2020 Eden-Monaro by-election

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2020 Eden-Monaro by-election
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Division of Eden-Monaro (NSW) in the House of Representatives
Registered114,244
Turnout89.08% Decrease2.svg 4.23%
 First partySecond party
  Kristy McBain.jpg Liberal Placeholder.png
Candidate Kristy McBain Fiona Kotvojs
Party Labor Liberal
Popular vote34,07336,388
Percentage35.83%38.33%
SwingDecrease2.svg 3.28Increase2.svg 1.32
TPP 50.39%49.61%
TPP swingDecrease2.svg 0.46Increase2.svg 0.46
Division of EDEN-MONARO 2016.png
The Division of Eden-Monaro in New South Wales
MP before election

Mike Kelly
Labor

Elected MP

Kristy McBain
Labor

The 2020 Eden-Monaro by-election was held on 4 July 2020 to elect the next Member of the Australian Parliament for the division of Eden-Monaro in the House of Representatives. The by-election was triggered following the resignation of incumbent Labor MP Mike Kelly. Kelly resigned on 30 April 2020, citing ill health. [1]

Contents

The poll occurred amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, and was the first by-election of the 46th Parliament of Australia. On the morning after the by-election, ABC News psephologist Antony Green called the election for the Labor candidate Kristy McBain. [2]

Background

The electorate of Eden-Monaro has long been regarded as a bellwether seat. From the 1972 federal election to the 2013 federal election, the seat was won by a member of the same political party that also formed government following the election. At the 2016 election, the seat was won by Mike Kelly, who defeated incumbent Liberal MP Peter Hendy. Kelly, a veteran of the Australian Army, had previously represented the electorate in the House of Representatives between 2007 and 2013, and retained his seat at the 2019 election despite a 2% swing against him. At the time, Eden-Monaro was Labor's fourth-most marginal seat, held by a margin of only 0.85%. [3]

Two-party-preferred vote in Eden-Monaro, 1996–2019
Election 1996 1998 2001 2004 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019
  Labor 45.24%49.82%48.31%47.86%53.40%54.24%49.39%52.93%50.85%
  Liberal 54.76%50.18%51.69%52.14%46.60%45.76%50.61%47.07%49.15%
GovernmentLNPLNPLNPLNPALPALPLNPLNPLNP

Prime Minister and Leader of the Liberal Party Scott Morrison confirmed that the party would contest a by-election in Eden-Monaro were it to occur. [4] Deputy Prime Minister and Leader of the National Party Michael McCormack also declared his party would contest the by-election. [5]

After speculation that he would retire from politics, Kelly announced his resignation on 30 April, citing personal health issues relating to his time in the Australian Army. [1] [6] [7]

Key dates

Key dates in relation to the by-election are: [8]

Preselection

Labor

Kristy McBain, Mayor of Bega Valley Shire, nominated for Labor preselection on 1 May 2020. Anthony Albanese, the federal Labor leader, endorsed McBain as his preferred candidate later that day. [9] On 4 May, McBain was preselected as Labor's candidate, against Yass Valley branch president Michael Pilbrow. [10]

Liberal

On 5 May, Andrew Constance, New South Wales Minister for Transport and Roads and state MP for Bega confirmed that he would seek Liberal Party preselection, before announcing the following day he would not run for the seat. [11] [12] Jerry Nockles, a former Navy seaman, and Pru Gordon, the general manager for economics and trade at the National Farmers' Federation, were also named as potential candidates. [13] [14]

Preselection for the Liberal Party was held on 22–23 May, and was contested by two candidates: [15]

Following the preselection, Kotvojs was endorsed as the Liberal Party candidate. [16] [17]

Nationals

John Barilaro, the Deputy Premier of New South Wales and state MP for Monaro, had publicly expressed interest in running for Nationals preselection, [18] though on 4 May he announced that he would not stand for the seat. [19]

Preselection for the National Party was held on 6 June, and was contested by four candidates: [20]

Following the preselection, Hicks was endorsed as the National Party candidate. [21]

Candidates

Candidates (14) in ballot paper order
PartyCandidateBackground
  Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Matthew Stadtmiller Hilltops councillor. Contested Cootamundra at 2017 state by-election and 2019 state election. [22]
  Science James JanssonSoftware developer, epidemiologist and party founder. Contested Kingsford Smith at the 2019 federal election. [23]
  HEMP Michael BalderstoneParty leader and perennial candidate. Cannabis legalisation activist and president of the Nimbin Hemp Embassy. [24]
  Independent James HolgateRecruitment consultant. [25]
  National Trevor HicksFormer Queanbeyan–Palerang deputy mayor. [26]
  Liberal Democrats Dean McCraeChef and party branch coordinator. Contested Goulburn and Lyne at the 2019 state and federal elections, respectively. [27]
  Sustainable Australia Joy AngelOffice manager. Contested ACT Senate seat at the 2019 federal election. [28]
  Labor Kristy McBain Mayor of Bega Valley Shire. [10]
  Independent Riccardo Bosi Businessman, veteran and founder of unregistered Australia One party. [29]
  Independent Karen PorterSmall business owner, member of unregistered New Liberals party. [30]
  Greens Cathy Griff Bega Valley Shire councillor. [31]
  Christian Democrats Narelle StoreyCarer, founder of not-for-profit platform ReStore Australia. Contested Werriwa at the 2019 federal election. [32]
  Australian Federation Jason PotterBusiness consultant. [33]
  Liberal Fiona KotvojsFormer teacher, scientist and small business operator. Contested Eden-Monaro at the 2019 federal election. [17]

Opinion polling

Eden-Monaro by-election polling
DateFirmCommissioned bySample Primary vote TPP vote
ALP LIB GRN NAT SFF OTHALPLIBNAT
30 June 2020uComms Australia Institute [34] 64338.1%37.5%7.3%5.0%4.2%7.9%52%48%–
16 June 2020uCommsAustralian Forest Products Association [35] 816––6.3%6.7%3.6%–52%48%–
15 June 2020uComms Australia Institute [35] 64336.5%29.9%8.1%6.1%6.5%12.9%53%47%–
c. 12 June 2020Internal pollingUnconfirmed [36] 60031%38%6%6%5%14% ^ –––
12 May 2020uComms Australia Institute [37] [38] 97839.8%34.3%6.7%7.3%–11.9% ^ 51.1%48.9%–
1 May 2020Internal polling National Party [39] 129635%21%8%30%–6%48%–52%
30 April 2020Mike Kelly announces retirement
18 May 2019 election 39.2%37.0%8.8%7.0%–8.1%50.8%49.2%–
Notes
1. ^ 3% One Nation, 11% others/undecided
2. ^ 6.5% One Nation, 5.4% others/undecided

Results

2020 Eden-Monaro by-election  [40]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Fiona Kotvojs36,38838.33+1.33
Labor Kristy McBain 34,07335.89−3.28
National Trevor Hicks6,0526.38−0.57
Greens Cathy Griff5,3855.67−3.11
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Matthew Stadtmiller5,0665.34+5.34
HEMP Michael Balderstone2,1542.27+2.27
  Independent New Liberals Karen Porter1,2181.28+1.28
Science James Jansson1,0711.13+1.13
Sustainable Australia Joy Angel9440.99+0.99
Liberal Democrats Dean McCrae6510.69+0.69
Independent James Holgate6360.67−1.23
Christian Democrats Narelle Storey6140.65−0.52
  Independent Australia One Riccardo Bosi 5130.54+0.54
Australian Federation Jason Potter1700.18+0.18
Total formal votes94,93593.29+0.09
Informal votes6,8326.71−0.09
Turnout 101,76789.08−4.23
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kristy McBain 47,83550.39−0.46
Liberal Fiona Kotvojs47,10049.61+0.46
Labor hold Swing −0.46
Diagram of preference flows at the Eden-Monaro by-election Eden-Monaro by-election 2020 preference flows.png
Diagram of preference flows at the Eden-Monaro by-election

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