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1990 Maylands state by-election

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scandal. He quit parliament a few months later, on 26 April. The writ for the by-election was issued on the same day, with the close of nominations on 4 May. Polling day was on 26 May, with the writ returned on 6 June.
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as leader of the Labor Party (and thus as premier) in February 1988, and led the party to victory at the
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vote. Edwards became only the second woman to win election to the
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held on 26 May 1990. It was triggered by the resignation of
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Edwards retained Maylands until her retirement at the
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in 1925. The election occurred on the same day as the
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The Lawrence Government: Perspective by David Black
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Index

by-election
seat of Maylands
Legislative Assembly
Western Australia
Peter Dowding
Labor
premier
Judy Edwards
general practitioner
Mount Lawley
two-party-preferred
Parliament of Western Australia
May Holman
1990 Fremantle state by-election
Peter Dowding
1986 state election
Legislative Council
Brian Burke
1989 election
WA Inc.
Labor
Judy Edwards
Liberal
Greens
Democrats
Grey Power
Independent
Independent
Independent
Independent

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