1992 Alexandra state by-election

A by-election was held for the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Alexandra on 9 May 1992. This was triggered by the resignation of former state Liberal MHA Ted Chapman. The seat had been retained by the Liberals since it was created and first contested at the 1973 state election. The by-election was held on the same day as the Kavel state by-election.

1992 Alexandra state by-election

9 May 1992
Electoral district of Alexandra in the South Australian House of Assembly
First party Second party   IND Candidate Dean Brown Ivar Schmidt Party Liberal Independent Primary vote 9,662 2,889 Percentage 47.9% 14.3% Swing 11.3 14.3 TCP 60.2% 39.8% TCP swing 5.8 39.8
MP before election Ted Chapman Liberal Elected MP Dean Brown Liberal

Liberal candidate Dean Brown retained the seat after preferences.

Results

Alexandra state by-election, 9 May 1992

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dean Brown	9,662	47.9	−11.3
	Independent	Ivar Schmidt	2,889	14.3	+14.3
	Democrats	Anthony Dickson	2,484	12.3	−2.9
	Labor	Johanna van der Velde	2,290	11.3	−13.3
	Independent	Peter Charles	1,219	6.0	+6.0
	Independent Alliance	Roger Oates	998	4.9	+4.9
	Independent Alliance	Reg Macey	644	3.2	+3.2
Total formal votes			20,186	95.5	−2.4
Informal votes			943	4.5	+2.4
Turnout			21,129	88.4	−6.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	Dean Brown	12,155	60.2	−5.8
	Independent	Ivar Schmidt	8,031	39.8	+39.8
	Liberal hold

See also

• List of South Australian House of Assembly by-elections