1996 Lytton state by-election
{{Short description|Legislative Assembly of Queensland election}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
A by-election was held in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland seat of Lytton on 5 October 1996. It was triggered by the resignation of sitting Labor member Tom Burns. The by-election was won by Labor candidate Paul Lucas.
Result
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{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Labor QLD
|candidate = Paul Lucas
|votes = 10,832
|percentage = 54.7
|change = -1.5
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Liberal QLD
|candidate = Jenny Mansell
|votes = 5,480
|percentage = 27.7
|change = -7.3
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Democrats
|candidate = Marianne Dickie
|votes = 1,223
|percentage = 6.2
|change = +6.2
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Shooters
|candidate = Wendy Kelly
|votes = 750
|percentage = 3.8
|change = +3.8
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Independent
|candidate = Nigel Freemarijuana
|votes = 608
|percentage = 3.1
|change = +3.1
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Greens QLD
|candidate = Norma Nord
|votes = 570
|percentage = 2.9
|change = -5.9
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Independent
|candidate = B Groom
|votes = 147
|percentage = 0.7
|change = +0.7
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Independent
|candidate = B Richardson
|votes = 131
|percentage = 0.7
|change = +0.7
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Independent
|candidate = Steve Purtill
|votes = 47
|percentage = 0.2
|change = +0.2
}}
{{Election box formal
|votes = 19,788
|percentage = 98.9
|change = +0.4
}}
{{Election box informal
|votes = 229
|percentage = 1.1
|change = -0.4
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 20,017
|percentage = 88.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box 2pp}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Labor QLD
|candidate = Paul Lucas
|votes = 11,952
|percentage = 66.1
|change = +4.8
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Liberal QLD
|candidate = Jenny Mansell
|votes = 6,129
|percentage = 33.9
|change = -4.8
}}
{{Election box hold AU party
|winner = Labor QLD
|swing = +4.8
}}
{{Election box end}}
See also
References
- [http://www.abc.net.au/elections/archive/qld/QLD1998_Results.pdf 1998 Election results] (includes previous term's by-elections)
Category:1996 elections in Australia