1988 Port Adelaide by-election

A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Port Adelaide on 26 March 1988. This was triggered by the resignation of Labor Party MP Mick Young over alleged mishandling of campaign donations.

1988 Port Adelaide by-election
26 April 1988
  First party Second party
 
Candidate Rod Sawford Judy Fuller
Party Labor Liberal
Popular vote 29,773 23,818
Percentage 47.1% 37.7%
Swing 14.2 9.1
TPP 55.2% 44.8%
TPP swing 11.1 11.1
MP before election

Mick Young
Labor

 Elected MP

Rod Sawford
Labor

The election was won by Labor candidate Rod Sawford, despite an 11.1% swing to the Liberal Party.

The 1988 Adelaide by-election had occurred seven weeks earlier.

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