1993 Broadmeadows state by-election

1993 Broadmeadows state by-election

18 September 1993

Electoral district of Broadmeadows
in the Victorian Legislative Assembly
Registered32,055
Turnout81.4% ( 12.4)
  First party Second party
 
IND
Candidate John Brumby Sonja Rutherford
Party Labor Independent
Popular vote 16,316 4,973
Percentage 66.8% 20.4%
Swing 7.0 20.4

MP before election

Jim Kennan
Labor

Elected MP

John Brumby
Labor

The 1993 Boardmeadows state by-election was held on 18 September 1993 to elect the next member for Boardmeadows in the Victorian Legislative Assembly, following the resignation of incumbent MP and opposition leader Jim Kennan on 29 June 1993.

The seat was retained for the Labor Party by candidate John Brumby, who held the seat until his resignation in 2010. 10 days after the election, he was appointed Leader of the Opposition and subsequently served as Premier of Victoria from 2007 to 2010.