Liberal Party of Australia leadership spill, 1994

Liberal Party of Australia
Leadership spill, 1994
23 May 1994

 
Candidate Alexander Downer John Hewson
1st Rd. 43 36
1st Rd. % 54.4% 45.6%
Leader before election

John Hewson

 Elected Leader

Alexander Downer

A leadership spill of the federal parliamentary leader of the Liberal Party of Australia was held on 23 May 1994. The incumbent, John Hewson, was defeated by Alexander Downer in a vote of Liberal Party Members of Parliament (MPs) by 43 votes to 36 votes.[1] Downer thus became the Leader of the Opposition in the Parliament of Australia.

Results

The following table gives the ballot results:

Name Votes Percentage
Alexander Downer 43 54.4
John Hewson 36 45.6

References

  1. ↑ Canberra Times, 24 May 1994
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