2017 Cootamundra state by-election
{{Short description|Election result for Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia}}
{{Use Australian English|date=March 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{Infobox election
| country = New South Wales
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| election_date = 14 October 2017
| image1 = 150x150px
| candidate1 = Steph Cooke
| party1 = National Party of Australia
| popular_vote1 = 21,093
| percentage1 = 46.2%
| swing1 = {{decrease}}19.6pp
| candidate2 = Charlie Sheahan
| image2 = 150x150px
| party2 = Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch)
| popular_vote2 = 10,930
| percentage2 = 24.0%
| swing2 = {{decrease}}2.0pp
| candidate3 = {{nowrap|Matthew Stadtmiller}}
| party3 = SFF
| image3 = {{Election image filler|Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party|SFF|150x150px}}
| popular_vote3 = 10,621
| percentage3 = 23.3%
| swing3 = {{increase}}23.3pp
| 1blank = TPP
| 2blank = TPP swing
| 1data1 = 60.5%
| 2data1 = {{decrease}}10.0pp
| 1data2 = 39.5%
| 2data2 = {{increase}}10.0pp
| title = MP
| before_election = Katrina Hodgkinson
| before_party = National Party of Australia
| after_election = Steph Cooke
| after_party = National Party of Australia
}}
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 ({{Australian politics/name|Nationals NSW}}).{{cite news|last=Green |first=Antony|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/elections/cootamundra-by-election-2017/|title=Cootamundra by-election|work=ABC News|access-date=10 September 2017}} 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:{{cite web |title=List of Nominated Candidates |url=http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/elections/cootamundra_state_by-election/candidates |publisher=Electoral Commission NSW |access-date=8 April 2017}}
| class="wikitable"
! colspan=4 | Candidate nominations |
| width=20% colspan=2 | Party
! Candidate ! width=60%|Notes (not on ballot paper) |
|---|
| {{Australian party style|Christian Democratic Party}}|
|Christian Democratic Party (Fred Nile Group) | Philip Langfield | |
| {{Australian party style|Greens}}|
| 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. |
| {{Australian party style|Shooters, Fishers and Farmers}}|
| Shooters, Fishers and Farmers | Matthew Stadtmiller | Newspaper proprietor, former councillor and council candidate. |
| {{Australian party style|Independent}}|
| Independent | 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.{{cite news|last=Grey|first=Lachlan|url=http://www.cootamundraherald.com.au/story/4881854/dark-horse-emerges-for-cootamundra-by-election/|title=Australia First leader Jim Saleam to contest Cootamundra by-election in November|work=Cootamundra Herald|date=27 August 2017|access-date=10 September 2017}} |
| {{Australian party style|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.{{cite news|last=Lees|first=Jennette|url=http://www.cootamundraherald.com.au/story/4926878/cootamundra-by-election-candidate-for-country-labor/|title=Charlie Sheahan puts hand up for seat of Cootamundra|work=Cootamundra Herald|date=15 September 2017|access-date=22 September 2017}} |
| {{Australian party style|Nationals}}|
| Businesswoman and 2017 NSW Florist of the Year. |
Results
{{Election box begin |
|title=2017 Cootamundra by-election
Saturday 14 October{{hsp}}{{cite web|title=First Preference Votes Report Parliamentary Election: Cootamundra |url=https://results.elections.nsw.gov.au/SB1702/Cootamundra/Parliamentary/FirstPreferencesReport.html|publisher=NSW Electoral Commission|access-date=19 October 2017}}{{cite web|title=State Electoral District of Cootamundra: Distribution of Preferences |url=https://results.elections.nsw.gov.au/SB1702/Cootamundra/Parliamentary/DoP.htm|publisher=NSW Electoral Commission|access-date=19 October 2017}} }}
{{Election box candidate AU party|
|party = Nationals NSW
|candidate = Steph Cooke
|votes = 21,093
|percentage = 46.2
|change = −19.6
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|
|party = Labor NSW
|candidate = Charlie Sheahan
|votes = 10,930
|percentage = 24.0
|change = −2.0
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|
|party = Shooters, Fishers and Farmers
|candidate = Matthew Stadtmiller
|votes = 10,621
|percentage = 23.3
|change = +23.3
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|
|party = Christian Democrats
|candidate = Philip Langfield
|votes = 1,273
|percentage = 2.8
|change = +0.5
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|
|party = Greens NSW
|candidate = Jeffrey Passlow
|votes = 1,238
|percentage = 2.7
|change = −0.8
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|
|party = Ind. Australia First
|party style = Australia First
|candidate = Jim Saleam
|votes = 453
|percentage = 1.0
|change = +1.0
}}
{{Election box formal
|votes = 45,608
|percentage = 97.7
|change = +0.4
}}
{{Election box informal
|votes = 1,057
|percentage = 2.3
|change = −0.4
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 46,665
|percentage = 87.2
|change = −4.7
}}
{{Election box 2pp}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|
|party = Nationals NSW
|candidate = Steph Cooke
|votes = 24,114
|percentage = 60.5
|change = −10.0
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|
|party = Labor NSW
|candidate = Charlie Sheahan
|votes = 15,769
|percentage = 39.5
|change = +10.0
}}
{{Election box hold AU party|
|winner = Nationals NSW
|swing = −10.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
Katrina Hodgkinson ({{Australian politics/name|Nationals NSW}}) resigned.
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/elections/cootamundra_state_by-election New South Wales Electoral Commission: Cootamundra State By-election]
- [http://www.abc.net.au/news/elections/cootamundra-by-election-2017/ ABC Elections: Cootamundra by-election]
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{{Results of New South Wales state elections}}
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