A
by-election was held for the
Australian House of Representatives seat of
Wentworth on 11 April 1981. This was triggered by the resignation of
Liberal MP
Robert Ellicott.
Future
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Malcolm Turnbull was unsuccessful for Liberal preselection, with the by-election won by the preselected Liberal candidate
Peter Coleman.
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Results
Distribution of preferences
Peter Coleman attained a quota (an absolute majority of formal votes) when two other candidates were left in the count, meaning that no two-party-preferred figure was attained.
See also
* List of Australian federal by-elections
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wentworth By-Election, 1981
1981 elections in Australia
New South Wales federal by-elections