2019 Enfield state by-election

2019 Enfield state by-election

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Electoral district of Enfield in the South Australian House of Assembly
First party Second party   IND Candidate Andrea Michaels Gary Johanson Party Labor Independent Primary  vote 8,945 3,811 Percentage 47.5% 20.3% Swing 6.6 20.3 TCP 61.6% 38.4% TCP swing 3.7 38.4   Third party Fourth party   IND Candidate Saru Rana Sebastian Konyn Party Ind. Liberal Greens Primary  vote 2,716 1,562 Percentage 14.4% 8.3% Swing 14.4 0.0
MP before election John Rau Labor Elected MP Andrea Michaels Labor

A by-election for the seat of Enfield in the South Australian House of Assembly was held on 9 February 2019. ^[1] The by-election was triggered by the parliamentary resignation of Labor Party MP and former deputy premier John Rau on 17 December 2018. ^[2] Labor candidate Andrea Michaels retained the seat with an increased margin. ^[3]

A Cheltenham by-election was held on the same day, as Rau's former leader and Premier, Jay Weatherill, had also resigned from parliament. ^[4]

Dates

Date	Event [1]
Friday 11 January 2019	Writ of election issued by the Governor
Monday 21 January 2019	Close of electoral rolls (12 noon)
Thursday 24 January 2019	Close of nominations (12 noon)
Tuesday 29 January 2019	Start of early voting
Saturday 9 February 2019	Polling day (8am to 6pm)
Saturday 16 February 2019	Last day for receipt of postal votes
Friday 22 February 2019	Last day for return of writs

Candidates

Candidates (7) in ballot paper order [1]
	Independent Putting People First	Gary Johanson	Former Liberal Party and SA-Best member, perennial candidate. Former Mayor of Port Adelaide Enfield. [1]
	Independent Honest Approachable	Amrik Singh Thandi	Ran as the lead candidate on an upper house independent ticket at the previous state election receiving 0.3 percent. [1]
	Australian Labor Party	Andrea Michaels	Financial lawyer. [1]
	Independent Liberal	Saru Rana	Liberal Party member, ran as a "Liberal Independent" with party consent. Anti-domestic violence campaigner and Indian Sun local editor. [1] [5]
	Independent	Mansoor Hashimi	[1]
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Humble	Perennial candidate [1]
	Greens	Sebastian Konyn	Horticulture student with an honours degree in gender studies and social analysis [1]

The Liberal Party declined to field a candidate for both the Enfield and Cheltenham by-elections. ^[6]

Result

See also: Electoral results for the district of Enfield

Enfield state by-election, 9 February 2019 ^{[7] [8] [9]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Andrea Michaels	8,945	47.5	+6.6
	Independent Putting People First	Gary Johanson	3,811	20.3	+20.3
	Independent Liberal	Saru Rana	2,716	14.4	+14.4
	Greens	Sebastian Konyn	1,562	8.3	−0.0
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Humble	868	4.6	+4.6
	Independent Honest Approachable	Amrik Thandi	483	2.6	+2.6
	Independent	Mansoor Hashimi	431	2.3	+2.3
Total formal votes			18,816	93.9	−1.6
Informal votes			1,228	6.1	+1.6
Turnout			20,044	77.5	−11.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Andrea Michaels	11,585	61.6	+3.7
	Independent	Gary Johanson	7,231	38.4	+38.4
	Labor hold

See also

• 2019 Cheltenham state by-election
• List of South Australian House of Assembly by-elections

References

1. "2019 Enfield by-election guide". ABC. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
2. "Former SA deputy premier John Rau quits Parliament". ABC News. 10 December 2018.
3. "2019 Enfield by-election commentary". ABC (Antony Green). Retrieved 26 February 2019.
4. MacLennan, Leah; Harmsen, Nicholas (6 December 2018). "Former SA premier Jay Weatherill announces retirement from politics". ABC News.
5. Richardson, Tom (10 January 2019). ""Liberal Independent" puts up hand after party shuns by-elections". InDaily . Retrieved 14 January 2019.
6. "NO SHOW: Libs won't run in by-elections". InDaily. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
7. "2019 Enfield by-election results: ECSA". Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
8. 2019 Enfield by-election results: ABC
9. House of Assembly final distribution of preferences, ECSA.

External links

• 2019 Enfield by-election guide: Antony Green ABC
• 2019 Enfield by-election guide: Tally Room