1993 Liberal Party of Australia leadership spill

Liberal Party of Australia
Leadership spill, 1993

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Candidate  | John Hewson | John Howard | Bruce Reid
Caucus vote  | 47 | 30  | 1
Percentage  | 60.2% | 38.4%  | 1.4%
Seat  | Wentworth (NSW)  | Bennelong (NSW)  | Bendigo (Vic.)

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| Leader before election

John Hewson

| Elected Leader

John Hewson

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A spill of the leadership of the Liberal Party of Australia took place on March 23, 1993, following the 1993 federal election. The spill was won by incumbent leader John Hewson over former leader John Howard by 47 votes to 30 while backbencher Bruce Reid attracted only one sole vote, presumably his own. For the Deputy leadership Michael Wooldridge won against Peter Costello.[1][2]

## Background[edit]

After John Hewson was blamed for losing the 1993 "unloseable election" because of his staunch promotion of a Goods and Services Tax and an inability to sell his policies to voters, Hewson initially stated he would not recontest but was convinced to do so to block John Howard from winning.

## Candidates[edit]

* John Hewson, incumbent Leader, Member for Wentworth
* John Howard, Shadow Minister for Industrial Relations, Employment and Training, Member for Bennelong
* Bruce Reid, Member for Bendigo

## Results[edit]

Liberal Party of Australia
deputy leadership ballot, 1993

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Candidate  | Michael Wooldridge | Peter Costello
Final ballot | 45 (57.1%) | 33 (42.9%)
Seat  | Casey (Vic.)  | Higgins (Vic.)

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| Deputy Leader before election

Peter Reith

| Elected Deputy Leader

Michael Wooldridge

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The following tables gives the ballot results:

### Leadership ballot[edit]

Name  | Votes  | Percentage

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| John Hewson | 47 | 60.2
| John Howard | 30  | 38.4
| Bruce Reid | 1  | 1.4

### Deputy leadership ballot[edit]

Candidate  | Final ballot  | %

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| Michael Wooldridge | 45 | 57.1
| Peter Costello | 33  | 42.9

Other candidates in order of elimination:[3]

* Ken Aldred, David Connolly and Alexander Downer
* Wilson Tuckey
* Peter Reith
* David Jull

## Aftermath[edit]

Over the following year Hewson's leadership was undermined by the likes of Peter Costello[4] and Bronwyn Bishop. This led to his defeat in May 1994 by Alexander Downer.

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Politics will get you". The Liberals. Episode 5. 1995.
2. ^ The Canberra Times, March 24, 1993
3. ^ "Hewson pledges change, but still hails Fightback". Canberra Times (Act : 1926 - 1995). 24 March 1993. p. 1.
4. ^ "Out of the rough: Kennett and Kroger end feud". The Age. 22 June 2005. Retrieved 13 July 2013.

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