1988 Adelaide by-election

1988 Adelaide by-election
6 February 1988
Division of Adelaide (SA) in the House of Representatives
  First party Second party Third party
 
DEM
Candidate Mike Pratt Don Farrell Ian McLeish
Party Liberal Labor Democrats
Primary vote 26,777 22,897 7,097
Percentage 44.4% 38.0% 11.8%
Swing 8.9 10.9 2.7
TPP 51.9% 48.2%
TPP swing 8.4 8.4
MP before election

Chris Hurford
Labor

Elected MP

Mike Pratt
Liberal

A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Adelaide on 6 February 1988. This was triggered by the resignation of Labor Party MP Chris Hurford to become Australia's Consul-General in New York City.

The election was won by Liberal candidate Mike Pratt with an 8.4 percent two-party-preferred swing on a 1.9 percent margin, defeating Labor candidate Don Farrell.

The 1988 Port Adelaide by-election occurred seven weeks later.

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