2013 Lyndhurst state by-election

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2013 Lyndhurst state by-election
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27 April 2023
 First partySecond partyThird party
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FFP
DLP
Candidate Martin Pakula Stephen NowlandGeraldine Gonsalvez
Party Labor Family First Democratic Labour
Popular vote12,8994,4543,467
Percentage41.0%14.1%11.0%
SwingDecrease2.svg 14.5Increase2.svg 9.3Increase2.svg 9.8
TPP 57.0%43.0%
TPP swingDecrease2.svg 6.9Increase2.svg 43.0

MP before election

Tim Holding
Labor

Elected MP

Martin Pakula
Labor

A by-election for the seat of Lyndhurst in the Victorian Legislative Assembly was held on 27 April 2013. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Labor Party (ALP) member Tim Holding on 18 February 2013. [1] Martin Pakula retained the seat for Labor. [2]

Contents

Dates

The writ for the by-election was issued on 5 March 2013. The electoral roll in Lyndhurst closed on 12 March, and the final date for candidates to nominate was 28 March. Registration of how-to-vote cards [3] closed on 18 April. Polling day was 27 April. [4]

Candidates

Candidates in ballot paper order for the by-election were: [2]

Candidate nominations
  Australian Sex Party Martin LeahyContested Ferntree Gully for the Sex Party in 2010.
  Greens Nina Springle Community worker. Contested Lyndhurst for the Greens in 2010.
  Independent Hung VoContested Lyndhurst as an independent in 2010.
  Independent Bobby SinghContested Division of Holt for the Palmer United Party in 2013. [5]
  Family First Party Stephen NowlandSchool worker, registered builder.
  Independent David LinakerLost VCAT case to appear on the electoral roll as David Linaker-Liberal. Contested 2012 Niddrie by-election as an independent.
  Labor Party Martin Pakula Lawyer and previously an industrial officer, state secretary, and national vice-president of the NUW. Labor member of the Victorian Legislative Council seat of Western Metropolitan Region from 2006 to 2013.
  Democratic Labour Party Geraldine Gonsalvez Dandenong councillor from 2000 to 2003. Contested Victorian Legislative Council seat of South Eastern Metropolitan Region for the DLP in 2006 and 2010 and was on the Victorian DLP Senate ticket in 2010.

The Liberal Party declined to nominate a candidate for the by-election. [1]

How-to-vote cards

How-to-vote cards are distributed to voters at polling stations to provide information about how the candidate suggests preferences be allocated. Candidates and parties suggesting preferences are shown in each column of the table below. The Sex Party released a card with two preferences allocated, one favoring Labor and the other favoring the Greens. The Greens ran an open card at this by-election. [6]

SexGreensVoSinghFamily FirstLinakerLaborDLP
Sex11857737
Greens321678848
Vo44143253
Singh55715564
Family First77321372
Linaker66284185
Labor23566616
DLP88432421

Results

Lyndhurst state by-election, 2013 [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Martin Pakula 12,89941.0–14.5
Family First Stephen Nowland4,45414.1+9.3
Democratic Labour Geraldine Gonsalvez3,46711.0+9.8
Independent Hung Vo3,0709.7+6.2
Greens Nina Springle 2,9609.4+3.3
Sex Party Martin Leahy2,6358.4+8.4
Independent David Linaker1,3704.4+4.4
Independent Bobby Singh6392.0+2.0
Total formal votes31,49490.5–2.4
Informal votes3,2889.5+2.4
Turnout 34,78280.1−12.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Martin Pakula 17,96157.0–6.9
Family First Stephen Nowland13,53343.0+43.0
Labor hold Swing N/A

The results are final. [9] Pre-poll and postal votes were included on election night upon which media outlets called the by-election for Labor. [10] [11] [12] The full preference distribution occurred on 1 May. [13]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Lyndhurst by-election set for April 27". ABC News. 27 February 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
  2. 1 2 "2013 Lyndhurst by-election". Australian Broadcasting Corporation . Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  3. "Lyndhurst District By-election 2013 Registered How To Vote Cards: VEC". Archived from the original on 28 April 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
  4. Lyndhurst District by-election dates: VEC via archive.org
  5. Antony Green. "Holt Results". Australian Broadcasting Corporation . Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  6. "2013 Lyndhurst by-election - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". www.abc.net.au. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  7. "Lyndhurst by-election results". Victorian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  8. "Lyndhurst by-election results". Australian Broadcasting Corporation . Retrieved 10 May 2013.
  9. Antony Green. "Lyndhurst by-election commentary". Australian Broadcasting Corporation . Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  10. "Labor win leaves Napthine barely hanging on to power". The Age . 27 April 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  11. "Martin Pakula claims win in Lyndhurst by-election". Herald Sun. 27 April 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  12. "Pakula wins Lyndhurst despite swing against Labor". ABC. 27 April 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  13. Lyndhurst District By-election 2013 Distribution of preference votes: VEC