2007 Williamstown state by-election

2007 Williamstown state by-election

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Electoral district of Williamstown in the Victorian Legislative Assembly
Registered	38,034
Turnout	84.93% ( 6.86)
First party Second party Third party   Candidate Wade Noonan Janet Rice Catherine Cumming Party Labor Greens Independent Primary  vote 16,775 6,592 2,703 Percentage 55.74% 21.90% 8.98% Swing 5.96 9.54 8.98 TCP 64.10% 35.90% TCP swing 10.20 35.90
MP before election Steve Bracks Labor Elected MP Wade Noonan Labor

The 2007 Williamstown state by-election was held on 15 September 2007 to elect the member for Williamstown in the Victorian Legislative Assembly, following the resignation of sitting MP and former premier Steve Bracks on 30 July 2007.

Bracks had held the seat since 1994, and had been leader of the state Labor Party since 1999, serving as Premier from 1999 to 2007. Williamstown is generally considered a safe seat for the ALP, and Bracks' predecessor in the seat, Joan Kirner, was also a former Premier.

With the resignation of Premier Steve Bracks on 30 July 2007, a by-election was required. On 4 August 2007 Janet Rice was confirmed to be the candidate for The Greens; the previous day (3 August 2007) the Liberal Party had confirmed that they would not run a candidate. ^[1] This left Janet Rice as the person most likely to displace an ALP candidate, although she would need to greatly improve upon the vote that the Greens received in the 2006 state election. Former Transport Workers Union of Australia assistant secretary Wade Noonan held the seat for Labor. ^[2]

Results

2007 Williamstown state by-election ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Wade Noonan	16,775	55.74	–5.96
	Greens	Janet Rice	6,592	21.90	+9.54
	Independent	Catherine Cumming	2,703	8.98	+8.98
	Family First	Veronica Hayes	1,472	4.89	+0.44
	Democratic Labor	Vern Hughes	789	2.59	+2.59
	Independent	Janis Rossiter	648	2.15	+2.15
	Independent	Vivienne Millington	485	1.61	+1.61
	Independent	Nathan Tavendale	331	1.10	+1.10
	Independent	Wajde Assaf	311	1.03	+0.22
Total formal votes			30,111	93.21	–1.16
Informal votes			2,193	6.79	+1.16
Turnout			32,304	84.93	−6.86
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Wade Noonan	19,278	64.10	−10.20
	Greens	Janet Rice	10,797	35.90	+35.90
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

See also

• 1994 Williamstown state by-election

References

1. "Cr Rice will run for seat". Star Community. 6 August 2007. Archived from the original on 27 November 2024. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
2. "Williamstown District By-Election 2007: Albert Park District". Victorian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 October 2007. Retrieved 11 October 2007.
3. "Williamstown District By-Election 2007: Williamstown District". Victorian Electoral Commission. 15 September 2007. Retrieved 15 January 2008.
4. "THE FIFTY-SIXTH PARLIAMENT ELECTED 25 NOVEMBER 2006". Psephos: Adam Carr's Electoral Archive. Archived from the original on 25 March 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2024.