1983 Springvale state by-election

1983 Springvale state by-election
Electoral district of Springvale in the ; Victorian Legislative Assembly
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.^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Eddie Micallef	16,682	57.3	+3.8
	Liberal	Jordan Topalides	9,692	33.3	−4.8
	DLP−Call to Australia	John Mulholland	1,921	6.6	+3.6
	Social Democrats	Peter Allan	803	2.8	+2.8
Total formal votes			29,098	97.7	+0.8
Informal votes			681	2.3	−0.8
Turnout			29,779	87.9	−6.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Eddie Micallef		60.0	+3.1
	Liberal	Jordan Topalides		40.0	−3.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.1

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