1979 Grayndler by-election
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A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Grayndler on 23 June 1979. It was triggered by the death of Labor Party MP Frank Stewart.
The by-election was won by Labor candidate Leo McLeay, the Assistant General Secretary of the state's Labor branch.
Results
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{{Election box candidate AU party|
|candidate = Leo McLeay
|party = Labor
|votes = 30,764
|percentage = 61.8
|change = +4.1
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{{Election box candidate AU party|
|candidate = Vassil Vassiliou
|party = Liberal
|votes = 12,161
|percentage = 24.4
|change = -9.0
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{{Election box candidate AU party|
|candidate = Stephen Kirkham
|party = Democrats
|votes = 1,848
|percentage = 3.7
|change = -3.5
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{{Election box candidate AU party|
|candidate = Stanley Duncan
|party = Voice of the Elderly
|votes = 1,845
|percentage = 3.7
|change = +3.7
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{{Election box candidate AU party|
|candidate = Charles Bellchambers
|party = Independent
|votes = 1,051
|percentage = 2.1
|change = +2.1
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{{Election box candidate AU party|
|candidate = Frank Salter
|party = Australian National Alliance
|votes = 863
|percentage = 1.7
|change = +0.0
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{{Election box candidate AU party|
|candidate = Frank Vouros
|party = Socialist (1971)
|votes = 665
|percentage = 1.3
|change = -0.4
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{{Election box candidate AU party|
|candidate = Juanita Keig
|party = Socialist Workers
|votes = 591
|percentage = 1.2
|change = +1.2
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{{Election box formal|
|votes = 49,788
|percentage = 94.7
|change =
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{{Election box informal|
|votes = 2,806
|percentage = 5.3
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 52,594
|percentage = 77.7
|change =
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{{Election box candidate AU party|
|party = Labor
|candidate = Leo McLeay
|votes =
|percentage = 69.2
|change = +7.0
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{{Election box candidate AU party|
|party = Liberal
|candidate = Vassil Vassiliou
|votes =
|percentage = 30.8
|change = -7.0
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{{Election box hold AU party|
|winner = Labor
|swing = +7.0
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Frank Stewart ({{Australian politics/name|Labor}}) died.