Claim: Among the three candidates in the 1984 Australian federal election, Michael Lee (Labor Party), who later become a member of the City of Sydney in 2004–08, had the most number of votes, followed by Isaac Shields from (Liberal Party).
Evidence: He was subsequently elected as a Labor member of the Australian House of Representatives for the seat of Dobell, at the 1984 election, serving until being defeated at the 2001 election by Liberal candidate Ken Ticehurst. Labor Michael Lee 31,112 56.2 Liberal Isaac Shields 20,114 36.3 He was a member of the House of Representatives 1984–2001, a minister in Paul Keating's government, and a member of the City of Sydney Council 2004–08.