page_title: National Party of Australia leadership elections
section_title: 1990s
hierarchical_section_title: National Party of Australia leadership elections / 1990s
caption_attribution_description: Tim Tischer
context_page_description: The leader of the National Party of Australia is elected by majority vote of the federal parliamentary party. A deputy leader is elected in the same fashion. The party's longest-serving leader is Earle Page, who held the office from 1921 to 1939. It is historically rare for the incumbent leader and deputy leader to be opposed in a bid for re-election.
context_section_description: 1990: A vote for the leadership and deputy leadership was held on 10 April 1990, due to the defeat of Charles Blunt at the 1990 federal election. Tim Fischer was elected party leader ahead of four other candidates – John Sharp, Peter McGauran, Garry Nehl, and former leader Ian Sinclair. The results were not formally released, but The Canberra Times reported that Fischer defeated Sharp by 12 votes to 8 on the final ballot, with McGauran the last to be eliminated. Bruce Lloyd was re-elected deputy leader, defeating a challenge from Noel Hicks.
  1993: A vote for the leadership and deputy leadership was held on 24 March 1993. Tim Fischer defeated Ian Sinclair to retain the leadership of the party. The margin of the vote was not released and different sources reported different figures. John Anderson was elected deputy leader ahead of five other candidates, including shadow ministers Peter McGauran, John Sharp, and Bruce Scott.
  1999: A vote for the leadership and deputy leadership was held on 1 July 1999, following the resignation of Tim Fischer. John Anderson was elected leader unopposed, with Mark Vaile elected as his deputy.
caption: Tim Fischer (party leader 1990–1999)
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