Nominations for candidates closed seven days later at noon on 27 January, with the ballot paper draw commencing in the morning of 28 January. Live results and projections for New South Wales state by-elections New South Wales By-Elections 2022 Results Primary vote Two-candidate preferred. While Labor isn't running a candidate in the seat, independent Larissa Penn is polling well. Playlet appears to be the self-appointed gatekeeper for Labor. The Liberals narrowly won the 2PP at the Concord booth, McKay won it pretty comfortably. @El C: We appear to be arguing about facts published in the ABC and the SMH. Information on candidates and how-to-vote material can be sent to. The Strathfield by-election was held on the same day as by-elections for the districts of Bega, Monaro and Willoughby. Labor won a majority of the two-party-preferred vote in all three areas, ranging from 52.5% in the west to 56.9% in the east. NSW by-elections early results indicate large swing against coalition state government By Andrew Rickert 3:05am Feb 13, 2022 Early results from the NSW 'Super Saturday' by-elections indicate voters have turned against the coalition state government. Burwood had been held by conservative candidates for close to a century before the ALP won it in 1978. Bridget Sakr will be the member for Strathfield." Strathfield By-election - NSW Electorate, Candidates, Results - ABC News Strathfield By-election - NSW Election 2022 Share 80.7 % turnout, final figures ALP retain Jason Yat-Sen Li elected 0.8% swing to ALP Preference count Liberal Party Bridget Sakr 44.2% 17,160 Labor Jason Yat-Sen Li 55.8% 21,670 50% I think Jason is doing alright media coverage and presence wise (I dont think the media is ignoring his candidacy). Dominic Perrottet faces litmus test during NSW by-elections. 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. ABC chief elections analyst Antony Green says Labor will win the NSW seat of Strathfield, and The Nationals will hold the seat of Monaro. The state seat based on Burwood and Strathfield had long been a Liberal voting enclave in Sydney's inner-west. [1], The Strathfield by-election was held on the same day as by-elections for the districts of Bega, Monaro and Willoughby. The 2016 Census reveals that Strathfield is as an electorate with one of the highest concentrations of residents with a migrant background. So overall, I think a Labor hold, but perhaps tighter than they anticipated. To make a comment or suggest a change to the election site, pleasecontact us. Better than never, the Poll Bludger now brings you its guide to the March 25 New South Wales state election, containing the usual features: comprehensive written reviews of all 93 seats accompanied by tables, charts and interactive maps of booth result from the 2019 election; a guide to the Legislative Council; and a summary overview page.I regard it as still needing work to the extent that . Live results: see who's ahead in each seat. The writs for election were issued on 21 January 2022. So as I said above this article should not become a hit piece against one candidate days out from an election Playlet (talk) 21:05, 8 February 2022 (UTC). In my meeting with Chris Minns yesterday, Labor will be targeting Greens via socials to place Labor second on their ballots. I also do not necessarily object to the sources being used in an article about Li if one gets created. - Ready : No results will be available prior to 6.00 pm on Election Night When the state seat of Strathfield was first contested in the 1980s and 1990s, the area was more Liberal leaning than NSW, but that trend disappeared as the electorate expanded further east and as the demography of the district changed. Roughly 50 per cent of registered voters cast their ballots before polling day in Bega, while that number was around 40 per cent in the other three seats. I have tried to rectify this and bring in some balance by putting in the Campaign section but the negative points against Li keep coming, much of it unable to be shown to be of much significance in the campaign with only fleeting mentions in the sources. Laxmanalal was born in Westmead and has lived in Western Sydney for most of his life and his professional background is in Finance and Mathematics. Whelan was succeeded by Strathfield mayor Virginia Judge in 2003. The party disappeared after the defeat of the Howard government in 2007. The seat was held until 1999 by the Liberal Party, and by Labor from 1999 to 2011, when the Liberal Party won it back. The column was terminated at the end of 2021 after Farrelly had registered under public funding laws as a Labor candidate for the local government elections, though Farrelly did not run for the elections. Zoe Zaczek Digital Reporter 2 min read February 12, 2022 - 6:00PM It is agitprop to pretend what was published today in The Daily Telegraph, does not exist, just because it doesn't suit one person's biased view. Li was also a NSW Senate candidate in 1998 for Unity, a party with large Chinese-Australian membership formed in opposition to Pauline Hanson's One Nation. Venue and Vote Types LI Jason Yat-Sen (LAB) SAKR Bridget (LIB) Exhausted Total Formal Informal Total; Voting Centres: His data will be more comprehensive early next week, so perhaps a place holder is needed to reference his data and graph on the postal votes etc etc. The graph of first preference votes includes an entry for a party called Unity that contested elections from 1999 to 2007. NSW by-elections 2022 - Live Results. He was awarded the 2002 Eisenhower Fellowship with which he travelled to the USA to study the intersection of corporate, political and community interests. See how the night unfoldedwith ourby-elections blog. The NSW government has been pushed further into minority after Labor won the seat of Bega for the first time in one of four by-elections held in the state. It drew support from the Chinese-Australian community who were concerned that the Liberal Party did not do enough to counter Pauline Hanson in the late 1990s. Why Perrottet is putting on a brave face Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Looking at Playlet's contributions over the last 2 years, there's a pro Labor bias from Playlet, and that appears to be occurring here too. Most of the votes were postal, counted a week later on 19 February 2022. This is quite unreasonable and/or biased against her, and no one is standing up for her democratic rights here. The 1996 Strathfield by-election was won by the Liberal Partys Bruce McCarthy. KoalaAussieBlue (talk) 09:05, 11 February 2022 (UTC), Im at a Strathfield electorate polling station all day, and can confirm the number of people voting today is extremely low compared to previous years. A by-election was held in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Strathfield on 12 February 2022, following the resignation of former leader of the Labor Party Jodi McKay. ABC chief elections analyst Antony Green says Labor will win the NSW seat of Strathfield, and The . Strathfield was first created in 1988 to replace the abolished electorate of Burwood. Strathfield's almost 80,000 constituents will head to the polls next Saturday to cast their ballot for one of six candidates. The iVote online voting system was not used at these elections after the system failed during the NSW local government elections in December 2021. On the other hand, there is real resentment against the Liberal government for classifying Burwood and Strathfield as LGAs of concern on flimsy grounds, and Sakr suffers from having no positive messages to draw in voters who are not rusted on Liberal or Maronite. @El C: The Greens candidate Courtney Buckley has no info in her bio section. Nominations for candidates closed seven days later at noon on 27 January, with the ballot paper draw commencing in the morning of 28 January. He is somewhat of a political nomad moving around until he can eventually get into parliament, which I dont think is the optimum start for any politician. "The Premier of New South Wales needs to listen to that message. Liberal Paul Zammit won Burwood back for the Liberal Party in 1984 and was elected as the first MP for Strathfield in 1988. At the 1999 election, McCarthy lost to the ALPs Paul Whelan, the sitting Member for Ashfield. "You have done an amazing job. SUSTAINABLE AUSTRALIA PARTY - STOP OVERDEVELOPMENT/CORRUPTION. 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. Interestingly, the area would fall under the right normally but Burney herself is a member of the Left. It is undefendable to allow her bio to remain blank. Postal vote processing will not begin until Wednesday 16 February, after rolls for in-person voting have been scanned. 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. Her Coalitioncolleague Trent Zimmerman, the federal MP for North Sydney, described the resultas "a huge disappointment". 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. Strathfield Councillor Election. Casuscelli was narrowly defeated at the 2015 election by Jodi McKay who increased her majority in 2019. The media blackout started at midnight last night. Despite the low in-person turnout, Labor candidate Michael Holland was the first to claim victory. It includes the suburbs of Croydon, Burwood, Enfield, Strathfield, Croydon Park, North Strathfield, Strathfield South and parts of Homebush. ABC chief elections analyst Antony Green said Labor'sMichael Holland was set to win the seat with a swing of more than 13per cent. Postal votes were checked against in-person voting rolls to prevent double voting. McKay had previously represented Newcastle from 2007 until 2011, and had served as a minister from 2008 until 2011. The iVote online voting system was not used at these elections after the system failed during the NSW local government elections in December 2021. For more details on the by-election visit the NSW Electoral Commission's website.The by-election has been caused by the resignation from Parliament of former Labor Leader Jodi McKay. The writs for election were issued on 21 January 2022. AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time which is 10 hours ahead of GMT (Greenwich Mean Time). But as counting progressed, Labor's Jason Yat-Sen Yi pulled ahead. McKay won the 2PP at the booth at Strathfield Girls High 53-47. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn, and work. Robertson is currently serving on 3 Local Council Advisory Committees, is an Executive Board Member for the Australian Local Government Womens Association, a Board Member of SouthWest Sydney Christian SRE and a Committee Member of SMA Australia as well as being a financial member of several environmental and animal welfare organisations. [3] This link to Antony Green explains the very high number of postal votes. First Preference Results Spreadsheet ; Status History. Antony Green is the ABC's Chief Elections Analyst. You have entered an incorrect email address! Zammit served as a junior minister in the Coalition state government from 1991 to 1995. Votes werealso held in the electorates of Willoughby, Strathfield and Monaro. Longer term residents in the area will still remember the Unity Party that he started which managed to win quite a few council seats in this area on an anti-One Nation platform, but turned out to be just another front for developers, and a few of them got arrested for corruption. language. It must have commonsense solutions to difficult problems. The Liberals and their candidate, Tim James, sustained a swing against themin Willoughby. Current elections in NSW Wentworth Shire Council countback election - 27 Jul 2022 Election of one Councillor Shellharbour City Council election - 30 Jul 2022 Election of two Councillors in Ward A Singleton Council election - 30 Jul 2022 Election of nine Councillors See all current electionsarrow_forward For voterskeyboard_arrow_right Fiona Martin won it 53-47. At the 2019 election, pre-polls represented 11.5% of enrolment, and Postal and iVotes together 8.2%. Obviously, things must not have worked out. She has a Bachelor of Arts (Economics) from University of Sydney and a Graduate Certificate in Humans Resource Management from UTS. "I'm really pleased that I've spent every day of the past four months fighting as hard as I can.". NSW by-elections a 'huge disappointment' for Liberals as Labor claims Bega and Nationals hold Monaro. Current elections in NSW Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council countback election - 7 Feb 2023 Election of one Councillor North Sydney Council (St Leonards Ward) countback election - 21 Feb 2023 Election of one Councillor 2023 NSW State election - 25 Mar 2023 Election of the 58th Parliament of NSW See all current electionsarrow_forward He had served as a minister in the Wran Labor government from 1981 to 1984. Voters in Willoughby were replacing outgoing Premier Gladys Berejiklian, with Independent Larissa Penn the unexpected second choice after a campaign on local environmental issues. A by-election was held in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Strathfield on 12 February 2022, following the resignation of former leader of the Labor Party Jodi McKay. February 2022 State By-Elections 12-FEB-2022 First Preference Votes Report Parliamentary Election: Strathfield Report was last updated on - 26/02/2022 1:31:20 PM. She was elected Labor Leader after the 2019 election but stood down after Labor performed poorly at the May 2021 Upper Hunter By-election. "We always knew it was going to be a tough fight here. https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/key-labor-candidate-says-parliament-needs-ethnic-diversity-targets-20190423-p51geh.html Meanwhile, there wasa swingto Labor in the regional electorateof Monaro former deputy premier John Barilaro's old seat but Green called it for The Nationals just after 8:30pm. There would be no chance of her winning in Newtown as it is now by far a safe Green seat. There is a pattern of attempted changes specifically targeting. Plus Burwood has been swamped by red shirts and nearly half of the Labor State and Federal caucus. two-party preferred results by polling place and vote type. Mr James claimed victory three hours into the countbut the government's once-comfortable margin of 21 per cent looked set to take a hit. Born to Greek parents, Robertson is living with a significant physical disability and gets about in a motorised wheelchair. Auto news:Shock new reason behind car delays - drive.com.au, Your web browser is no longer supported. . Like I said I am happy to work with you to improve the page but it has to be relevant to the topic Playlet (talk) 20:33, 9 February 2022 (UTC). Strathfield covers parts of Ashfield, Burwood, Canada Bay, Canterbury and Strathfield local government areas, specifically the suburbs of Croydon, Burwood, Enfield, Homebush andStrathfield. Access and review the results of past State government elections run by the NSW Electoral Commission. ABC chief elections analyst Antony Green said Labor's Michael Holland was set to win the seat with a swing of more than 13 per cent. . I dont why theyre doing it but I know one thing, They need to stop. Strathfield Legislative Council Result: Labor 36.6%, Coalition 35.4%, Greens 8.8%, Christian Democrats 3.0%, One Nation 2.9%, Liberal Democrats 2.8%, Keep Sydney Open 2.4%, Shooters, Fishers and Farmers 1.7%, Animal Justice 1.6%, Others 4.8%. The premier insisted Labor's vote had gone backwards in the electorate and vowed Ms Sakr would "win the election next year. Then hed have to be looking at Local Government or just squeaking into the Upper House. [2], The NSW Electoral Commission pre-emptively sent postal ballots to all voters registered on the state electoral roll, under a regulation in a COVID amendment to the Electoral Act. Again, I do not object to the sources. KoalaAussieBlue (talk) 07:28, 13 February 2022 (UTC), KoalaAussieBlue (talk) 07:28, 13 February 2022 (UTC), For the bio section, would it be possible to add Courtney Buckley is a photographer please? Current elections in NSW Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council countback election - 7 Feb 2023 Election of one Councillor North Sydney Council (St Leonards Ward) countback election - 21 Feb 2023 Election of one Councillor Lachlan Shire Council (D Ward) by-election - 25 Feb 2023 Election of one Councillor for D Ward Green called it for the Opposition with just over 20 per cent of the vote counted. Polling Day is Saturday 12 February with pre-poll voting from Monday 31 January. "It always is for governments in by-elections. Strathfield absorbed parts of the abolished electorate of Ashfield in a redistribution ahead of the 1999 election, halving the seat's Liberal majority. @LJ Davidson. Strathfield has one of the highest proportions of non-English speakers, and the fear is that this could increase the rate of informal voting.[8]. The Greens garner close to 10% of the votes in this State electoral district of Strathfield. The electorate covers 22.8 square kilometres. Mr Constance was considered a high-profile MPand, with his personal popularity no longer a factor, the government's 6.9 per cent margin evaporated. Sakr spent more than three decades working in the financial services sector, and is the co-founder of a home loans business. He ran as an independent in Lowe at the 1998 federal election, losing to the ALPs John Murphy. He only held it for one term, as he resigned from the Liberal Party in 1998 in protest over aircraft noise. Nominations for candidates closed seven days later at noon on 27 January, with the ballot paper draw commencing in the morning of 28 January. Please add in the following text from @Canley: edits to match the other 3 concurrent by-elections: The Strathfield by-election is being held on the same day as by-elections for the districts of Bega Monaro and Willoughby. I strongly advocate for Courtney Buckley's bio to be filled in today, just like the 5 other candidates. Green said he was "pretty confident" Mr James would win. indicate voters have turned against the coalition state government. It's not often you get four by-elections caused by such high profile departures from parliament, three former party leaders including a former Premier, Deputy Premier and Opposition Leader, and a former senior cabinet member. Mr James described himself as a "loyal long-term Liberal". Buckley describes herself as impassioned climate activist, sport accessibility advocate and community hub organiser and hopes to bring a fresh grassroots voice to the issue of public services.