1994 Torrens state by-election
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The 1994 Torrens state by-election was a by-election held on 7 May 1994 for the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Torrens, centred in the inner north-eastern suburbs of Adelaide. This was triggered by the death of Liberal MHA Joe Tiernan on 31 March 1994, only four months after winning the seat at its first contest in the 1993 state election on a two-party vote of 56.22 percent.
Timeline
; 31 March 1994:
Tiernan died, vacating the seat of Torrens.
; 10 April 1994:
Writ of election issued by Speaker of the House of Assembly.
; 22 April 1994, at noon:
Close of nominations and ballot paper order draw conducted.
; 7 May 1994:
Polling day, between the hours of 8am and 6pm.{{cite book|title=Statistical returns for general elections—11 December 1993 and By-elections|author=State Electoral Office|year=1995|pages=184}}
Results
The Democrats, Call to Australia, and Natural Law, who contested the previous election and gained 9.7 percent, 2.6 percent, and 1.9 percent respectively, did not contest the by-election. Labor won the seat from the Liberals.
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|title=Torrens by-election, 7 May 1994History of South Australian elections, 1857-2006 - by Dean Jaensch - {{ISBN|978-0-9750486-3-4}}{{cite book|title=Statistical returns for general elections—11 December 1993 and By-elections|author=State Electoral Office|year=1995|pages=166, 188–189}}
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{{Election box candidate AU party|
|candidate = Robyn Geraghty
|party = Labor SA
|votes = 8,261
|percentage = 47.14
|change = +11.66
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{{Election box candidate AU party|
|candidate = Stephen Ernst
|party = Liberal SA
|votes = 7,785
|percentage = 44.42
|change = -3.98
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{{Election box candidate AU party|
|candidate = Dave Sag
|party = HEMP
|votes = 459
|percentage = 2.62
|change = +2.62
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{{Election box candidate AU party|
|candidate = Scott Wilson
|party = Independent (No Mining in National Parks)
|votes = 336
|percentage = 1.92
|change = +1.92
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{{Election box candidate AU party|
|candidate = William Patrick
|party = Grey Power
|votes = 224
|percentage = 1.28
|change = +1.28
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{{Election box candidate AU party|
|candidate = Robert Payne
|party = Independent (Christians for Law and Order)
|votes = 214
|percentage = 1.22
|change = +1.22
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{{Election box candidate AU party|
|candidate = Bernhard Cotton
|party = Independent
|votes = 166
|percentage = 0.95
|change = +0.95
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{{Election box candidate AU party|
|candidate = Dorothy Bremert
|party = Independent (Smokers' Rights)
|votes = 79
|percentage = 0.45
|change = +0.45
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{{Election box formal|
|votes = 17,524
|percentage = 95.78
|change = -0.10
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{{Election box informal|
|votes = 773
|percentage = 4.22
|change = +0.10
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 18,297
|percentage = 85.34
|change = -8.89
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{{Election box candidate AU party|
|party = Labor SA
|candidate = Robyn Geraghty
|votes = 9,185
|percentage = 52.41
|change = +8.63
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{{Election box candidate AU party|
|party = Liberal SA
|candidate = Stephen Ernst
|votes = 8,339
|percentage = 47.59
|change = -8.63
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{{Election box gain AU party|
|winner = Labor SA
|loser = Liberal SA
|swing = +8.63
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