2022 Willoughby state by-election

2022 Willoughby state by-election

←  2019 12 February 2022 2023  →
Electoral district of Willoughby in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Registered	54,988
Turnout	80.49% ( 9.02)
First party Second party   IND Candidate Tim James Larissa Penn Party Liberal Independent Primary  vote 18,949 12,920 Percentage 43.50% 29.66% Swing 13.53 19.75 TCP 53.30% 46.70% TCP change 20.45 20.45   Third party Fourth party   REA Candidate Lynne Saville Penny Hackett Party Greens Reason Primary  vote 5,892 2,576 Percentage 13.53% 5.91% Swing 2.36 5.91
MP before election Gladys Berejiklian Liberal Elected MP Tim James Liberal

A by-election was held in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Willoughby on 12 February 2022, caused by the resignation of Premier of New South Wales and Liberal MP Gladys Berejiklian. ^[1]

It was held on the same day as by-elections for the districts of Bega, Monaro and Strathfield. The writs for election were issued on 21 January 2022. Nominations for candidates closed seven days later at noon on 27 January, with the ballot paper draw commencing in the morning of 28 January. ^[2]

The NSW Electoral Commission pre-emptively sent postal ballots to all voters registered on the state electoral roll for the relevant districts, under a regulation in a COVID-19 amendment to the Electoral Act. Postal votes were checked against in-person voting rolls to prevent double voting. The iVote online voting system was not used at these elections after the system failed during the NSW local government elections in December 2021. ^[3]

Candidates

Candidates are listed in the order they appeared on the ballot. ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Background	Notes
	Sustainable Australia	William Bourke	Founder and president of Sustainable Australia. Councillor and deputy mayor of North Sydney Council.	[5]
	Independent	Larissa Penn	Biotechnologist. Contested Willoughby at the 2019 state election.	[5]
	Liberal Democrats	Samuel Gunning	Former North Sydney councillor. Contested North Shore at the 2019 state election, and the federal seat of Wentworth at the 2018 by-election.	[5]
	Greens	Lynne Saville	Registered nurse and City of Willoughby councillor. Greens candidate for North Sydney at the 2022 federal election.	[5]
	Liberal	Tim James	Executive general manager of the Menzies Research Centre.	[5]
	Reason	Penny Hackett	Lawyer in private practice, funds management and investment banking and activist for voluntary assisted dying laws.	[5]

Results

2022 Willoughby state by-election  ^{[6] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Tim James	18,949	43.50	−13.53
	Independent	Larissa Penn	12,920	29.66	+19.75
	Greens	Lynne Saville	5,892	13.53	+2.36
	Reason	Penny Hackett	2,576	5.91	+5.91
	Sustainable Australia	William Bourke	2,122	4.87	+3.24
	Liberal Democrats	Samuel Gunning	1,104	2.53	+2.53
Total formal votes			43,563	98.43	+0.34
Informal votes			697	1.57	−0.34
Turnout			44,260	80.49	−9.02
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	Tim James	19,886	53.30	−20.45
	Independent	Larissa Penn	17,421	46.70	+20.45
	Liberal hold		Swing	−20.45

The two-candidate swing from the 2019 general election is calculated from the NSW Electoral Commission Two Candidate Preferred (TCP) Analytical Tool for Berejiklian (LIB) vs Penn (IND).

See also

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

References

1. "Willoughby By-election". abc.net.au. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
2. "Willoughby State by-election". NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
3. Green, Antony (10 February 2022). "Antony Green explains how living with COVID could affect elections, starting tomorrow". ABC News. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
4. "Nominated candidates for the 2022 Willoughby State by-election". NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
5. Green, Antony. "Candidates". ABC Elections. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
6. "LA - Check Count First Preference District Summary - Willoughby". Willoughby State By-Election 22-MAY-2021. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
7. "LA - Check Count TCP District Summary - Willoughby". Willoughby State By-Election 12-FEB-2022. New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 February 2022.

External links

• New South Wales Electoral Commission: Willoughby State by-election