Alexandra state by-election, 1992

A by-election was held for the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Alexandra on 9 May 1992. This was triggered by the resignation of former state Liberal MHA Ted Chapman. The seat had been retained by the Liberals since it was created and first contested at the 1973 state election. The by-election was held on the same day as the Kavel state by-election.

Results

The Liberals retained the seat after preferences.

Alexandra state by-election, 9 May 1992^[1][2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	D Brown	9,662	47.9	-11.3
	Independent	I Schmidt	2,889	14.3	+14.3
	Democrats	A D Dickson	2,484	12.3	-2.9
	Labor	J J van der Veld	2,290	11.3	-13.3
	Independent	P A Charles	1,219	6.0	+6.0
	Australian Independent Alliance	R M Oates	998	4.9	+4.9
	Australian Independent Alliance	R G Macey	644	3.2	+3.2
Total formal votes			20,186	95.5	-2.4
Informal votes			943	4.5	+2.4
Turnout			21,129	88.4	-6.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	D Brown	12,155	60.2	-5.8
	Independent	I Schmidt	8,031	39.8	+39.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A

See also

• List of South Australian state by-elections

References

1. History of South Australian elections, 1857-2006 - by Dean Jaensch - ISBN 978-0-9750486-3-4
2. History of South Australian Elections 1857 - 2006 Volume 1: ECSA
3. SA elections archive: Antony Green ABC