Английская Википедия:2016 Orange state by-election
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use Australian English Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox election A by-election for the seat of Orange in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly was held on 12 November 2016. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Nationals MP Andrew Gee on 6 May to contest the division of Calare at the 2016 federal election. The by-election was won by Philip Donato of the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party—the first seat won by the party in a state lower house.
By-elections for the seats of Canterbury and Wollongong were held on the same day.
Background
The federal seat of Calare was vacated at the 2016 federal election by the retirement of John Cobb, who had held the seat for the National Party since 2007, and the seat of Parkes before that. On 30 April 2016, state member for Orange Andrew Gee contested and won a Nationals preselection ballot against three other candidates.[1]
Although Orange was considered a safe Nationals seat with Gee holding the seat on a margin of 21.7 and the party having held the seat since 1947, a backlash against the Nationals was expected due in part to the Baird government's previous proposal to ban greyhound racing and the merger of a number of local councils.[2]
Dates
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 30 May 2016 | Andrew Gee ceased to be a member of parliament.[3] |
| 23 September 2016 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.[4] |
| 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 eight candidates in ballot paper order are as follows:[5]
| Candidate nominations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Notes (not on ballot paper) | |
| Шаблон:Australian party style| | The Greens | Janelle Bicknell | Registered nurse specialising in mental health for older people. Greens candidate for Orange at the 2015 state election.[6] |
| Шаблон:Australian party style| | The Nationals | Scott Barrett | Campaign manager, co-ordinator and policy advisor for the National Party.[6] |
| Шаблон:Australian party style| | Shooters, Fishers and Farmers | Philip Donato | Police prosecutor.[6] |
| Шаблон:Australian party style| | Independent | Kevin Duffy | Local councillor on Cabonne and Orange City Councils. Labor candidate for Orange in 2007 and 2011, and Calare in 2010.[6] |
| Шаблон:Australian party style| | Independent | Scott Munro | Orange City councillor, grazier and butcher. Unsuccessfully contested Nationals preselection for Orange and Calare.[6] |
| Шаблон:Australian party style| | Country Labor | Bernard Fitzsimon | Public Service Association and union delegate. Labor candidate for Orange in 2015.[6] |
| Шаблон:Australian party style| | Christian Democratic Party | Dianne Decker | Disability services sector worker and former Forbes councillor.[6] |
| Шаблон:Australian party style| | Independent | Ian Donald | Geologist and business consultant.[6] |
Results
Шаблон:Election box begin Шаблон:Election box candidate AU party Шаблон:Election box candidate AU party Шаблон:Election box candidate AU party Шаблон:Election box candidate AU party Шаблон:Election box candidate AU party Шаблон:Election box candidate AU party Шаблон:Election box candidate AU party Шаблон:Election box candidate AU party
Шаблон:Election box formal Шаблон:Election box informal Шаблон:Election box turnout Шаблон:Election box 2cp Шаблон:Election box candidate AU party Шаблон:Election box candidate AU party Шаблон:Election box gain AU party Шаблон:Election box end On election night, a notional two-party-preferred count was conducted between the Nationals and Labor, which was abandoned when it became apparent that the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party would be in second place. A two-candidate-preferred check count completed on 16 November showed the SFFP ahead by 84 votes. When the official distribution of preferences took place on 17 November, the count ended with the Nationals in front by 66 votes.[7] The Shooters Party contested the result, claiming an error in the count of about 100 votes.[8] A review of the ballots found a bundle of votes had been wrongly applied in the distribution, and the result was a win for Philip Donato by 55 votes.[7] The National Party requested a recount, which was granted and was conducted Monday 21 November.[9] The recount confirmed the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party's win by a margin of 50 votes.[10]
See also
References
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