Английская Википедия:2015 Polwarth state by-election
Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox election A by-election for the seat of Polwarth in the Victorian Legislative Assembly was held on 31 October 2015. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Terry Mulder on 3 September 2015. Former Premier of Victoria, Denis Napthine, resigned his seat representing the adjacent district of South-West Coast on the same day as Mulder.[1] The by-election for South-West Coast was held on the same day.
Candidates
8 candidates in ballot paper order | |||
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Party | Candidate | Background | |
Шаблон:Australian party style| | Greens | Joe Miles | Welfare officer & disability support,[2] anti-fracking organiser in Victoria's South West & Barwon region.[3] |
Шаблон:Australian party style| | Democratic Labour | Carmel Kavanagh | Leads a charity providing refugee advocacy, housing and resettlement assistance.[4] |
Шаблон:Australian party style| | Country | Melinda Cass | Farmer from Cressy.[5] |
Шаблон:Australian party style| | National | David O'Brien | Former member of the Victorian Legislative Council for Western Victoria Region.[6] |
Шаблон:Australian party style| | Independent | Brendan Eckel | A Ballarat-based psychiatric nurse.[4] |
Шаблон:Australian party style| | Sex Party | Meredith Doig | Company director and management consultant. Member of the university council for Federation University Australia.[7] President of the Rationalist Society of Australia.[8] |
Шаблон:Australian party style| | Liberal | Richard Riordan | Colac businessman, owner of Riordan Colac Hire, board member of the Corangamite Catchment Management Authority, former chairman of Colac Area Health board.[9] |
Шаблон:Australian party style| | Christians | Geoff Rogers | Candidate for federal seat of Lalor at the 2013 federal election.[10] |
The Labor government did not contest the by-elections in the safe Liberal seats of Polwarth and South-West Coast.[11]
How-to-vote cards
Candidate volunteers attempt to distribute how-to-vote cards to voters at polling booths which show the candidate's suggested preference allocation. Candidates and parties which suggested preferences are shown in each column of the table below. The Australian Sex Party ran an open card at this by-election.
Greens[12] | DLP[12] | Country[13] | National[12] | Eckel | Sex | Liberal | Christians[12] | |
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Greens | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | No card
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6 | 7 | |
DLP | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | ||
Country | 6 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | ||
National | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
Eckel | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | ||
Sex | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 8 | |
Liberal | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||
Christians | 8 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
Result
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The VEC distributed preliminary preferences until a candidate exceeded 50 per cent of the vote, in this case Liberal candidate Richard Riordan.[14]
See also
References
External links
- Victorian Electoral Commission: Polwarth District by-election
- ABC Elections: 2015 Polwarth by-election
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