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A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Adelaide on 6 February 1988. This was triggered by the resignation of Labor Party MP Chris Hurford to become Australia's Consul-General in New York City.
The election was won by Liberal candidate Mike Pratt with an 8.4 percent two-party swing on a 1.9 percent margin, defeating Labor candidate Don Farrell.
The 1988 Port Adelaide by-election occurred seven weeks later.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Mike Pratt | 26,777 | 44.4 | +8.9 | |
Labor | Don Farrell | 22,897 | 38.0 | -10.9 | |
Democrats | Ian McLeish | 7,097 | 11.8 | +2.7 | |
Independent | Bronwyn Mewett | 1,408 | 2.3 | +2.3 | |
National | Bryan Stokes | 1,000 | 1.7 | -3.4 | |
Independent | Michael Brander | 409 | 0.9 | +0.9 | |
Independent | John Litten | 367 | 0.6 | +0.6 | |
Unite Australia | Dorothy McGregor-Dey | 218 | 0.4 | +0.4 | |
Republican | Peter Consandine | 104 | 0.2 | +0.2 | |
Total formal votes | 60,277 | 96.1 | |||
Informal votes | 2,432 | 3.9 | |||
Turnout | 62,709 | 88.0 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Mike Pratt | 31,195 | 51.9 | +8.4 | |
Labor | Don Farrell | 28,967 | 48.2 | -8.4 | |
Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +8.4 |