2024 Epping state by-election
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19 October 2024
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Electoral district of Epping in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 59,908 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 77.01% ( 13.69) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A by-election for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Epping was held on 19 October 2024, following the resignation of Liberal Party MP and former premier Dominic Perrottet.[1]
The previous member for this seat, Dominic Perrottet, was premier from 2021 to 2023 when the Liberal Party in New South Wales lost government. During his tenure as member for Epping Perrottet was also treasurer from 2017 until 2021. Before Perrottet was member for Epping, he was member for the electorate of Hawkesbury from 2015 until 2019, and member for the electorate of Castle Hill from 2011 until 2015.[2]
Key dates
- Issue of writ – 27 September 2024
- Close of roll – 27 September 2024
- Close of nominations – 3 October 2024
- Candidates announced – 4 October 2024
- Early voting commences – 12 October 2024
- Postal vote applications close – 14 October 2024
- Polling day – 19 October 2024
- Last day for return of the writ – 8 November 2024[3]
Previous results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Dominic Perrottet | 25,439 | 48.9 | −5.4 | |
| Labor | Alan Mascarenhas | 17,599 | 33.9 | +5.4 | |
| Greens | Phil Bradley | 5,489 | 10.6 | +0.7 | |
| Independent | Victor Waterson | 1,322 | 2.5 | +2.5 | |
| Animal Justice | Carmen Terceiro | 1,091 | 2.1 | +2.1 | |
| Sustainable Australia | Bradley Molloy | 1,045 | 2.0 | +2.0 | |
| Total formal votes | 51,985 | 97.6 | +0.2 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,279 | 2.4 | −0.2 | ||
| Turnout | 53,264 | 90.7 | −1.3 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Dominic Perrottet | 26,648 | 54.8 | −6.5 | |
| Labor | Alan Mascarenhas | 22,013 | 45.2 | +6.5 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | −6.5 | |||
Candidates
Candidates are listed in the order they appear on the ballot.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Background | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Monica Tudehope | Former deputy chief-of-staff for former premier Dominic Perrottet[6] | |
| Independent | Edgar Lu | [6] | |
| Greens | Duncan Voyage | Formerly worked in the Department of Defence and recently Médecins Sans Frontières.[6] | |
| Independent | Dezhong (Jerry) Wang[6] | ||
| Libertarian | Robert Cribb[6] | ||
Liberal
On 17 August 2024 the Liberal Party preselected Monica Tudehope.[7]
Preselection results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Monica Tudehope | 89 | 77.39 | ||
| Liberal | Sreeni Pillamarri | ||||
| Liberal | Felicity Findlay | ||||
| Total formal votes | 115 | 100.00 | |||
Greens
On 24 August 2024, the Greens preselected Duncan Voyage.[8]
Labor
The governing Labor Party stated they would not contest the by-election, with Premier Chris Minns stating "a swing against us would be a massive distraction".[9]