2018 Longman by-election

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2018 Longman by-election
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The Division of Longman (Qld) in the House of Representatives
Registered111,652
Turnout84.26% Decrease2.svg 7.42
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Labor Placeholder.png LNP Placeholder.png
PHON
Candidate Susan Lamb Trevor Ruthenberg Matthew Stephen
Party Labor Liberal National One Nation
Popular vote35,20326,12014,061
Percentage39.84%29.61%15.91%
SwingIncrease2.svg 4.46Decrease2.svg 9.40Increase2.svg 6.50
TPP 54.45%45.55%
TPP swingIncrease2.svg 3.66Decrease2.svg 3.66
Division of LONGMAN 2016.png
MP before election

Susan Lamb
Labor

Elected MP

Susan Lamb
Labor

A by-election for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Longman took place on Saturday 28 July 2018, following the resignation of incumbent Labor MP Susan Lamb. [1]

Contents

In early counting, within an hour of the close of polls, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's psephologist Antony Green's electoral computer had predicted Labor to retain the electorate with an increased margin. [2]

The by-election occurred on the same day as four other by-elections for the House of Representatives, colloquially known as Super Saturday. The result in Longman has been noted as helping to accelerate the replacement of Malcolm Turnbull as prime minister and Liberal leader in the following month. [3]

Background

Due to the High Court ruling against Senator Katy Gallagher on 9 May 2018 as part of the ongoing parliamentary eligibility crisis, Lamb and three other MPs in the same situation announced their parliamentary resignations later that day, [1] while the Perth incumbent resigned for family reasons. [4] The Speaker announced on 24 May 2018 that he had scheduled the by-elections to occur on 28 July 2018. Popularly labelled "Super Saturday", the occurrence of five simultaneous federal by-elections is unprecedented in Australian political history. [5] The others are:

Mark Latham, Labor leader between December 2003 and January 2005, voiced a robocall authorised by Pauline Hanson, in an attempt to discourage Labor voting and instead encouraged minor party voting. [6]

The Labor party and Liberal National placed the far right anti immigration Australia First Party last on its preferences. [7] [8]

Key dates

Key dates in relation to the by-election are: [9]

Candidates

Candidates (11) in ballot paper order [10]
PartyCandidateBackground
  Liberal Democrats Lloyd RussellBusiness consultant. [11]
  Australia First Jim Saleam Party leader. Contested Lindsay at the 2016 election and Cook at the 2013 election. [10]
  Democratic Labour Gregory BellTruck driver. [10]
  Independent Jackie PerkinsSelf-employed mobile veterinarian. [12]
  Science James NoonanCriminology and criminal justice graduate. [13]
  One Nation Matthew Stephen Caboolture businessman. Ran in Sandgate at the 2017 state election. [14]
  People John ReeceRan as an independent candidate in Longman at the 2010 federal election. [15]
  Labor Susan Lamb Previous MP for Longman elected at the 2016 federal election. [16]
  Liberal National Trevor Ruthenberg One-term MP for Kallangur elected at the 2012 state election. [17]
  Country Blair Verrier Certified Practising Accountant (CPA). [18]
  Greens Gavin BehrensCaboolture father and IT professional. Ran in Morayfield at the 2017 state election. [19]

Polling

Longman by-election polling
DateFirmCommissioned bySample Primary vote TPP vote
ALPLNPONPGRNOTHUNDALPLNP
24−26 July 2018 Newspoll The Australian [20] 101540%36%14%5%5%−51%49%
17−19 July 2018 ReachTEL Courier Mail [21] [22] 57835.8%37.9%13.9%(OTH)4.3%3.9%49%51%
26 June 2018 ReachTEL Courier Mail [23] [24] 81439.0%35.5%14.7%(OTH)6.6%4.1%49%51%
21 June 2018 ReachTEL Australia Institute [25] 72739.1%34.9%14.7%4.4%3.7%3.2%50%50%
2 June 2018 ReachTEL Sky News [26] >80035%38%(OTH)2%14%11%48%52%
10 May 2018 ReachTEL Australia Institute [27] 127732.5%36.7%15.1%4.9%6.4%4.5%47%53%
2016 election 35.4%39.0%9.4%4.4%11.8%50.8%49.2%

Results

Longman by-election: 28 July 2018 [28] [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Susan Lamb 35,20339.84+4.45
Liberal National Trevor Ruthenberg 26,17029.61−9.40
One Nation Matthew Stephen14,06115.91+6.50
Greens Gavin Behrens4,2644.83+0.44
Independent Jackie Perkins2,3792.69+2.69
Liberal Democrats Lloyd Russell1,7621.99+1.99
Country Blair Verrier1,3871.57+1.57
Democratic Labour Gregory Bell1,0431.18+1.18
Science James Noonan9701.10+1.10
Australia First Jim Saleam 7090.80+0.80
People's Party John Reece4200.48+0.48
Total formal votes88,36893.93+2.46
Informal votes5,7076.07−2.46
Turnout 94,07584.26−7.42
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Susan Lamb 48,11654.45+3.66
Liberal National Trevor Ruthenberg 40,25245.55−3.66
Labor hold Swing +3.66

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