2022 Willoughby state by-election

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2022 Willoughby state by-election
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Electoral district of Willoughby in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Registered54,988
Turnout80.5%
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Candidate Tim James Larissa PennLynne Saville
Party Liberal Independent Greens
Popular vote18,94912,9205,892
Percentage43.50%29.66%13.53%
SwingDecrease2.svg13.53ppIncrease2.svg19.75ppIncrease2.svg2.36pp
2CP 53.30%46.70%
2CP changeDecrease2.svg20.45ppIncrease2.svg20.45pp
NSW Electoral District 2019 - Willoughby.png
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]

Contents

The Willoughby by-election 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 amendment to the Electoral Act. Postal votes will be 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
(in ballot paper order) [4]
PartyCandidateBackgroundNotes
  Sustainable Australia William BourkeFounder and president of Sustainable Australia. Councillor and deputy mayor of North Sydney Council. [5]
  Independent Larissa PennBiotechnologist. Contested Willoughby at the 2019 state election. [5]
  Liberal Democrats Samuel GunningFormer 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 SavilleRegistered 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 HackettLawyer in private practice, funds management and investment banking and activist for voluntary assisted dying laws. [5]

Results

2022 Willoughby state by-election  [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Tim James 18,94943.50−13.53
Independent Larissa Penn12,92029.66+19.75
Greens Lynne Saville5,89213.53+2.36
Reason Penny Hackett2,5765.91+5.91
Sustainable Australia William Bourke2,1224.87+3.24
Liberal Democrats Samuel Gunning1,1042.53+2.53
Total formal votes43,56398.43+0.34
Informal votes6971.57−0.34
Turnout 44,26080.49−9.02
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Tim James 19,88653.30−20.45
Independent Larissa Penn17,42146.70+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).

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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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 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.
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