The 1994 Warringah by-election was held in the Australian electorate of Warringah in

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on 26 March 1994. The

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was triggered by the resignation of the sitting member,

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on 18 February 1994, from the safe Liberal seat. The writ for the by-election was issued on the same day. The by-election was won by Liberal candidate

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who served as the Prime Minister of Australia from 18 September 2013 to 15 September 2015. The Warringah by-election was held on the same day as the Mackellar by-election triggered by the resignation of sitting Liberal member

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. During the by-elections in Mackellar and Warringah the maverick far right Labor MP

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urged electors to vote for

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. Unsuccessful candidates for Liberal preselection included former NSW attorney-general John Dowd, future MP Peter King, and future senator

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