1993 Liberal Party of Australia leadership spill

Liberal Party of Australia
Leadership spill, 1993

← 1990 23 March 1993 1994 →

LIB Candidate John Hewson John Howard Bruce Reid Caucus vote 47 30 1 Percentage 60.2% 38.4% 1.4% Seat Wentworth (NSW) Bennelong (NSW) Bendigo (Vic.)

Leader before election John Hewson Elected Leader John Hewson

A spill of the leadership of the Liberal Party of Australia took place on 23 March 1993, following the 1993 federal election. The spill was won by incumbent leader John Hewson over former leader John Howard by 47 votes to 30 while backbencher Bruce Reid attracted only one sole vote, presumably his own. For the Deputy leadership Michael Wooldridge won against Peter Costello.^[1][2]