The 1991 Menzies by-election was held in the Australian electorate of Menzies in Victoria on 11 May 1991. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of the sitting member, the former deputy Liberal Party leader Neil Brown.
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The Australian Labor Party did not field a candidate. The by-election was won by the Liberal Party's Kevin Andrews.
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Kevin Andrews | 40,154 | 67.7 | +9.3 | |
Democrats | Ken Peak | 13,070 | 22.0 | +10.4 | |
Against Further Immigration | Denis McCormack | 4,055 | 6.8 | +6.8 | |
Independent | Jim Bernard | 2,035 | 3.4 | +3.4 | |
Total formal votes | 59,314 | 95.0 | −1.9 | ||
Informal votes | 3,103 | 5.0 | +1.9 | ||
Turnout | 62,417 | 86.1 | −10.5 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Kevin Andrews | 42,719 | 72.0 | +7.7 | |
Democrats | Ken Peak | 16,578 | 28.0 | +28.0 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |