The 1991 Shepparton state by-election was held on 19 October 1991 to elect the member for Shepparton in the Victorian Legislative Assembly, following the resignation of Nationals MP Peter Ross-Edwards.
Ross-Edwards had represented Shepparton since the seat was re-established in 1967, and served as the leader of the Victorian National Party (previously known as the Country Party) from 1970 until 1988.
Don Kilgour retained the seat for the Nationals, winning 51.6% of first preference votes. The Labor Party and the Liberal Party, which received 26.6% and 18.7% of the vote respectively at the 1988 state election, did not contest the by-election.
Candidates Candidates are listed in the order they appeared on the ballot.
Party Candidate Background Don Kilgour Radio announcer, sports commentator and businessman Frank Purcell Member of the Shepparton branch of the Labor Party Valerie McDougall Former finance journalist at The Age
Results
See also Electoral results for the district of Shepparton List of Victorian state by-elections
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