1986 Scullin by-election

A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Scullin in Victoria (Australia) on 8 February 1986. This was triggered by the resignation of Labor Party MP and Speaker Harry Jenkins to become Australian Ambassador to Spain.

Scullin had always been a very safe Labor seat, and the election was won easily by Labor candidate Harry Jenkins (the former member's son), despite a swing to the Liberal Party.

Candidates

 * Liberal Party of Australia – Domenic Cichello.
 * Australian Democrats – Joseph Privitelli.
 * Democratic Labor Party – John Mulholland. Mulholland had previously contested three federal elections and one by-election for the DLP.
 * Australian Labor Party – Harry Jenkins, a public servant, son of the retiring member Harry Jenkins.
 * Socialist Workers Party – Maurice Sibelle.