A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Corangamite on 18 February 1984. This was triggered by the resignation of Liberal Party MP Tony Street. The by-election was held to coincide with the Hughes and Richmond by-elections.
The election was comfortably won by Liberal candidate Stewart McArthur.
Candidates
Democratic Labor Party – Joseph Lam. Liberal Party of Australia – Stewart McArthur, a local farmer and company director. Australian Labor Party – Gavan O'Connor, a local farmer and teacher. O'Connor was later elected to federal Parliament as the member for Corio in 1993. National Party of Australia – David Seymour.
Results
See also List of Australian federal by-elections
References