2008 Gippsland by-election

2008 Gippsland by-election

28 June 2008

First party Second party Third party   Candidate Darren Chester Darren McCubbin Rohan Fitzgerald Party National Labor Liberal Popular vote 32,921 22,652 17,249 Percentage 39.60% 28.41% 20.72% Swing 8.77pp 8.14pp 20.72pp TPP 61.99% 38.01% TPP swing 6.08pp 6.08pp

Gippsland (green) within Victoria.

MP before election Peter McGauran National Elected MP Darren Chester National

The 2008 Gippsland by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Gippsland on 28 June 2008.^[1] It was triggered by the resignation of National Party MP Peter McGauran.^[2]

The writ for the by-election was issued on 19 May 2008. Nominations closed at 12 noon on 5 June 2008. The declaration of nominations, including the ballot order, was revealed the following day, 6 June 2008.^[3] The electorate was contested on the same boundaries drawn for Gippsland at the 2007 federal election.

The by-election saw the National Party retain the seat with an increased margin, electing candidate Darren Chester.