▁surprise ▁win ▁as ▁L inds ay ▁was ▁considered ▁a ▁safe ▁Labor ▁seat . ▁However , ▁Kelly ' s ▁election ▁was ▁challeng ed ▁on ▁two ▁counts : ▁that ▁she ▁had ▁not ▁ren ounced ▁her ▁New ▁Zealand ▁citizens hip ▁( Section ▁ 4 4 ▁of ▁the ▁Australian ▁Constitution ▁states ▁that ▁" a ▁subject ▁or ▁citiz en ▁of ▁a ▁foreign ▁power " ▁is ▁in el ig ible ▁to ▁stand ▁for ▁federal ▁parliament ), ▁and ▁that ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁her ▁nom ination ▁as ▁a ▁candidate ▁she ▁was ▁employed ▁as ▁a ▁legal ▁officer ▁for ▁the ▁Royal ▁Australian ▁Air ▁Force ▁( s . ▁ 4 4 ▁ ▁also ▁prohib its ▁any ▁person ▁who ▁" holds ▁any ▁office ▁of ▁profit ▁under ▁the ▁Crown " ▁from ▁election ▁to ▁parliament ). ▁The ▁Court ▁of ▁Dis put ed ▁Returns ▁ruled ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁September ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁that ▁Kelly ' s ▁election ▁was ▁indeed ▁constitution ally ▁invalid , ▁and ▁a ▁by - e lection ▁was ▁called ▁several ▁days ▁later . ▁Kelly , ▁by ▁this ▁time , ▁had ▁res igned ▁from ▁the ▁RA AF ▁and ▁ren ounced ▁her ▁New ▁Zealand ▁citizens hip , ▁and ▁was ▁el ig ible ▁to ▁stand ▁as ▁a ▁candidate ▁in ▁the ▁by - e lection . ▁ ▁Results ▁ ▁After math ▁Jack ie ▁Kelly ▁won ▁the ▁by - e lection ▁with ▁an ▁even ▁larger ▁majority ▁– ▁a ▁swing ▁of ▁ 4 . 9 7 % ▁in ▁her ▁favour . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁Australian ▁federal ▁by - e lections ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links