▁mayor ▁Fred ▁Cat erson , ▁who ▁won ▁more ▁than ▁ 7 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote ▁in ▁the ▁subsequent ▁by - e lection . ▁Cat erson ▁suffered ▁a ▁large ▁swing ▁in ▁the ▁" W r ans lide " ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁but ▁even ▁then ▁managed ▁to ▁win ▁an ▁out right ▁majority ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁count . ▁It ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁only ▁two ▁times ▁that ▁the ▁Liber als ▁were ▁seriously ▁threatened ▁in ▁this ▁seat . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁Rud d ock ▁was ▁nearly ▁defeated ▁by ▁an ▁independent ▁Liberal ▁when ▁the ▁seat ▁was ▁first ▁cont ested . ▁ ▁The ▁seat ▁revert ed ▁to ▁form , ▁and ▁Cat erson ▁held ▁it ▁comfort ably ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁when ▁he ▁retired ▁and ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁used ▁car ▁deal er ▁Tony ▁Pack ard . ▁In ▁contrast ▁to ▁his ▁prede cess ors , ▁Pack ard ▁only ▁last ed ▁three ▁years , ▁and ▁res igned ▁amid st ▁sc andal ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁Although ▁there ▁was ▁some ▁spec ulation ▁that ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁would ▁lose ▁the ▁en su ing ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁by - e lection , ▁Liberal ▁candidate ▁Michael ▁Richard son ▁won ▁easily ▁and ▁was ▁hand ily ▁returned ▁in ▁the ▁next ▁three ▁elections . ▁ ▁The ▁district ▁was ▁abol ished ▁from ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁state ▁election ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁elect oral ▁red ist ribution . ▁Richard son ▁followed ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁elect or