title: 1983 Bruce by-election
text: # 1983 Bruce by-election
  
  A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Bruce on 28 May 1983. This was triggered by the resignation of Liberal Party MP and former Opposition Leader Sir Billy Snedden.
  
  ## Results
  
  Bruce by-election, 1983 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Ken Aldred | 35,849 | 48.5 | +0.6 |
  | | Labor | Heather O'Connor | 31,354 | 42.4 | -1.9 |
  | | Democrats | Michael Johnson | 4,769 | 6.5 | -1.3 |
  | | Democratic Labor | John Mulholland | 1,621 | 2.2 | +2.2 |
  | | Independent | Wilhelm Kapphan | 111 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
  | | Progress | Peter Fogarty | 105 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
  | | Constitutionalist | Bill Thiele | 94 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 73,903 | 98.3 | +0.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,266 | 1.7 | -0.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 75,169 | 92.0 | -5.3 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Ken Aldred | 40,259 | 54.5 | +3.8 |
  | | Labor | Heather O'Connor | 33,644 | 45.5 | -3.8 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +3.8 | |
  