1979 Grayndler by-election

A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Grayndler on 23 June 1979. It was triggered by the death of Labor Party MP Frank Stewart.

The by-election was won by Labor candidate Leo McLeay, the Assistant General Secretary of the state's Labor branch.

Results

1979 Grayndler by-election ^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Leo McLeay	30,764	61.8	+4.1
	Liberal	Vassil Vassiliou	12,161	24.4	−9.0
	Democrats	Stephen Kirkham	1,848	3.7	−3.5
	Voice of the Elderly	Stanley Duncan	1,845	3.7	+3.7
	Independent	Charles Bellchambers	1,051	2.1	+2.1
	Australian National Alliance	Frank Salter	863	1.7	+0.0
	Socialist	Frank Vouros	665	1.3	−0.4
	Socialist Workers	Juanita Keig	591	1.2	+1.2
Total formal votes			49,788	94.7
Informal votes			2,806	5.3
Turnout			52,594	77.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Leo McLeay		69.2	+7.0
	Liberal	Vassil Vassiliou		30.8	−7.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.0

^ "1979 Grayndler by-election". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.

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