List of Australian federal by-elections
List of by-elections
In the following table, gains for the Australian Labor Party are highlighted in red, for the Liberal Party of Australia and its predecessors (including the Protectionist Party) in blue, for the National Party of Australia and its predecessors as well as the unrelated Australian Greens in green, and for others in grey.

List of Australian federal by-elections

Section Title: List of by-elections
Table Section Text: In the following table, gains for the Australian Labor Party are highlighted in red, for the Liberal Party of Australia and its predecessors (including the Protectionist Party) in blue, for the National Party of Australia and its predecessors as well as the unrelated Australian Greens in green, and for others in grey.

45th Parliament (2016–2019)[edit]

Division	Date	Cause	Former member	Party	Winner	Party

Wentworth	20 October 2018	Resignation	Malcolm Turnbull	Liberal	Kerryn Phelps	Independent

Braddon	28 July 2018	Resignation	Justine Keay	Labor	Justine Keay	Labor

Fremantle	28 July 2018	Resignation	Josh Wilson	Labor	Josh Wilson	Labor

Longman	28 July 2018	Resignation	Susan Lamb	Labor	Susan Lamb	Labor

Mayo	28 July 2018	Resignation	Rebekha Sharkie	Centre Alliance	Rebekha Sharkie	Centre Alliance

Perth	28 July 2018	Resignation	Tim Hammond	Labor	Patrick Gorman	Labor

Batman	17 March 2018	Resignation	David Feeney	Labor	Ged Kearney	Labor

Bennelong	16 December 2017	Resignation	John Alexander	Liberal	John Alexander	Liberal

New England	2 December 2017	Disqualification	Barnaby Joyce	National	Barnaby Joyce	National

44th Parliament (2013–2016)[edit]

Division	Date	Cause	Former member	Party	Winner	Party

North Sydney	5 December 2015	Resignation	Joe Hockey	Liberal	Trent Zimmerman	Liberal

Canning	19 September 2015	Death	Don Randall	Liberal	Andrew Hastie	Liberal

Griffith	8 February 2014	Resignation	Kevin Rudd	Labor	Terri Butler	Labor

43rd Parliament (2010–2013)[edit]

No by-elections held

42nd Parliament (2007–2010)[edit]

Division	Date	Cause	Former member	Party	Winner	Party

Higgins	5 December 2009	Resignation	Peter Costello	Liberal	Kelly O'Dwyer	Liberal

Bradfield	5 December 2009	Resignation	Brendan Nelson	Liberal	Paul Fletcher	Liberal

Lyne	6 September 2008	Resignation	Mark Vaile	National	Rob Oakeshott	Independent

Mayo	6 September 2008	Resignation	Alexander Downer	Liberal	Jamie Briggs	Liberal

Gippsland	28 June 2008	Resignation	Peter McGauran	National	Darren Chester	National

41st Parliament (2004–2007)[edit]

Division	Date	Cause	Former member	Party	Winner	Party

Werriwa	19 March 2005	Resignation	Mark Latham	Labor	Chris Hayes	Labor

40th Parliament (2001–2004)[edit]

Division	Date	Cause	Former member	Party	Winner	Party

Cunningham	19 October 2002	Resignation	Stephen Martin	Labor	Michael Organ	Greens

39th Parliament (1998–2001)[edit]

Division	Date	Cause	Former member	Party	Winner	Party

Aston	14 July 2001	Death	Peter Nugent	Liberal	Chris Pearce	Liberal

Ryan	17 March 2001	Resignation	John Moore	Liberal	Leonie Short	Labor

Isaacs	12 August 2000	Death	Greg Wilton	Labor	Ann Corcoran	Labor

Holt	6 November 1999	Resignation	Gareth Evans	Labor	Anthony Byrne	Labor

38th Parliament (1996–1998)[edit]

Division	Date	Cause	Former member	Party	Winner	Party

Fraser	1 February 1997	Resignation	John Langmore	Labor	Steve Dargavel	Labor

Lindsay	19 October 1996	Disqualification	Jackie Kelly	Liberal	Jackie Kelly	Liberal

Blaxland	15 June 1996	Resignation	Paul Keating	Labor	Michael Hatton	Labor

37th Parliament (1993–1996)[edit]

Division	Date	Cause	Former member	Party	Winner	Party

Wentworth	8 April 1995	Resignation	John Hewson	Liberal	Andrew Thomson	Liberal

Canberra	25 March 1995	Resignation	Ros Kelly	Labor	Brendan Smyth	Liberal

Kooyong	19 November 1994	Resignation	Andrew Peacock	Liberal	Petro Georgiou	Liberal

Mackellar	26 March 1994	Resignation	Jim Carlton	Liberal	Bronwyn Bishop	Liberal

Warringah	26 March 1994	Resignation	Michael MacKellar	Liberal	Tony Abbott	Liberal

Bonython	19 March 1994	Resignation	Neal Blewett	Labor	Martyn Evans	Labor

Fremantle	12 March 1994	Resignation	John Dawkins	Labor	Carmen Lawrence	Labor

Werriwa	28 January 1994	Resignation	John Kerin	Labor	Mark Latham	Labor

36th Parliament (1990–1993)[edit]

Division	Date	Cause	Former member	Party	Winner	Party

Wills	11 April 1992	Resignation	Bob Hawke	Labor	Phil Cleary	Independent

Menzies	11 May 1991	Resignation	Neil Brown	Liberal	Kevin Andrews	Liberal

35th Parliament (1987–1990)[edit]

Division	Date	Cause	Former member	Party	Winner	Party

Gwydir	15 April 1989	Resignation	Ralph Hunt	National	John Anderson	National

Oxley	8 October 1988	Resignation	Bill Hayden	Labor	Les Scott	Labor

Groom	9 April 1988	Resignation	Tom McVeigh	National	Bill Taylor	Liberal

Port Adelaide	26 March 1988	Resignation	Mick Young	Labor	Rod Sawford	Labor

Adelaide	6 February 1988	Resignation	Chris Hurford	Labor	Mike Pratt	Liberal

34th Parliament (1984–1987)[edit]

Division	Date	Cause	Former member	Party	Winner	Party

Scullin	8 February 1986	Resignation	Harry Jenkins, Sr.	Labor	Harry Jenkins	Labor

33rd Parliament (1983–1984)[edit]

Division	Date	Cause	Former member	Party	Winner	Party

Corangamite	18 February 1984	Resignation	Tony Street	Liberal	Stewart McArthur	Liberal

Hughes	18 February 1984	Resignation	Les Johnson	Labor	Robert Tickner	Labor

Richmond	18 February 1984	Resignation	Doug Anthony	National	Charles Blunt	National

Moreton	5 November 1983	Resignation	Sir James Killen	Liberal	Don Cameron	Liberal

Bruce	28 May 1983	Resignation	Sir Billy Snedden	Liberal	Ken Aldred	Liberal

Wannon	7 May 1983	Resignation	Malcolm Fraser	Liberal	David Hawker	Liberal

32nd Parliament (1980–1983)[edit]

Division	Date	Cause	Former member	Party	Winner	Party

Flinders	4 December 1982	Resignation	Sir Phillip Lynch	Liberal	Peter Reith	Liberal

Lowe	13 March 1982	Resignation	Sir William McMahon	Liberal	Michael Maher	Labor

Wentworth	11 April 1981	Resignation	Bob Ellicott	Liberal	Peter Coleman	Liberal

Boothby	21 February 1981	Resignation	John McLeay	Liberal	Steele Hall	Liberal

Curtin	21 February 1981	Resignation	Victor Garland	Liberal	Allan Rocher	Liberal

McPherson	21 February 1981	Death	Eric Robinson	Liberal	Peter White	Liberal

31st Parliament (1977–1980)[edit]

Division	Date	Cause	Former member	Party	Winner	Party

Grayndler	23 June 1979	Death	Frank Stewart	Labor	Leo McLeay	Labor

Werriwa	23 September 1978	Resignation	Gough Whitlam	Labor	John Kerin	Labor

30th Parliament (1975–1977)[edit]

Division	Date	Cause	Former member	Party	Winner	Party

Cunningham	25 October 1977	Death	Rex Connor	Labor	Stewart West	Labor

29th Parliament (1974–1975)[edit]

Division	Date	Cause	Former member	Party	Winner	Party

Bass	28 June 1975	Resignation	Lance Barnard	Labor	Kevin Newman	Liberal

28th Parliament (1972–1974)[edit]

Division	Date	Cause	Former member	Party	Winner	Party

Parramatta	22 September 1973	Resignation	Nigel Bowen	Liberal	Philip Ruddock	Liberal

27th Parliament (1969–1972)[edit]

Division	Date	Cause	Former member	Party	Winner	Party

Murray	20 March 1971	Resignation	Sir John McEwen	Country	Bruce Lloyd	Country

Chisholm	19 September 1970	Death	Sir Wilfrid Kent Hughes	Liberal	Tony Staley	Liberal

Australian Capital Territory	30 May 1970	Death	Jim Fraser	Labor	Kep Enderby	Labor

26th Parliament (1966–1969)[edit]

Division	Date	Cause	Former member	Party	Winner	Party

Bendigo	7 June 1969	Resignation	Noel Beaton	Labor	David Kennedy	Labor

Gwydir	7 June 1969	Resignation	Ian Allan	Country	Ralph Hunt	Country

Curtin	19 April 1969	Resignation	Paul Hasluck	Liberal	Victor Garland	Liberal

Higgins	24 February 1968	Death	Harold Holt	Liberal	John Gorton	Liberal

Capricornia	30 September 1967	Death	George Gray	Labor	Doug Everingham	Labor

Corio	22 July 1967	Resignation	Hubert Opperman	Liberal	Gordon Scholes	Labor

25th Parliament (1963–1966)[edit]

Division	Date	Cause	Former member	Party	Winner	Party

Kooyong	2 April 1966	Resignation	Sir Robert Menzies	Liberal	Andrew Peacock	Liberal

Dawson	26 February 1966	Death	George Shaw	Country	Rex Patterson	Labor

Riverina	27 February 1965	Resignation	Hugh Roberton	Country	Bill Armstrong	Country

Robertson	5 December 1964	Resignation	Roger Dean	Liberal	William Bridges-Maxwell	Liberal

Angas	20 June 1964	Resignation	Sir Alec Downer	Liberal	Geoffrey Giles	Liberal

Parramatta	20 June 1964	Resignation	Sir Garfied Barwick	Liberal	Nigel Bowen	Liberal

Denison	15 February 1964	Death	Athol Townley	Liberal	Adrian Gibson	Liberal

24th Parliament (1961–1963)[edit]

Division	Date	Cause	Former member	Party	Winner	Party

East Sydney	28 September 1963	Death	Eddie Ward	Labor	Len Devine	Labor

Grey	1 June 1963	Death	Edgar Russell	Labor	Jack Mortimer	Labor

Batman	1 September 1962	Death	Alan Bird	Labor	Sam Benson	Labor

23rd Parliament (1958–1961)[edit]

Division	Date	Cause	Former member	Party	Winner	Party

Higinbotham	10 December 1960	Death	Frank Timson	Liberal	Don Chipp	Liberal

Calare	5 November 1960	Resignation	John Howse	Liberal	John England	Country

Balaclava	16 July 1960	Resignation	Percy Joske	Liberal	Ray Whittorn	Liberal

Bendigo	16 July 1960	Death	Percy Clarey	Labor	Noel Beaton	Labor

Hunter	9 April 1960	Resignation	H. V. Evatt	Labor	Bert James	Labor

La Trobe	9 April 1960	Resignation	Richard Casey	Liberal	John Jess	Liberal

22nd Parliament (1955–1958)[edit]

Division	Date	Cause	Former member	Party	Winner	Party

Parramatta	8 March 1958	Resignation	Howard Beale	Liberal	Sir Garfield Barwick	Liberal

Richmond	15 September 1957	Death	Larry Anthony	Country	Doug Anthony	Country

Wentworth	8 December 1956	Resignation	Sir Eric Harrison	Liberal	Les Bury	Liberal

Barker	13 October 1956	Death	Archie Cameron	Liberal	Jim Forbes	Liberal

Cunningham	(11 April 1956)	Death	Billy Davies	Labor	Victor Kearney	Labor

21st Parliament (1954–1955)[edit]

Division	Date	Cause	Former member	Party	Winner	Party

Cook	21 May 1955	Death	Tom Sheehan	Labor	Jim Cope	Labor

20th Parliament (1951–1954)[edit]

Division	Date	Cause	Former member	Party	Winner	Party

Gwydir	19 December 1953	Death	Thomas Treloar	Country	Ian Allan	Country

Corangamite	29 August 1953	Death	Allan McDonald	Liberal	Dan Mackinnon	Liberal

Lang	29 August 1953	Death	Dan Mulcahy	Labor	Frank Stewart	Labor

Dalley	9 May 1953	Death	Sol Rosevear	Labor	Arthur Greenup	Labor

Bradfield	20 December 1952	Death	Billy Hughes	Liberal	Harry Turner	Liberal

Werriwa	29 November 1952	Death	Bert Lazzarini	Labor	Gough Whitlam	Labor

Flinders	18 October 1952	Death	Rupert Ryan	Liberal	Keith Ewert	Labor

Lyne	22 March 1952	Death	Jim Eggins	Country	Philip Lucock	Country

Balaclava	28 July 1951	Resignation	Thomas White	Liberal	Percy Joske	Liberal

Macquarie	28 July 1951	Death	Ben Chifley	Labor	Tony Luchetti	Labor

19th Parliament (1949–1951)[edit]

No by-elections held

18th Parliament (1946–1949)[edit]

No by-elections held

17th Parliament (1943–1946)[edit]

Division	Date	Cause	Former member	Party	Winner	Party

Henty	30 March 1946	Resignation	Arthur Coles	Independent	Jo Gullett	Liberal

Wimmera	9 February 1946	Resignation	Alexander Wilson	Independent	Winton Turnbull	Country

Fremantle	18 August 1945	Death	John Curtin	Labor	Kim Beazley	Labor

16th Parliament (1940–1943)[edit]

Division	Date	Cause	Former member	Party	Winner	Party

Boothby	24 May 1941	Death	John Price	United Australia	Grenfell Price	United Australia

Swan	21 December 1940	Death	Henry Gregory	Country	Thomas Marwick	Country

Kalgoorlie	16 November 1940	Death	Albert Green	Labor	Herbert Johnson	Labor

15th Parliament (1937–1940)[edit]

Division	Date	Cause	Former member	Party	Winner	Party

Corio	2 March 1940	Resignation	Richard Casey	United Australia	John Dedman	Labor

Wilmot	27 May 1939	Death	Joseph Lyons	United Australia	Lancelot Spurr	Labor

Griffith	20 May 1939	Death	Frank Baker	Labor	William Conelan	Labor

Wakefield	10 December 1938	Death	Charles Hawker	United Australia	Sydney McHugh	Labor

14th Parliament (1934–1937)[edit]

Division	Date	Cause	Former member	Party	Winner	Party

Gwydir	8 May 1937	Resignation	Aubrey Abbott	Country	William Scully	Labor

Darling Downs	19 December 1936	Death	Sir Littleton Groom	United Australia	Arthur Fadden	Country

Kennedy	12 December 1936	Death	Darby Riordan	Labor	Bill Riordan	Labor

Fawkner	17 August 1935	Death	George Maxwell	United Australia	Harold Holt	United Australia

Newcastle	1 June 1935	Death	David Watkins	Labor	David Watkins	Labor

13th Parliament (1931–1934)[edit]

Division	Date	Cause	Former member	Party	Winner	Party

Flinders	11 November 1933	Resignation	Stanley Bruce	United Australia	James Fairbairn	United Australia

East Sydney	6 February 1932	Death	John Clasby	United Australia	Eddie Ward	Labor (NSW)

12th Parliament (1929–1931)[edit]

Division	Date	Cause	Former member	Party	Winner	Party

East Sydney	7 March 1931	Death	John West	Labor	Eddie Ward	Labor

Parkes	31 January 1931	Resignation	Edward McTiernan	Labor	Charles Marr	Nationalist

Franklin	14 December 1929	Death	William McWilliams	Independent	Charles Frost	Labor

11th Parliament (1928–1929)[edit]

Division	Date	Cause	Former member	Party	Winner	Party

Balaclava	3 August 1929	Resignation	William Watt	Nationalist	Thomas White	Nationalist

10th Parliament (1925–1928)[edit]

Division	Date	Cause	Former member	Party	Winner	Party

Wide Bay	(3 September 1928)	Death	Edward Corser	Nationalist	Bernard Corser	Country

Martin	16 June 1928	Death	Herbert Pratten	Nationalist	Graham Pratten	Nationalist

Warringah	21 May 1927	Resignation	Sir Granville Ryrie	Nationalist	Archdale Parkhill	Nationalist

Dalley	26 February 1927	Resignation	William Mahony	Labor	Ted Theodore	Labor

Eden-Monaro	6 March 1926	Death	Sir Austin Chapman	Nationalist	John Perkins	Nationalist

9th Parliament (1922–1925)[edit]

No by-elections held

8th Parliament (1919–1922)[edit]

Division	Date	Cause	Former member	Party	Winner	Party

Yarra	18 February 1922	Death	Frank Tudor	Labor	James Scullin	Labor

Parramatta	10 December 1921	Resignation	Sir Joseph Cook	Nationalist	Herbert Pratten	Nationalist

West Sydney	3 September 1921	Death	T. J. Ryan	Labor	William Lambert	Labor

Maranoa	30 July 1921	Death	Jim Page	Labor	James Hunter	Country

Kalgoorlie	18 December 1920	Expulsion	Hugh Mahon	Labor	George Foley	Nationalist

Ballaarat	10 July 1920	Election declared void	Edwin Kerby	Nationalist	Charles McGrath	Labor

7th Parliament (1917–1919)[edit]

Division	Date	Cause	Former member	Party	Winner	Party

Echuca	20 September 1919	Death	Albert Palmer	Nationalist	William Hill	VFU

Corangamite	14 December 1918	Death	Chester Manifold	Nationalist	William Gibson	VFU

Swan	26 October 1918	Death	Sir John Forrest	Nationalist	Edwin Corboy	Labor

Flinders	11 May 1918	Resignation	Sir William Irvine	Nationalist	Stanley Bruce	Nationalist

Grampians	27 October 1917	Death	Carty Salmon	Nationalist	Edmund Jowett	Nationalist

Darwin	30 June 1917	Death	Charles Howroyd	Nationalist	William Spence	Nationalist

6th Parliament (1914–1917)[edit]

Division	Date	Cause	Former member	Party	Winner	Party

Wide Bay	11 December 1915	Resignation	Andrew Fisher	Labor	Edward Corser	Liberal

Dalley	(6 May 1915)	Death	Robert Howe	Labor	William Mahony	Labor

Grampians	20 February 1915	Death	Edward Jolley	Labor	Carty Salmon	Liberal

Bendigo	6 February 1915	Death	John Arthur	Labor	Alfred Hampson	Labor

5th Parliament (1913–1914)[edit]

Division	Date	Cause	Former member	Party	Winner	Party

Adelaide	10 January 1914	Death	Ernest Roberts	Labor	George Edwin Yates	Labor

Kalgoorlie	(22 December 1913)	Death	Charles Frazer	Labor	Hugh Mahon	Labor

4th Parliament (1910–1913)[edit]

Division	Date	Cause	Former member	Party	Winner	Party

Werriwa	1 June 1912	Resignation	David Hall	Labor	Benjamin Bennett	Labor

Boothby	11 November 1911	Death	Lee Batchelor	Labour	David Gordon	Liberal

North Sydney	11 March 1911	Death	George Edwards	Liberal	Granville Ryrie	Liberal

Batman	8 February 1911	Death	Henry Beard	Labour	Frank Brennan	Labour

Kooyong	24 August 1910	Resignation	William Knox	Liberal	Sir Robert Best	Liberal

3rd Parliament (1906–1910)[edit]

Division	Date	Cause	Former member	Party	Winner	Party

Wakefield	28 August 1909	Death	Sir Frederick Holder	Independent	Richard Foster	Liberal

Adelaide	13 June 1908	Death	Charles Kingston	Protectionist	Ernest Roberts	Labour

Echuca	10 July 1907	Election declared void	Albert Palmer	Anti-Socialist	Albert Palmer	Anti-Socialist

2nd Parliament (1903–1906)[edit]

Division	Date	Cause	Former member	Party	Winner	Party

Riverina	18 May 1904	Election declared void	Robert Blackwood	Free Trade	John Chanter	Protectionist

Melbourne	30 March 1904	Election declared void	Sir Malcolm McEacharn	Protectionist	William Maloney	Labour

Wilmot	26 February 1904	Death	Sir Edward Braddon	Free Trade	Norman Cameron	Free Trade

1st Parliament (1901–1903)[edit]

Division	Date	Cause	Former member	Party	Winner	Party

East Sydney	4 September 1903	Resignation	George Reid	Free Trade	George Reid	Free Trade

Tasmania	26 March 1902	Death	Frederick Piesse	Free Trade	William Hartnoll	Free Trade

Darling Downs	14 September 1901	Death	William Henry Groom	Protectionist	Littleton Groom	Protectionist

Sentence(s)

In December 2017, both Joyce and Alexander contested and won by-elections in their former seats of New England and Bennelong

final_sentence: In December 2017, both Joyce and Alexander contested and won by-elections in their former seats of New England and Bennelong