1983 Springvale state by-election

1983 Springvale state by-election

19 March 1983

Electoral district of Springvale in the
Victorian Legislative Assembly
  First party Second party
 
ALP
LIB
Candidate Eddie Micallef Jordan Topalides
Party Labor Liberal
Popular vote 16,682 9,692
Percentage 57.3% 33.3%
Swing 3.8 4.8
TCP 60.0% 40.0%
TCP swing 3.1 3.1

MP before election

Kevin King
Labor

Elected MP

Eddie Micallef
Labor

The 1983 Springvale state by-election was held on 19 March 1983 to elect the next member for Springvale in the Victorian Legislative Assembly, following the death of incumbent Kevin King.