A by-election for the Victorian Legislative Assembly district of Niddrie was held on 24 March 2012. The by-election was triggered by the resignation on 27 January 2012 of Rob Hulls, the former Deputy Premier of Victoria, who had held the seat since 1996. The Labor Party retained the seat.
Key dates edit
The by-election was held on 24 March, the same day as the 2012 Queensland state election.[1]
- 23 February: Issue of writ
- 24 February: Nominations opened
- 1 March: Close of electoral roll
- 7 March: Close of nominations for party candidates
- 8 March: Close of nominations for independent candidates
- 9 March: Early voting commenced
- 22 March: Close of postal voting
- 23 March: Early voting closes
- 24 March: Polling day
Candidates edit
Candidates who nominated for the by-election are (in ballot paper order):[2]
| Candidate nominations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Gerrit Schorel-Hlavka | ||
| Labor Party | Ben Carroll | ||
| Independent | Andrea Surace | ||
| Independent | David Linaker | ||
| Greens | Josie Lester | [3] | |
| Democratic Labor Party | Michael Deverala | ||
| Australian Sex Party | Amy Myers | ||
| Independent | Jim Little | ||
| Christian Democratic Party | Frank Papafotiou | ||
The Liberal Party who contested the seat at the previous election and gained 34.8 percent of the primary and 43.1 percent of the two-party vote did not run a candidate.[3]
The unregistered Australian Democrats nominated Rob Livesay as a candidate, however the party failed to correctly lodge the nomination form, with one of Livesay's supporting signatories not listed on the electoral roll in the district.[4]
Results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Ben Carroll | 12,941 | 46.8 | +1.1 | |
| Independent | Andrea Surace | 3,443 | 12.5 | +12.5 | |
| Greens | Josie Lester | 2,865 | 10.4 | +2.7 | |
| Sex Party | Amy Myers | 2,245 | 8.1 | +8.1 | |
| Independent | Jim Little | 1,924 | 7.0 | +2.2 | |
| Christian Democrats | Frank Papafotiou | 1,588 | 5.8 | +5.8 | |
| Democratic Labor | Michael Deverala | 1,322 | 4.8 | +4.8 | |
| Independent | Gerrit Schorel-Hlavka | 946 | 3.4 | +3.4 | |
| Independent | David Linaker | 357 | 1.3 | +1.3 | |
| Total formal votes | 27,631 | 88.5 | −3.2 | ||
| Informal votes | 3,584 | 11.5 | +3.2 | ||
| Turnout | 31,215 | 84.8 | −8.8 | ||
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Ben Carroll | 18,565 | 67.2 | +10.2 | |
| Independent | Andrea Surace | 9,066 | 32.8 | +32.8 | |
| Labor hold | |||||
References edit
- ^ "Niddrie by-election date announced". ABC News. 7 February 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
- ^ Niddrie District By-election 2012 Candidates Archived 20 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Victorian Electoral Commission.
- ^ a b Ly, Linh. "Greens name candidate for Niddrie by-election". Moonee-valley-leader.whereilive.com.au. Archived from the original on 2 March 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
- ^ MEDIA RELEASE: Australian Democrats withdraw from Niddrie by Election Archived 9 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine, Australian Democrats, 8 March 2012.
- ^ "Niddrie by-election results". Vec.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 26 July 2012.