1988 Barambah state by-election

1988 Barambah state by-election
16 April 1988
Electoral district of Barambah in the Queensland Legislative Assembly
Turnout84.90% ( 8.63)
  First party Second party Third party
 
CEC
Candidate Warren Truss Trevor Perrett John Lang
Party National CEC Labor
Primary vote 4,754 3,639 2,033
Percentage 41.27% 31.59% 17.65%
Swing 36.20 31.59 4.88
2CP 45.89% 54.11%
2CP swing 31.58 54.11
MP before election

Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen
National

 Elected MP

Trevor Perrett
Citizens Electoral Council

The 1988 Barambah state by-election was held on 16 April 1988 to elect the member for Barambah in the Queensland Legislative Assembly, following the resignation of resignation of National MP and former premier Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen. Until the by-election, the seat had been considered the Nationals' safest seat in Queensland.

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