ...
candidate Kaye Westbury died on 1 October, two days before the federal election. As it was after the close of nominations, the election was declared 'failed' and a supplementary election had to be held.
The
Liberal Party, who had Clive Jensen as their candidate, chose not to contest the supplementary election.
Results
Incumbent
Labor MP
Allan Morris
Allan Agapitos Morris (born 26 July 1940) is a former Australian politician. Born in Waratah, New South Wales, he was educated at the University of Newcastle and became a computer programmer. He served on Newcastle City Council and Shortland C ...
was re-elected.
References
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1998 elections in Australia
New South Wales federal by-elections