2016 Wollongong state by-election
Election result for Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
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A by-election for the seat of Wollongong in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly was held on 12 November 2016. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Noreen Hay (Labor) on 31 August.
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12 November 2016
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By-elections for the seats of Canterbury and Orange were held on the same day.
Dates
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 23 September 2016 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.[1] |
| 27 October 2016 | Close of nominations for candidates |
| 12 November 2016 | Polling day, between the hours of 8 am and 6 pm |
| 25 November 2016 | Return of writ |
Candidates
The five candidates in ballot paper order were as follows:
| Candidate nominations[2][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Notes (not on ballot paper) | |
| Labor | Paul Scully | Chief operating officer of the Australian Institute for Innovative Materials at the University of Wollongong. | |
| Christian Democratic Party (Fred Nile Group) | Colleen Baxter | Musician, volunteer community worker and financial/legal clerk. | |
| Independent | Gordon Bradbery | Ordained minister in the Uniting Church in Australia. Lord Mayor of Wollongong from 2012. | |
| Shooters, Fishers and Farmers | Joe Rossi | ||
| The Greens | Cath Blakey | Environmental projects officer. Greens candidate for Cunningham at the 2016 federal election. | |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Paul Scully | 23,588 | 48.1 | +7.7 | |
| Independent | Gordon Bradbery | 16,707 | 34.0 | +34.0 | |
| Greens | Cath Blakey | 5,216 | 10.6 | +1.1 | |
| Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Joe Rossi | 1,793 | 3.7 | +3.7 | |
| Christian Democrats | Colleen Baxter | 1,769 | 3.6 | +0.7 | |
| Total formal votes | 49,073 | 96.8 | +0.9 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,605 | 3.2 | −0.9 | ||
| Turnout | 50,678 | 93.6 | +4.5 | ||
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Paul Scully | 26,739 | 58.0 | −0.9 | |
| Independent | Gordon Bradbery | 19,336 | 42.0 | +42.0 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |||