1994 Liberal Party of Australia leadership spill

Liberal Party of Australia
Leadership spill, 1994

← 1993 23 May 1994 1995 →

Candidate Alexander Downer John Hewson Caucus vote 43 36 Percentage 54.4% 45.6% Seat Mayo (SA) Wentworth (NSW)

Leader before election John Hewson Elected Leader Alexander Downer

A leadership spill of the federal parliamentary leader of the Liberal Party of Australia was held on 23 May 1994. The incumbent, John Hewson, was defeated by Alexander Downer in a vote of Liberal Party Members of Parliament (MPs) by 43 votes to 36 votes.^[1] Downer thus became the Leader of the Opposition in the Parliament of Australia.