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450:Adelaide by-election, 1988
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857:"By-Elections 1987-1990"
315:The election was won by
372:– Michael Brander
404:Australian Labor Party
353:– Bronwyn Mewett
632:Dorothy McGregor-Dey
394:for the party in 1987
388:Unite Australia Party
382:Australian Democrats
323:with an 8.4 percent
1203:47th (2022–present)
710:Two-party-preferred
668:Total formal votes
451:
384:– Ian McLeish
378:– John Litten
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141:Popular vote
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607:Independent
586:Independent
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408:Don Farrell
376:Independent
370:Independent
357:Independent
351:Independent
332:Don Farrell
302:Labor Party
290:by-election
157:Percentage
112:Don Farrell
1218:Categories
805:References
725:Mike Pratt
650:Republican
482:Mike Pratt
458:Candidate
422:Mike Pratt
361:republican
345:Candidates
321:Mike Pratt
319:candidate
272:Mike Pratt
267:Elected MP
219:TPP swing
106:Mike Pratt
101:Candidate
523:Democrats
439:Bob Hawke
325:two-party
135:Democrats
921:Adelaide
793:See also
565:National
429:Campaign
420:–
406:–
298:Adelaide
296:seat of
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861:Psephos
766:Liberal
752:28,967
729:31,195
720:Liberal
712:result
699:62,709
695:Turnout
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509:22,897
486:26,777
477:Liberal
445:Results
317:Liberal
276:Liberal
149:22,897
125:Liberal
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684:2,432
572:1,000
551:1,408
530:7,097
515:-10.9
461:Votes
455:Party
212:48.2%
173:Swing
168:11.8%
165:38.0%
152:7,097
145:26,777
121:Party
936:Oxley
931:Groom
779:Swing
773:Labor
771:from
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512:38.0
500:Labor
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489:44.4
328:swing
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208:51.9%
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161:44.4%
130:Labor
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304:MP
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