1996 Doutta Galla Province state by-election

A by-election was held for the Doutta Galla Province in the Victorian Legislative Council on 30 March 1996. The by-election was caused by the vacancy following the resignation of David White, who unsuccessfully contested the lower house seat of Tullamarine.

1996 Victorian state election: Doutta Galla by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tayfun Eren	73,796	57.0	+5.6
	Liberal	R McClymont	48,506	37.5	+1.3
	Independent	S Bingle	7,103	5.5	+5.5
Total formal votes			129,405	95.6	+2.2
Informal votes			6,011	4.4	−2.2
Turnout			135,416	93.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tayfun Eren	77,348	59.8
	Liberal	R McClymont	52,057	40.2
	Labor hold		Swing