A by-election for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Epping will be held on 19 October 2024, following the resignation of Liberal Party MP and former Premier Dominic Perrottet.[2]
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Electoral district of Epping in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly | ||||||||||
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| Registered | 59,689[1] | |||||||||
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Background
editPrevious results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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
editLiberal
editOn 17 August 2024 the Liberal Party preselected Monica Tudehope.[5]
Preselection results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Monica Tudehope | 89 | 77.39 | ||
| Liberal | Sreeni Pillamarri | ||||
| Liberal | Felicity Findlay | ||||
| Total formal votes | 115 | 100.00 | |||
Greens
editOn 24 August 2024, the Greens preselected Duncan Voyage.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "NSW Enrolment Statistics". NSW Electoral Commission. 1 August 2024. Epping. Archived from the original on 14 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ Greg Piper, Speaker (14 August 2024). "Electoral District of Epping Issue of Writ". Legislative Assembly Hansard – 14 August 2024 – Proof. New South Wales: Legislative Assembly. Archived from the original on 14 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ LA First Preference: Epping, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ LA Two Candidate Preferred: Epping, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ Lewis, Alexander [@alexlewisjourno] (17 August 2024). "Tudehope comfortably won preselection against current and former Hornsby councillors Sreeni Pillamarri and Felicity Findlay" (Tweet). Retweeted by Preselection Updates. Archived from the original on 17 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024 – via Twitter.
Breaking: Monica Tudehope has been preselected to stand for the Liberal Party in the seat vacated by former NSW premier Dominic Perrottet. Ms Tudehope, the daughter of Shadow Treasurer Damien Tudehope, won 89 votes out of 115 to run for the party in Epping. #nswpols
- ^ @Preselection_AU (24 August 2024). "Epping (NSW State, 4.8%):" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 24 August 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024 – via Twitter.
The NSW Greens have selected HR professional Duncan Voyage as their candidate to succeed outgoing Premier Dominic Perrottet at October's by-election.