1984 Corangamite by-election
Introduction A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Corangamite on 18 February 1984.This was triggered by the resignation of Liberal Party MP Tony Street. The by-election was held to coincide with the Hughes and Richmond by-elections.The election was comfortably won by Liberal candidate Stewart McArthur.
Candidates *Democratic Labor Party – Joseph Lam. *Liberal Party of Australia – Stewart McArthur, a local farmer and company director. *Australian Labor Party – Gavan O'Connor, a local farmer and teacher. O'Connor was later elected to federal Parliament as the member for Corio in 1993. *National Party of Australia – David Seymour.
Results
See also * List of Australian federal by-elections
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