Warringah by-election, 1994

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The 1994 Warringah by-election was held in the Australian electorate of Warringah in New South Wales on 26 March 1994. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of the sitting member, the Liberal Party of Australia's Michael Mackellar on 18 February 1994. The writ for the by-election was issued on the same day.

The by-election was won by the Liberal Party's Tony Abbott.[1]

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Warringah by-election, 1994
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Tony Abbott 34,440 54.21
Democrats Troy Anderson 9,932 15.92
Independent Judith Halnan 9,564 15.33
Australians Against Further Immigration Robyn Marion Spencer 8,446 13.54
Total formal votes 62,382 96.39
Informal votes 2,339 3.61
Turnout 64,721 82.79
Two Candidate Preferred Result
Liberal Tony Abbott 39,588 63.46
Independent Judith Halnan 22,794 36.54
Liberal hold Swing

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