title: 1996 Doutta Galla Province state by-election
text: # 1996 Doutta Galla Province state by-election
  
  A by-election was held for the Doutta Galla Province in the Victorian Legislative Council on 30 March 1996. The by-election was caused by the vacancy following the resignation of David White, who unsuccessfully contested the lower house seat of Tullamarine.
  
  1996 Victorian state election: Doutta Galla by-election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Tayfun Eren | 73,796 | 57.0 | +5.6 |
  | | Liberal | R McClymont | 48,506 | 37.5 | +1.3 |
  | | Independent | S Bingle | 7,103 | 5.5 | +5.5 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 129,405 | 95.6 | +2.2 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 6,011 | 4.4 | -2.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 135,416 | 93.1 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Tayfun Eren | 77,348 | 59.8 | |
  | | Liberal | R McClymont | 52,057 | 40.2 | |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |
  