1991 Shepparton state by-election

1991 Shepparton state by-election
19 October 1991
Electoral district of Shepparton in the Victorian Legislative Assembly
Registered32,125
Turnout87.1% ( 6.9)
  First party Second party Third party
 
IND
IND
Candidate Don Kilgour Valerie McDougall Frank Purcell
Party National Independent Ind. Labor
First preference vote 14,132 10,600 2,662
Percentage 51.6% 38.7% 9.7%
Swing 3.1 38.7 9.7
MP before election

John Ellis
National

 Elected MP

Don Kilgour
National

The 1991 Shepparton state by-election was held on 19 October 1991 to elect the member for Shepparton in the Victorian Legislative Assembly, following the resignation of Nationals MP Peter Ross-Edwards.

Ross-Edwards had represented Shepparton since the seat was re-established in 1967, and served as the leader of the Victorian National Party (previously known as the Country Party) from 1970 until 1988.

Don Kilgour retained the seat for the Nationals, winning 51.6% of first preference votes. The Labor Party and the Liberal Party, which received 26.6% and 18.7% of the vote respectively at the 1988 state election, did not contest the by-election.

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