1994 Taylor state by-election

The 1994 Taylor state by-election was held on 5 November 1994 in the South Australian House of Assembly electorate of Taylor, centred on Paralowie in the northern suburbs of Adelaide. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of state Labor MHA and former Premier, Lynn Arnold, on 21 September 1994. The newly-created seat had been won by Arnold at the 1993 state election with a primary vote of 51.06 percent.

Timeline
Arnold resigned, vacating the seat of Taylor.
 * 21 September 1994:

Writ issued by Speaker of the House of Assembly for an by-election in Taylor.
 * 6 October 1994:

Close of nominations and draw for positions on the ballot paper.
 * 21 October 1994, at noon:

Polling day, between the hours of 8am and 6pm.
 * 5 November 1994:

Results
The Liberal Party and the Democrats, who contested the previous election and gained 36.62 percent and 12.32 percent of the vote respectively, did not run candidates in the by-election. Labor easily retained the seat.