Nominations closeat midday today, while the ballot paper draw commences tomorrow morning, ahead of early voting from next Monday. The ABC understands the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party will announce its candidate for the Bega by-election tomorrow. The super by-election day for residents from the Bega, Monaro, Willoughby, and Strathfield electorates will occur in less than four weeks' timeon Saturday, February 12. The absence of Barilaro should make this seat more competitive. Speaker of the NSW Legislative Assembly, Jonothan O'Dea, said he will issue the writs for the by-elections tomorrow. We came into tonight thinking we might not get any final results, but how wrong we were. As for a recent historical comparison, the 2017 by-elections in Murray & Cootamundra attracted two re-booted candidates, out of fields of six in each seat. It elected two members between 1880 and 1894. By Anthony Anderson NCA NewsWire 7:10PM February 17, 2023 A NSW Labor candidate has hit out at his critics hours after announcing hes pulling out of the upcoming state election. As it happened: Labor to win Bega by-election, plunging NSW government further into minority. Former Labor Member for Monaro Steve Whan has put his hand up to run for the seat again in the upcoming NSW election. Its significant population centres include Queanbeyan, Bungendore, Braidwood, Cooma, Bombala, Captains Flat, Nimmitabel, Delegate, Bredbo, Michelago, Berridale, Jindabyne and Adaminaby.[1]. Edit: There was a miscalculation, Coalition would actually only win this seat by 0.06% using federal results in terms of 2PP, or by 50 votes. After Labor lost in 1988 the new Nat soon consolidated and built up huge margins that resisted the swing back to Labor in 1991 & 1995. According to Parliamentary Library calculations, at the 2019 federal election 41.3 per cent of Eden-Monaro voters pre-poll voted compared to 31.3 per cent across NSW, which suggests that a significant proportion of Eden-Monaro voters are inclined to The following members have announced they are not contesting the upcoming election: Half of the Legislative Council is not up for re-election. This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. SUSTAINABLE AUSTRALIA PARTY - STOP OVERDEVELOPMENT/CORRUPTION. Seiffert had been disendorsed by the Labor Party for the 1950 election for failing to vote the party ticket in a Legislative Council election. She says she is waiting to see results from postal votes to flow in next week. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn, and work. Cause of by-election Sitting Nationals MP John Barilaro announced his resignation as deputy premier, Nationals leader and member for Monaro in early October 2021 after the resignation of NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian. "We've had a couple of people put their hand upbut we're starting to get into that process now because it's been quite uncertain as to when this is going to happen.". Monaro is a regional district in the south of the state. The incumbent minority Liberal/National With the exception of the period of proportional representation 1920-27, Monaro has existed as an electorate (under different spellings) since self-government in 1856. Monaro has a remarkable record as a bellwether seat. Covers 20,479 square kilometres. "We just don't have enough time between the local government elections and these by-elections to reconfigure it," said NSW Electoral Commissioner John Schmidt. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn, and work. Labor candidate in StrathfieldJason Yat-sen Li has used his victory speech to call out racism in politics. It was renamed Monara for the second Parliament in February 1858. New Liberal Premier Eric Willis called a by-election, but with prospects of defeat and warnings from Canberra of a tough Federal budget ahead, Willis cancelled the by-election and called a state election for May 1976. Nationals member Nichole Overall made history in 2022 by being elected as the first female representative of the Monaro. Bronnie Taylor rumoured to be considering a tilt at Monaro, making a move from the Upper House to the Lower House in the Process. She has run in both state and federal elections locally in the past for the Greens and said she was feeling most confident this time around. He continued to serve in Monaro until his retirement in 1965. In Monaro, the wife of former Queanbeyan mayor and journalist Nichole Overrall will take on Labors Bryce Wilson on the ballot sheet as a representative of The Nationals party, with seven candidates in total standing for the seat. Considering it is a relatively safe seat, I thought thered be a more competitive field. So, apart from securing Monaros place in trivia quiz longevity (one day), what does this mean? He says Labor have a "substantial lead" that he doesn't see turning around. The iVote online voting system was not used at these elections after the system failed during the NSW local government elections in December 2021.[4]. He also helped found the Monaro Panthers Football Club (soccer) and served eight years as the club's President. Nationals candidate Nichole Overall and Labors pick Bryce Wilson will face off in Monaro, which was held by the Nationals on a margin of 11.6 per cent. Back then the swing was under the statewide average and he had a personal vote which was apparent in 2015 when he attempted to recontest after switching to the Legislative Council, then in 2019 without his name on the ballot paper, the margin blew out. This total included the independent who went backwards, & SFF (Helen Dalton) who advanced, gaining a further 13.3% PV, & who then re-contested @ the subsequent 2019 General Election, gaining a further 7.25% PV, and the seat. WebSeat-by-seat guide to the 2023 New South Wales state election NEW SOUTH WALES ELECTION 2023. Ms Farrelly is an author, architecture critic, essayist, columnist and public speaker. Claude Miller was the son of Gus Miller, the former member, Electoral results for the district of Monaro, List of New South Wales state by-elections, "Mr Gustave Thomas Carlisle Miller (18521918)", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1918_Monaro_state_by-election&oldid=980740072, All Wikipedia articles written in Australian English, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 28 September 2020, at 05:06. WebHalf of the Legislative Council is not up for re-election. Whan subsequently resigned from his upper house seat to recontest Monaro in 2015, but again lost to Barilaro. "They have an arrangement where they tend not to compete against each other between the state and the federal seat here," she said. When he retired in 1999 there was big swing to Labor but they fell just short, but in 2003 with a different (stronger?) She resigned from her position as a columnist for the Sydney Morning Herald in 2021 to join Labor but never ran for the party. Mr Holland made a victory speech earlier in the night and the ABC's Antony Green is predicting a win for Labor. Web2022 Monaro state by-election Party Candidate Votes % % National: Nichole Overall: 21,728 45.96 6.35 Labor: Bryce Wilson 15,102 31.95 +4.78 Greens: Catherine Moore "The Animal Justice Party needs to run a candidate in a seat like this because of the scale of animal cruelty that goes on, " she said. Monaro by-election date still to be set, but political parties already discussing who will run. For the first time all electors will be sent a postal vote pack. When Monaro was introduced in 1927 it was won by the Country Partys William Hedges. WebCurrent elections in NSW Georges River Council (Mortdale Ward) countback election - 21 Sep 2022 Election of one Councillor in the Mortdale Ward City of Ryde (West Ward) by Wonder if the Nats will keep this seat? Labors only hope in Queanbeyan IS Mike Kelly. Voters can vote using these packs, or choose to attend a pre-poll centre between 31 January and 11 February, or a polling place on polling day 12 February. It means the seat of Monaro looks set to have its first woman at the helm in its history. The by-election was held on the same day as by-elections for other NSW seats of Monaro, Strathfield and Willoughby. [3], The NSW Electoral Commission pre-emptively sent postal ballots to all voters registered on the state electoral roll for the relevant districts, under a regulation in a COVID amendment to the Electoral Act. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. But there was a high number of postal and pre-poll votes in the electorate, many of which will not be counted until next week. Whan was re-elected in 2007, and served as a minister in the Labor government from 2009 to 2011. Monaro. Akister held Monaro for 12 years until defeated in 1988, largely due to a backlash over proposals to tighten gun laws and also to limit logging in the south-east forests. The seat of Willoughby, which had been held by former premier Gladys Berejiklian, remains too close to call. The writs for election were issued on 21 January 2022. [3] In 1913, it absorbed much of the electoral district of Queanbeyan, including Queanbeyan, which is its major city. Labor is set to win the seat of Bega off the government and retain Strathfield,while the Nationals will holdMonaro. In the meantime, enjoy your mansion bruz. With the Fahey government defeated in 1995, Cochrane became the first Member for Monaro to sit on the opposition benches since 1930. Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Kristy McBain MP, Member for Eden Monaro: It was great to give the keynote speech at the Inland Growth Summ Australian Politics / Just In Australian Labor Party: 2 March is Anthony Albaneses 60th birthday! What is interesting is the election results of Queanbeyan Palerang Council which is the strong centre for seat in terms of number of votes. Labor is set to win the seat of Bega off the government Kristy McBain MP, Member for Eden Monaro: This week Im visiting the beautiful Indian Ocean Territories to Australian Politics / Just In The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP: National Consultation on Justice Reinvestment now open Find out information about dates, how to vote, where to vote, candidates and more. It covers the Snowy Monaro and Queanbeyan-Palerang council areas. This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. She said she never considered Monaro a safe seat and knew it would be a tough fight. 13,100 people have been sampled & theyve demonstrated a preparedness to vote for Bryce Wilson under the conditions that applied in 2019. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Enter your WebThe 2020 Eden-Monaro by-election was held on 4 July 2020 to elect the next Member of the Australian Parliament for the division of Eden-Monaro in the House of WebThe Monaro by-election was held on the same day as by-elections for the districts of Bega, Strathfield and Willoughby. The Monaro seatalso has several contenders, including Greens candidate Catherine Moore, Labor'sBryce Wilson and the Nationals' Nichole Overall. As well as pre-polling and postal voting, voters will also have the opportunity to vote on by-election day at a number of polling stations in their electorate. Losing the seat of Bega to Labor means the Perrottet government is deeper in minority government and will have to rely on the support of the crossbench to pass legislation. The margin is clearly inflated here from Bariliaros personal vote and the lack of a strong ALP campaign here in 2019 (as they were more focussed on holding this area at the federal election). Perhaps this was the result of losing four heavy hitters in Berejiklian, Constance, Barilaro and McKay. She plans to focus on issues like the management of brumby numbersand treatment of farm animals. In 1976, another three-cornered contest saw Labor candidate John Akister windespite the combined Country Party and Liberal Party vote adding up to a majority. 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In the early 1980s she served on the Sea Shepherd and published a book about her experiences. Realistically the Nats should hold this one but lose Bega considering National party strength as seen at the Hunter by-election. Unlike Bega, it is interesting to note that this seat would also be Coalition held on a Federal level, although using federal results the margin for this seat would only be 0.16% for the Coalition using the Eden-Monaro by election results. Monaro would be Labor-held based on 2022 Federal election results. He is also actively involved in Solar Energy and several years ago purchased the Singleton Solar Farm from the state government. By-election day for residents from the two electorates, along with Willoughby and Strathfield seats in Sydney, will occur on February 12. The former United Nations Lawyer looks set to win against his Liberal opponent Bridget Sakr on a slim margin. This includes Deputy Premier John Barilaro announcing his decision to resign as Minister, Nationals Leader Dredging crews uncover waste in seemingly clear waterways, In a city with a housing crisis, neighbours object to social housing, 'I don't have any money': Blind 98-year-old woman thought she'd have to sell her couch to pay Robodebt bill, How HECS debts became 'yet another way women have to fight' to gain parity with men, 'Heartbroken': Matildas midfielder suffers serious injury ahead of World Cup, NRL live: Bulldogs begin new era in clash with reborn Sea Eagles, 'I got that wrong': All Blacks star apologises for 'throat-slitting' gesture. This means making deals with independents, the Greens or the Shooters. After many years living and working in Australia and overseas as a public servant and diplomat, he moved to Queanbeyan in 2011. Former Labor Member for Monaro Steve Whan has put his hand up to run for the seat again in the upcoming NSW election. "Where kangaroos are killed routinely,where the brumbies are been killed down in the mountains, and where the whole area is prone to drought and soil degradation.".