Liberal Party of Australia
leadership election, 1990
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| | | LIB | Candidate | John Hewson | Peter Reith | Alasdair Webster | Caucus vote | 62 | 13 | 5 | Percentage | 75.5% | 16.2% | 8.3% | Seat | Wentworth (NSW) | Flinders (Vic.) | Macquarie (NSW) | |
Leader before election Andrew Peacock | Elected Leader John Hewson | |
A spill of the leadership of the Liberal Party of Australia took place on 3 April 1990, following the defeat of the Liberal Party at the federal election five days earlier. The spill was won by John Hewson over Peter Reith by 62 votes to 13.[1] Reith was then elected deputy leader of the Party.
An election for the deputy leadership of the party was held, as under Liberal Party rules, all leadership positions are declared vacant after a general election, no matter what the outcome.
Background
Despite winning a slim majority (50.10 percent) of the two-party vote in the 1990 election, the Coalition came seven seats short of government. Andrew Peacock stood down as leader less than a year since he replaced John Howard, and supported his Shadow Treasurer John Hewson to replace him.
Candidates
Potential candidates who declined to run
Results
The following tables gives the ballot results:
Leadership ballot
Deputy leadership ballot
Other candidates:[3]
Aftermath
After his election as leader, Hewson endorsed former leader Peacock as his deputy, which caused a furore with Howard supporters, however, Peacock had no interest in becoming deputy leader again and withdrew happily. Peter Reith was instead elected deputy in a close contest against Peacock supporter David Jull.[4][5]
References
- ^ Canberra Times, 4 April 1990
- ^ March of Patriots: The Struggle for Modern Australia. Written by Paul Kelly.
- ^ "Up to six may try for Libs' deputy leader". The Canberra Times. 1 April 1990.
- ^ "Winner Hewson sets his agenda". The Canberra Times. Vol. 64, no. 20, 080. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 4 April 1990. p. 1. Retrieved 3 October 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Kelly, Paul (1994). The End of Certainty: Power, Politics, and Business in Australia. Allen & Unwin. pp. 192, 193. ISBN 1-86373-757-X.
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