2014 Newcastle lord mayoral by-election

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2014 Newcastle lord mayoral by-election
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  2012 15 November 2014 2017  
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Candidate Nuatali Nelmes Brad LukeTherese Doyle
Party Labor Independent Liberal Greens
Popular vote35,19819,63511,664
Percentage42.30%23.60%14.02%
After preferences 50.77%31.89%17.34%

Lord Mayor before election

Jeff McCloy
Independent

Elected Lord Mayor

Nuatali Nelmes
Labor

The 2014 Newcastle lord mayoral by-election was held on 15 November 2014 to elect the lord mayor of Newcastle, a local government area in New South Wales, Australia. It was held on the same day as two by-elections on Blue Mountains City Council. [1]

Contents

The by-election occurred due to the resignation of incumbent Jeff McCloy, who stepped down from office on 17 August 2014 following an Independent Commission Against Corruption inquiry into donations he made to Liberal Party candidates during his tenure as a property developer. [2] [3]

Results

2014 Newcastle lord mayoral by-election [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Nuatali Nelmes 35,19842.30
Independent Liberal Brad Luke19,63523.60
Greens Therese Doyle11,66414.02
Independent Aaron Buman9,57011.50
Independent David Chapman4,2405.10
Independent Rod Holding1,5601.87
Australia First Joe Ferguson13411.61
Total formal votes83,20894.27
Informal votes5,0515.73
Turnout 88,25976.86
Three-candidate-preferred result
Labor Nuatali Nelmes 36,44650.77
Independent Liberal Brad Luke22,89231.89
Greens Therese Doyle12,45117.34
Labor gain from Independent Swing

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References

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  2. "Newcastle mayor Jeff McCloy quits over donations scandal". The Guardian.
  3. "Newcastle mayor Jeff McCloy quits before being pushed". Sydney Morning Herald.
  4. "Distribution of Preferences Report". New South Wales Electoral Commission.