2017 Blacktown state by-election

2017 Blacktown state by-election

14 October 2017

First party Second party   Leader Stephen Bali Josh Green Party Labor Christian Democrats Popular vote 31,031 6,540 Percentage 71.6% 15.1% Swing 17.7pp 9.1pp TPP 82.3% 17.7% TPP swing 19.1pp 17.7pp

MP before election John Robertson Labor Elected MP Stephen Bali Labor

A by-election was held in the state electoral district of Blacktown on 14 October 2017. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of John Robertson (Labor). ^[1] Robertson served as state Leader of the Opposition from 2011 until 2014.

The by-election was held on the same day as by-elections Cootamundra and Murray.

Candidates

The candidates in ballot paper order are as follows: ^[2]

Candidate nominations
Party		Candidate	Notes
	Christian Democratic Party (Fred Nile Group)	Josh Green	Contested state elections for Macquarie Fields in 2011 and Electoral district of Mount Druitt in 2015 and federal elections in Grayndler in 2013 and Chifley in 2016
	Labor	Stephen Bali	Resident of Doonside and incumbent Mayor of Blacktown and Blacktown councillor since 2004. Bali also serves as President of the New South Wales Branch and National Vice President of the Australian Workers' Union. [3]
	Greens NSW	Chris Winslow
	Independent	Vivek Singha

Results

2017 Blacktown by-election
Saturday 14 October  ^{[4] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Stephen Bali	31,031	71.6	+17.7
	Christian Democrats	Josh Green	6,540	15.1	+9.1
	Greens	Chris Winslow	3,825	8.8	+2.5
	Independent	Vivek Singha	1,966	4.5	+4.5
Total formal votes			43,362	95.1	−0.2
Informal votes			2,229	4.9	+0.2
Turnout			45,591	81.5	−7.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Stephen Bali	33,208	82.3	+19.1
	Christian Democrats	Josh Green	7,154	17.7	+17.7
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

See also

• Electoral results for the district of Blacktown
• List of New South Wales state by-elections

References

1. Green, Antony. "Blacktown by-election". ABC News. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
2. "List of Nominated Candidates". Electoral Commission NSW. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
3. Vesey, Harrison (15 September 2017). "Stephen Bali confirmed as Labor candidate for Blacktown by-election". Blacktown Sun. Archived from the original on 15 September 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
4. "First Preference Votes Report Parliamentary Election: Blacktown". NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
5. "State Electoral District of Blacktown: Distribution of Preferences". NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2017.

External links

• New South Wales Electoral Commission: Blacktown State By-election
• ABC Elections: Blacktown by-election