1996 Blaxland by-election

1996 Blaxland by-election

15 June 1996

Division of Blaxland (New South Wales) in the House of Representatives
  First party Second party Third party
 
AAFI
RARI
Candidate Michael Hatton Peter John Krumins John Hutchinson
Party Labor AAFI Reclaim Australia
Primary vote 37,804 8,759 5,771
Percentage 58.83% 13.63% 8.98%
Swing 0.12 10.88 8.98
TPP 69.06% 30.94%
TPP swing 6.08 30.94

MP before election

Paul Keating
Labor

Elected MP

Michael Hatton
Labor

The 1996 Blaxland by-election was held in the Australian electorate of Blaxland in New South Wales on 15 June 1996. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of the sitting member, the Australian Labor Party's Paul Keating on 23 April 1996. The writ for the by-election was issued on 13 May 1996.