2021 Stretton state by-election
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2021 Stretton state by-election
| country = Queensland
| type = Parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| turnout = 77.4% {{decrease}} 10.4
| previous_election = 2020 Queensland state election
| previous_year = 2020
| election_date = 24 July 2021
| next_election = 2024 Queensland state election
| next_year = 2024
| registered = 33,961
| seats_for_election = The district of Stretton in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland
| candidate1 = James Martin
| image1 =
| party1 = Australian Labor Party (Queensland Branch)
| popular_vote1 = 14,314
| percentage1 = 56.4%
| swing1 = {{decrease}} 0.2
| candidate2 = Jim Bellos
| image2 =
| party2 = Liberal National Party of Queensland
| popular_vote2 = 8,322
| percentage2 = 32.8%
| swing2 = {{increase}} 2.6
| 1blank = 2PP
| 1data1 = 63.9%
| 1data2 = 36.1%
| 2blank = 2PP swing
| 2data1 = {{decrease}} 0.9
| 2data2 = {{increase}} 0.9
| map_image = File:ECQ-2017-Final-Stretton.pdf
| map_size =
| map_caption = Map of the Electoral district of Stretton since the 2017 state election
| title = MP
| before_election = Duncan Pegg
| before_party = Labor
| after_election = James Martin
| after_party = Labor
}}
A by-election was held on 24 July 2021 for the Queensland Legislative Assembly seat of Stretton following the death of Duncan Pegg.
Background
{{see also|Electoral results for the district of Stretton}}
Duncan Pegg was first elected at the 2015 election defeating incumbent Freya Ostapovitch on a swing of over 14%. Ostapovitch had won the previously safe seat for Labor during the Liberal National Party of Queensland landslide of the 2012 election. In subsequent elections, Pegg would increase the margin of Stretton back into safe territory for Labor and saw a nearly 5% swing to himself in the 2020 election. On 22 April 2021, Pegg announced that he would be resigning from his seat to focus on his health revealing that he had been diagnosed with cancer in 2019 and that it was a terminal illness.{{cite news |last=Riga |first=Rachel |date=22 April 2021 |title=Queensland Labor MP Duncan Pegg to retire from politics to focus on cancer battle |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-04-22/qld-mp-duncan-pegg-retire-politics-focus-cancer-battle/100089016 |work=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |location=Brisbane, Queensland |access-date=2021-06-03}} Pegg's death was announced by his electorate office on 10 June 2021.{{cite news |title=Queensland MP Duncan Pegg dies after cancer fight |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-06-10/qld-former-labor-mp-duncan-pegg-dies-cancer/100204776 |access-date=21 July 2021 |work=ABC News |date=10 June 2021 |language=en-AU}}
| class="wikitable"
|+ Two-party-preferred vote in Stretton, 2009–2020 | ||||||
| align=right style="border-bottom: 2px solid darkgray;"
! colspan="2"| Election | 2009 | 2012 | 2015 | 2017 | 2020 | |
| align=left
| width="1pt" {{Australian party style|Labor}} | | Labor | {{Australian party shading/Labor}}| 59.50% | 40.45% | {{Australian party shading/Labor}}| 54.98% | {{Australian party shading/Labor}}| 59.90% | {{Australian party shading/Labor}}| 64.82% |
| align="left"
| width=1pt {{Australian party style|Liberal National}}| | Liberal National | 40.50% | {{Australian party shading/Liberal}}| 59.55% | 45.02% | 40.10% | 35.18% |
| align=right
! colspan="2"| Swing | {{Australian party shading/Liberal}}|+5.0 | {{Australian party shading/Liberal}}|+19.03 | {{Australian party shading/Labor}}|+14.54 | {{Australian party shading/Labor}}|+4.6 | {{Australian party shading/Labor}}|+4.93 | |
| align=right
! colspan="2"| Government | {{Australian party shading/Labor}}|ALP | {{Australian party shading/Liberal}}|LNP | {{Australian party shading/Labor}}|ALP | {{Australian party shading/Labor}}|ALP | {{Australian party shading/Labor}}|ALP |
Key dates
| class="wikitable" |
| Date{{cite web |title=2021 Stretton State By-election - Key Dates |url=https://event.elections.qld.gov.au/Events/EventDetails?EventID=608&EventType=256 |website=Electoral Commission of Queensland |publisher=Queensland Government |access-date=11 July 2021}}
! Event |
|---|
| 29 June 2021
| Issue of the writ |
| 5 July 2021
| Close of electoral rolls |
| 7 July 2021
| Close of nominations |
| 12 July 2021
| Early voting begins |
| 24 July 2021
| Polling day |
Candidates
Results
{{Election box begin
|title = 2021 Stretton state by-election[https://results.elections.qld.gov.au/stretton2021/stretton 2021 Stretton State By-election], ECQ.
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|candidate = James Martin
|party = Labor QLD
|votes = 14,314
|percentage = 56.39
|change = −0.20
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|candidate = Jim Bellos
|party = Liberal National
|votes = 8,322
|percentage = 32.78
|change = +2.58
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|candidate = Andrea Wildin
|party = Greens QLD
|votes = 1,654
|percentage = 6.52
|change = −2.20
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|candidate = Jasmine Melhop
|party = Informed Medical Options
|votes = 616
|percentage = 2.43
|change = +2.43
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|candidate = Suzanne Clarke
|party = Animal Justice
|votes = 478
|percentage = 1.88
|change = +1.88
}}
{{Election box formal
|votes = 25,384
|percentage = 96.61
|change = +0.03
}}
{{Election box informal
|votes = 891
|percentage = 3.39
|change = −0.03
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 26,275
|percentage = 77.37
|change = −10.43
}}
{{Election box 2pp}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|candidate = James Martin
|party = Labor QLD
|votes = 16,244
|percentage = 63.94
|change = −0.87
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|candidate = Jim Bellos
|party = Liberal National
|votes = 9,160
|percentage = 36.06
|change = +0.87
}}
{{Election box hold AU party
|winner = Labor QLD
|swing = −0.87
}}
{{Election box end}}
See also
{{Portal|Queensland}}
References
{{reflist}}
External links
{{Wikinews|Australia: Andrea Wildin, Greens candidate in Stretton state by-election, discusses political issues with Wikinews}}
- [https://www.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/election-events/stretton-by-election Stretton By-election – Electoral Commission Queensland]
- [https://www.abc.net.au/news/elections/qld-stretton-by-election-2021 Stretton by-election 2021 – ABC Elections]
- [https://www.tallyroom.com.au/strettonby2021 Stretton by-election 2021 – The Tally Room]
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