Английская Википедия:2017 Northcote state by-election
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A by-election for the seat of Northcote in the Victorian Legislative Assembly was held on 18 November 2017. The by-election was triggered by the death of Labor Party MP Fiona Richardson on 23 August 2017.[1] While the seat historically has firmly been in the Labor Party's hands since its inception in 1927, environmental issues, rising house prices and demographic trends have resulted in a stronger Greens vote at recent elections.[2] The Liberal Party elected not to field a candidate.[2]
The seat was won by the Greens on a swing of more than 11.5%. ABC election expert Antony Green called the seat for the Greens at 8.30 pm on the night of the count.[3] Greens candidate Lidia Thorpe became the first female Aboriginal MP in the Victorian Parliament as a result of the victory and the Greens increased their representation in the Legislative Assembly to three MPs.[3]
Background
The by-election was called following the death of former Labor member for the district and Minister for Women, Fiona Richardson. Having taken medical leave from Parliament on 7 August 2017, she died in office on 23 August. This triggered a vacancy in the seat, with writs for election being issued by the Assembly Speaker, Colin Brooks.
Candidates
A total of 12 candidates were declared nominated by the VEC. The Liberal Party decided against fielding a candidate.
| 12 candidates in ballot paper order | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Background | |
| Шаблон:Australian party style| | Independent | Russell Hayward | Preston resident and executive-level manager in welfare and disability sectors. |
| Шаблон:Australian party style| | Independent | Brian Sanaghan | Former Northcote Councillor in 1970s, later expelled for refusing to take oath to Queen. |
| Шаблон:Australian party style| | Greens | Lidia Thorpe | Gunnai-Gunditjmara businesswoman.[4] |
| Шаблон:Australian party style| | Animal Justice | Nina Lenk | Animal activist and party Northern Metropolitan Manager. |
| Шаблон:Australian party style| | Independent | Laura Chipp | Daughter of Don Chipp, former leader of the Australian Democrats. Endorsed by the unregistered Reason Party (formerly known as the Australian Sex Party).[5] |
| Шаблон:Australian party style| | Independent | Philip Cooper | Yorta Yorta elder with 40 years' experience in Aboriginal community affairs. |
| Шаблон:Australian party style| | Liberal Democrats | Dean Rossiter | Student at La Trobe University. |
| Шаблон:Australian party style| | Labor | Clare Burns | Speech pathologist and union official.[6] |
| Шаблон:Australian party style| | Independent | Joseph Toscano | Medical practitioner, broadcaster and anarchist activist. |
| Шаблон:Australian party style| | Independent | Bryony Edwards | Previously worked in human services policy making and community development. |
| Шаблон:Australian party style| | Independent | Nevena Spirovska | Freelance writer. |
| Шаблон:Australian party style| | Independent | Vince Fontana | Former Darebin councillor and mayor.[7] |
Results
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|- | Шаблон:Australian party style | | style="text-align:left;"| Independent Reason | style="text-align:left;"| Laura Chipp | style="text-align:right;"| 1,152 | style="text-align:right;"| 3.2 | style="text-align:right;"| +3.2 |-
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|- | bgcolor="#0E57BF"| | style="text-align:left;"| Independent Save The Planet | style="text-align:left;"| Bryony Edwards | style="text-align:right;"| 154 | style="text-align:right;"| 0.4 | style="text-align:right;"| −0.4 |-
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The VEC stops distributing preferences when a candidate reaches over 50 per cent of the vote. An indicative two-candidate-preferred count had Lidia Thorpe (Greens) on 20,137 votes (55.6%) to Clare Burns (Labor) on 16,080 votes (44.4%)—a swing of 11.6 percentage points to the Greens.[8]
See also
References
External links
- Victorian Electoral Commission: Northcote District by-election
- ABC Elections: 2017 Northcote by-election
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