1994 Coburg state by-election

1994 Coburg state by-election
14 May 1994
Electoral district of Coburg in the Victorian Legislative Assembly
Registered28,245
Turnout85.0% ( 8.3)
  First party Second party Third party
 
ALP
IND
GRE
Candidate Carlo Carli Sam Ganci Andrea Sharam
Party Labor Independent Greens
Popular vote 13,691 5,976 5,368
Percentage 52.8% 23% 20.7%
Swing 2 23 20.7
2CP 66.3% 33.7%
2CP swing 5.1 33.7
MP before election

Tom Roper
Labor

Elected MP

Carlo Carli
Labor

The 1994 Coburg state by-election was held on 14 May 1994 to elect the next member for Coburg in the Victorian Legislative Assembly, following the resignation of sitting MP Tom Roper on 31 March 1994.

The seat was retained for the Labor Party by candidate Carlo Carli, who held the seat until it was abolished in 2002. Independent candidate Gilbert Boffa later stood as a candidate in the Federal by-election for Kooyong in November.

Candidates

Candidates are listed in ballot paper order.[1] The Liberal Party, which received 29.1% of first preference votes in Coburg at the 1992 state election, did not contest the by-election.[1]

Party Candidate Background
  Independent Sam Ganci President of the Coburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry[2]
  Labor Carlo Carli Ministerial Adviser in Housing[3]
  Independent Gilbert Boffa
  Greens Andrea Sharam Activist[2]

Results

1994 Coburg state by-election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Carlo Carli 13,691 52.8 +2.0
Independent Sam Ganci 5,976 23.0 +23.0
Greens Andrea Sharam 5,368 20.7 +20.7
Independent Gilbert Boffa 906 3.5 +3.5
Total formal votes 25,941 91.8 −2.2
Informal votes 2,304 8.2 +2.2
Turnout 28,245 85.0 −7.3
Labor hold Swing N/A

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "THE FIFTY-SECOND PARLIAMENT ELECTED 3 OCTOBER 1992". Psephos: Adam Carr's Electoral Archive. Archived from the original on 11 December 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  2. ^ a b Slee, Chris (25 May 1994). "Big Green vote in Coburg". Green Left. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  3. ^ Anderson, Christ (26 November 2006). "About Carlo Carli". Brunswick Labor. Archived from the original on 13 September 2009. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
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