Custance state by-election, 1990
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A by-election was held for the South Australian House of Assembly
seat of Custance
on 23 June 1990. This was triggered by the resignation of former state Liberal
leader and MHA John Olsen
.
South Australian House of Assembly
The House of Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of South Australia. The other is the Legislative Council. It sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Adelaide.- Overview :...
seat of Custance
Electoral district of Custance
Custance was an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia from 1985 to 1997. The district was based in the Barossa Valley.Custance was renamed Schubert at the 1997 state election.-Members for Custance:...
on 23 June 1990. This was triggered by the resignation of former state Liberal
Liberal Party of Australia
The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
leader and MHA John Olsen
John Olsen
John Wayne Olsen, AO was Premier of South Australia between 28 November 1996 and 22 October 2001.-Parliament:Olsen was a member of the Liberal Party and Member of Parliament for more than 20 years...
.