2016 Wollongong state by-election

A by-election for the seat of Wollongong in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly was held on 12 November 2016. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Labor MP Noreen Hay on 31 August.

By-elections for the seats of Canterbury and Orange were held on the same day.

Dates
Date Event
23 September 2016 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.[1]
27 October 2016 Close of nominations for candidates
12 November 2016 Polling day, between the hours of 8 am and 6 pm
25 November 2016 Return of writ

Candidates

The five candidates in ballot paper order were as follows:

Candidate nominations[2][3]
Party Candidate Notes (not on ballot paper)
  Labor Paul Scully Chief operating officer of the Australian Institute for Innovative Materials at the University of Wollongong.
  Christian Democratic Party (Fred Nile Group) Colleen Baxter Musician, volunteer community worker and financial/legal clerk.
  Independent Gordon Bradbery Ordained minister in the Uniting Church in Australia. Lord Mayor of Wollongong from 2012.
  Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Joe Rossi
  The Greens Cath Blakey Environmental projects officer. Greens candidate for Cunningham at the 2016 federal election.

Results
2016 Wollongong state by-election [4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Paul Scully 23,588 48.1 +7.7
Independent Gordon Bradbery 16,707 34.0 +34.0
Greens Cath Blakey 5,216 10.6 +1.1
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Joe Rossi 1,793 3.7 +3.7
Christian Democrats Colleen Baxter 1,769 3.6 +0.7
Total formal votes 49,073 96.8 +0.9
Informal votes 1,605 3.2 −0.9
Turnout 50,678 93.6 +4.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Paul Scully 26,739 58.0 −0.9
Independent Gordon Bradbery 19,336 42.0 +42.0
Labor hold SwingN/A

See also

References
  1. "Writ of election: Wollongong" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (76). 23 September 2016. p. 2697. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  2. "List of Nominated Candidates". Electoral Commission NSW. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  3. Wollongong By-election
  4. "Wollongong: First Preference Votes Report". Electoral Commission New South Wales. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  5. "Wollongong: Two candidate preferred results". Electoral Commission New South Wales. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
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