2010 Altona state by-election

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A by-election was held for the Victorian Legislative Assembly seat of Altona on 13 February 2010, following the sudden resignation of state Transport Minister Lynne Kosky on 18 January, who cited a family member's health as the reason for her decision to leave politics. [1] Altona is widely considered a safe Labor seat, Kosky won over 60% of the primary vote at the 2006 state election.

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The Labor Party's Jill Hennessy, a lawyer who sits on the board of Western Health, won the seat despite a 13 percent swing away from Labor. The Liberals and Greens went up by 11 percent and 2 percent respectively. Hennessy retained the seat in the November 2010 state election.

Candidates

The following candidates nominated; they are listed in ballot-paper order. [2]

Election results

Altona state by-election, 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jill Hennessy 18,24947.50−13.11
Liberal Mark Rose13,42734.95+11.06
Greens David Strangward4,00610.43+2.01
Independent Liz Mumby6931.80+1.80
Independent Brijender Nain6341.65+1.65
Independent Brian Shaw6231.62+1.62
Socialist Alliance Margarita Windisch6071.58+1.58
Independent Andrew Rixon1820.47+0.47
Total formal votes38,42195.18+1.29
Informal votes1,9474.82−1.29
Turnout 40,36893.69−9.03
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jill Hennessy 22,25257.93−12.28
Liberal Mark Rose16,16042.07+12.28
Labor hold Swing −12.28

References

  1. "Kosky leaves her station for family reasons". ABC News. 18 January 2010. Archived from the original on 23 January 2010.
  2. "VEC: Altona District By-Election 2010 : Candidates for Altona District". Archived from the original on 1 February 2010. Retrieved 30 January 2010.
  3. 2010 Altona by-election: The Poll Bludger