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and former Young
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The by-election attracted a field of ten candidates. With South Coast being a reliably conservative electorate, the two most notable candidates were therefore those of the
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perception problem for his campaign given the number of New
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Roberts, Greg (15 August 1988). "An embittered old warhorse sharpens his political knife for some scalping".
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by-elections, winning South Coast was seen as critical by the
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on 28 August 1988. It was triggered by the resignation of sitting
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660:(1986–1989)
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367:Independent
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69:member for
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734:Categories
546:References
516:Judy Gamin
445:Judy Gamin
181:Judy Gamin
157:Candidate
114:Judy Gamin
100:Candidates
83:Mike Ahern
59:Russ Hinze
54:Background
48:Judy Gamin
41:Russ Hinze
673:Southport
581:0004-9522
524:Bob Quinn
506:Aftermath
467:Bob Quinn
287:Democrats
204:Bob Quinn
118:Bob Quinn
689:Barambah
534:See also
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176:National
108:and the
31:seat of
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656:of the
462:Liberal
432:result
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418:19,716
414:Turnout
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199:Liberal
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141:Results
126:Callide
65:as the
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408:+2.75
394:−2.75
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279:+3.14
256:+7.92
250:1,488
235:−7.42
232:22.85
229:4,293
214:+8.86
211:28.89
208:5,426
188:30.43
185:5,716
160:Votes
154:Party
493:Swing
405:4.73
377:0.32
356:0.44
335:1.20
326:ASSP
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297:2.51
276:3.14
253:7.92
222:Labor
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