1999 Holt by-election

1999 Holt by-election

6 November 1999
  First party Second party
 
DEM
Candidate Anthony Byrne Polly Morgan
Party Labor Democrats
Popular vote 48,499 10,896
Percentage 65.63% 14.74%
Swing 5.85 8.75
TPP 72.06% 27.94%
TPP swing 6.95 27.94

MP before election

Gareth Evans
Labor

Elected MP

Anthony Byrne
Labor

The 1999 Holt by-election was held in the Australian electorate of Holt in Victoria on 6 November 1999. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of the sitting member, former Australian Labor Party deputy leader Gareth Evans on 30 September 1999. The writ for the by-election was issued on 1 October 1999.