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| Registered | 59,908 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 77.01% ( 13.69 pp) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A by-election for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Epping was held on 19 October 2024, following the resignation of Liberal Party MP and former premier Dominic Perrottet. [1]
The previous member for this seat, Dominic Perrottet, was premier from 2021 to 2023 when the Liberal Party in New South Wales lost government. During his tenure as member for Epping Perrottet was also treasurer from 2017 until 2021. Before Perrottet was member for Epping, he was member for the electorate of Hawkesbury from 2015 until 2019, and member for the electorate of Castle Hill from 2011 until 2015. [2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Dominic Perrottet | 25,439 | 48.9 | −5.4 | |
| Labor | Alan Mascarenhas | 17,599 | 33.9 | +5.4 | |
| Greens | Phil Bradley | 5,489 | 10.6 | +0.7 | |
| Independent | Victor Waterson | 1,322 | 2.5 | +2.5 | |
| Animal Justice | Carmen Terceiro | 1,091 | 2.1 | +2.1 | |
| Sustainable Australia | Bradley Molloy | 1,045 | 2.0 | +2.0 | |
| Total formal votes | 51,985 | 97.6 | +0.2 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,279 | 2.4 | −0.2 | ||
| Turnout | 53,264 | 90.7 | −1.3 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Dominic Perrottet | 26,648 | 54.8 | −6.5 | |
| Labor | Alan Mascarenhas | 22,013 | 45.2 | +6.5 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | −6.5 | |||
Candidates are listed in the order they appear on the ballot. [6]
| Party | Candidate | Background | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Monica Tudehope | Former deputy chief-of-staff for former premier Dominic Perrottet, and daughter of Damien Tudehope. Previously contested casual Senate vacancy in 2023. [6] | |
| Independent | Edgar Lu [6] | ||
| The Greens | Duncan Voyage | Formerly worked in the Department of Defence and recently Médecins Sans Frontières. [6] | |
| Independent | Dezhong (Jerry) Wang [6] | ||
| Libertarian Party (formerly Liberal Democrats) | Robert Cribb [6] | ||
On 17 August 2024 the Liberal Party preselected Monica Tudehope. [7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Monica Tudehope | 89 | 77.39 | ||
| Liberal | Sreeni Pillamarri | ||||
| Liberal | Felicity Findlay | ||||
| Total formal votes | 115 | 100.00 | |||
On 24 August 2024, the Greens preselected Duncan Voyage. [8]
The governing Labor Party has stated they will not contest this by-election with Premier Chris Minns stating "a swing against us would be a massive distraction". [9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Monica Tudehope | 25,439 | 57.08 | +8.14 | |
| Greens | Duncan Voyage | 10,851 | 24.35 | +13.79 | |
| Independent | Edgar Lu | 4,602 | 10.33 | +10.33 | |
| Independent | Dezhong (Jerry) Wang | 2,435 | 5.46 | +5.46 | |
| Libertarian | Rob Cribb | 1,240 | 2.78 | +2.78 | |
| Total formal votes | 44,567 | 96.60 | −1.00 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,569 | 3.40 | +1.00 | ||
| Turnout | 46,136 | 77.01 | −13.69 | ||
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Monica Tudehope | 27,010 | 69.22 | +14.46 | |
| Greens | Duncan Voyage | 12,011 | 30.78 | +30.78 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |||
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Breaking: Monica Tudehope has been preselected to stand for the Liberal Party in the seat vacated by former NSW premier Dominic Perrottet. Ms Tudehope, the daughter of Shadow Treasurer Damien Tudehope, won 89 votes out of 115 to run for the party in Epping. #nswpols
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"We'd have to put a lot of time and effort and resources into campaigns that we would be unlikely to prevail in, and a swing against us would be a massive distraction."
