2002 Hornsby state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Hornsby on 23 February 2002 because of the resignation of Liberal Party member Stephen O'Doherty.[1]

Dates
Date Event
22 January 2002 Resignation of Stephen O'Doherty.[1]
4 February 2002 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.[2]
7 February 2002 Nominations
23 February 2002 Polling day
8 March 2002 Return of writ

Results
2002 Hornsby by-election [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Judy Hopwood 18,206 48.12 -4.57
Independent John Muirhead 6,634 17.54
Greens Tony Mohr 4,975 13.15 +9.39
Independent Mick Gallagher 4,675 12.36 +7.8
Democrats Joanna Wong 2,296 6.07 +1.2
Christian Democrats Owen Nannelli 1,045 2.76
Informal votes 878 2.27 -0.05
Turnout 39,188 85.51 -7.41
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Judy Hopwood 20,096 60.16
Independent John Muirhead 13,309 39.84
Liberal hold Swing+7.46 [lower-alpha 1]

See also

Notes
  1. compared to the two-party-preferred result for the 1999 Hornsby election.

References
  1. "Mr Stephen Mark O'Doherty (1959- )". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: Hornsby" (PDF). New South Wales Government Gazette (36). 4 February 2002. p. 43812. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  3. Green, Antony. "2002 Hornsby by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
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