A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Oxley on 8 October 1988. This was triggered by the resignation of former Labor Party leader Bill Hayden to become Governor-General.
Both the Liberal Party and the National Party fielded candidates; the Liberal Party overtook the National Party into second place. The election was won by Labor candidate Les Scott, despite an 11.8% swing to the Liberals.
Candidates
Results
Oxley by-election, 1988[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labor | Les Scott | 28,427 | 49.1 | -10.8 |
| Liberal | David Cooke | 15,853 | 27.4 | +12.6 |
| National | Barry Hoffensetz | 9,876 | 17.1 | -3.1 |
| Independent | Michael Darby | 3,345 | 5.8 | +5.8 |
| Independent | Otto Kuhne | 353 | 0.6 | +0.6 |
Total formal votes | 57,854 | 97.4 | |
Informal votes | 1,563 | 2.6 | |
Turnout | 59,417 | 88.5 | |
Two-party-preferred result |
| Labor | Les Scott | 30,705 | 53.1 | -11.8 |
| Liberal | David Cooke | 27,134 | 46.9 | +46.9 |
| Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
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