Casuarina by-election, 2014

The electoral division of Casuarina in the Darwin/Palmerston area

A by-election for the seat of Casuarina in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly was held on 18 October 2014.[1] The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Labor MP Kon Vatskalis, who retained the seat at the 2012 election with a 59.3 percent primary and two-party vote.[1][2] It was held on the same day as the 2014 Vasse by-election in Western Australia.

Candidates

The seven candidates in ballot paper order were:[3]

Candidate nominations
  Independent George Mamouzellos
  Independent Trevor Jenkins
  Independent Jack Henderson
  Citizens Electoral Council Trudy Campbell
  Labor Party Lauren Moss
  Country Liberal Party Harry Kypreos
  Greens Michael Connard

Results

Casuarina by-election, 18 October 2014[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Lauren Moss 1,579 42.1 −17.2
Country Liberal Harry Kypreos 1,525 40.6 −0.1
Greens Michael Conrad 412 11.0 +11.0
Independent George Mamouzellos 99 2.6 +2.6
Independent Trevor Jenkins 78 2.1 +2.1
Independent Jack Henderson 36 1.0 +1.0
CEC Trudy Campbell 25 0.7 +0.7
Total formal votes 3,754 96.6 −1.4
Informal votes 133 3.4 +1.4
Turnout 3,887 70.9 −15.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Lauren Moss 2,072 55.2 −4.1
Country Liberal Harry Kypreos 1,682 44.8 +4.1
Labor hold Swing −4.1

Results are final.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 2014 Casuarina by-election: Antony Green ABC
  2. ↑ Kon Vatskalis to Resign Causing Casuarina By-election: Antony Green ABC 30 July 2014
  3. ↑ http://www.ntec.nt.gov.au/DivisionOfCasuarina/InformationForCandidates/Pages/Candidates-List.aspx
  4. ↑ "Division of Casuarina Results". Northern Territory Electoral Commission. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  5. ↑ Green, Antony. "Casuarina by-election 2014". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  • 2014 Casuarina by-election: Antony Green ABC
  • Green, Antony (10 October 2014). "Election blog: Four By-elections Loom in Next Fortnight". ABC News.


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