2018 Wentworth by-election

2018 Wentworth by-election

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The Division of Wentworth (NSW) in the House of Representatives
Registered103,747
Turnout78.13% Decrease 8.11
  First party Second party Third party
 
Kerryn Phelps 2012 interview.jpg
Candidate Kerryn Phelps Dave Sharma Tim Murray
Party Independent Liberal Labor
Popular vote 22,219 32,795 8,777
Percentage 29.19% 43.08% 11.53%
Swing Increase 29.19 Decrease 19.18 Decrease 6.20
2CP 51.22% 48.78%
2CP change Increase 51.22 Decrease 18.96

Results by postcode

MP before election

Malcolm Turnbull
Liberal

Elected MP

Kerryn Phelps
Independent

A by-election for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Wentworth took place on 20 October 2018 after the parliamentary resignation of the former Prime Minister of Australia and incumbent Liberal MP Malcolm Turnbull.[1]

The seat was won by independent candidate Kerryn Phelps, with a swing of almost twenty percent away from the Liberal Party.[2] In early counting, just over an hour after the close of polls, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's election analyst Antony Green predicted Phelps would win the by-election.[3][4] It is the first time since the inaugural 1901 election that the seat has not been represented by the Liberals, its predecessors, or party defectors.[1]

  1. ^ a b Green, Antony. "2018 Wentworth by-election". ABC News. Australia. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  2. ^ Workman, Alice (5 November 2018). "Kerryn Phelps Is Now Officially The Member For Wentworth". Buzzfeed.
  3. ^ Green, Antony. "Commentary". ABC News. Australia. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Wentworth by-election results shows Kerryn Phelps is winner, says Antony Green". ABC News. Australia. 20 October 2018.

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