A by-election will be held in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Northern Tablelands on 22 June 2024, following the resignation of National Party MP Adam Marshall.[1][2]
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Electoral district of Northern Tablelands in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly | ||||||||||
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Candidates edit
The Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party has expressed interest in contesting the by-election.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Background | |
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| National | Brendan Moylan | Solicitor[4] | |
| Independent | Duncan Fischer | Businessman[5] | |
Key Dates edit
Key dates in relation to the by-election are:[6]
- 31 May 2024 – Issue of writ, Close of rolls
- 6 June 2024 – Close of nominations
- 7 June 2024 – Declaration of nominations
- 15 June 2024 – Commencement of early voting
- 17 June 2024 – Applications for postal voting closes
- 22 June 2024 – Polling day
- 12 July 2024 – Return of writ
Previous election results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| National | Adam Marshall | 35,575 | 71.6 | −1.8 | |
| Labor | Yvonne Langenberg | 5,045 | 10.2 | −0.8 | |
| Greens | Elizabeth O'Hara | 2,369 | 4.8 | −0.8 | |
| Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Michael Hay | 2,239 | 4.5 | −5.1 | |
| Legalise Cannabis | Peter O'Loghlin | 1,148 | 2.3 | +2.3 | |
| Independent | Billy Wood | 980 | 2.0 | +2.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Margaret Hammond | 783 | 1.6 | +1.6 | |
| Sustainable Australia | Alan Crowe | 595 | 1.2 | +1.2 | |
| Independent | Natasha Ledger | 496 | 1.0 | +1.0 | |
| Public Education | Gary Hampton | 425 | 0.9 | +0.9 | |
| Total formal votes | 49,655 | 98.0 | −0.1 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,039 | 2.0 | +0.1 | ||
| Turnout | 50,694 | 87.6 | −3.1 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| National | Adam Marshall | 37,654 | 83.8 | +0.7 | |
| Labor | Yvonne Langenberg | 7,255 | 16.2 | −0.7 | |
| National hold | Swing | +0.7 | |||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "NSW's safest seat to go to byelection as MP quits". Sydney Morning Herald. 4 April 2024.
- ^ "Northern Tablelands State By-Election". Electoral Commission of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ^ "2024 Northern Tablelands By-election: Candidate Application". Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ "NSW Nationals preselect Brendan Moylan for Northern Tablelands by-election". New South Wales National Party. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ "Duncan Fischer for Northern Tablelands". Duncan Fischer. Archived from the original on 26 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ "2024 Northern Tablelands State by-election".
- ^ LA First Preference: Northern Tablelands, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ LA Two Candidate Preferred: Northern Tablelands, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.