2008 Lakemba state by-election
Election result for Lakemba, New South Wales, Australia
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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Lakemba on 18 October 2008 after former Premier Morris Iemma resigned as member for Lakemba.[1] By-elections for the seats of Cabramatta, Port Macquarie and Ryde were held on the same day.
The seat was retained by the Labor Party at the by-election.
Dates
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 19 September 2008 | Resignation of Morris Iemma.[2] |
| 22 September 2008 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.[3] |
| 26 September 2008 | Date of nomination |
| 18 October 2008 | Polling day |
| 1 November 2008 | Return of writ |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Robert Furolo | 23,004 | 58.2 | −15.7 | |
| Liberal | Michael Hawatt | 9,354 | 23.66 | +10.5 | |
| Greens | Kristian Bolwell | 4,847 | 12.3 | +8.4 | |
| Christian Democrats | Allan Lotfizadeh | 1,292 | 3.3 | [a] | |
| Robert Aiken | 564 | 1.4 | +1.4 | ||
| Christian Democrats | Zarif Abdulla | 479 | 1.2 | [a] | |
| Total formal votes | 39,540 | 96.1 | +0.3 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,696 | 3.9 | −0.3 | ||
| Turnout | 41,236 | 80.4 | −11.75 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Robert Furolo | 24,308 | 70.5 | −13.5 | |
| Liberal | Michael Hawatt | 10,173 | 29.5 | +13.5 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | −13.5 | |||
- The combined Christian Democrats vote was 4.5 percent, an increase of 0.5 percentage points.