Election result for Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia
2017 Cootamundra state by-election
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A by-election was held in the state electoral district of Cootamundra on 14 October 2017. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Katrina Hodgkinson (National).[1] The by-election was won by Steph Cooke for the National Party on preferences. The Nationals suffered a 20% swing on first preference votes and 10% on a two-party basis.
The by-election was held on the same day as by-elections in Blacktown and Murray.
Candidates
The candidates in ballot paper order are as follows:[2]
| Candidate nominations |
| Party | Candidate | Notes (not on ballot paper) |
| | Christian Democratic Party (Fred Nile Group) | Philip Langfield | |
| | Greens NSW | Jeffrey Passlow | Formerly chief hospital pathology scientist and then a businessman, veteran environmentalist. Retired to a farm where he now raises boar goats and Wiltshire Horn sheep. He is an advocate for marriage equality and a transition to renewable energy. |
| | Shooters, Fishers and Farmers | Matthew Stadtmiller | Newspaper proprietor, former councillor and council candidate. |
| | Independent | Jim Saleam | Veteran anti-immigration activist and president of the Australia First Party, is standing as an Independent as the party is not registered for state elections.[3] |
| | Country Labor | Charlie Sheahan | Councillor on Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council and farm manager who will seek to capitalise on opposition to forced council mergers in New South Wales.[4] |
| | The Nationals | Steph Cooke | Businesswoman and 2017 NSW Florist of the Year. |
Results
2017 Cootamundra by-election
Saturday 14 October [5][6] | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Steph Cooke | 21,093 | 46.2 | −19.6 |
| | Labor | Charlie Sheahan | 10,930 | 24.0 | −2.0 |
| | Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Matthew Stadtmiller | 10,621 | 23.3 | +23.3 |
| | Christian Democrats | Philip Langfield | 1,273 | 2.8 | +0.5 |
| | Greens | Jeffrey Passlow | 1,238 | 2.7 | −0.8 |
| | Ind. Australia First | Jim Saleam | 453 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Total formal votes | 45,608 | 97.7 | +0.4 |
| Informal votes | 1,057 | 2.3 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | 46,665 | 87.2 | −4.7 |
| Two-party-preferred result |
| | National | Steph Cooke | 24,114 | 60.5 | −10.0 |
| | Labor | Charlie Sheahan | 15,769 | 39.5 | +10.0 |
| | National hold | Swing | −10.0 | |
See also
References
- ^ Green, Antony. "Cootamundra by-election". ABC News. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- ^ "List of Nominated Candidates". Electoral Commission NSW. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ^ Grey, Lachlan (27 August 2017). "Australia First leader Jim Saleam to contest Cootamundra by-election in November". Cootamundra Herald. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- ^ Lees, Jennette (15 September 2017). "Charlie Sheahan puts hand up for seat of Cootamundra". Cootamundra Herald. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- ^ "First Preference Votes Report Parliamentary Election: Cootamundra". NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ^ "State Electoral District of Cootamundra: Distribution of Preferences". NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
External links
- New South Wales Electoral Commission: Cootamundra State By-election
- ABC Elections: Cootamundra by-election
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