Click for more details of two-party preferred results by polling place and vote type. All Australians, who are eligible to vote, choose people to represent them at three levels of government. However, a majority is expected to vote early by optional postal vote, potentially adding weeks to the counting process. Both are good candidates, I have my reservations about Jason but there could be worse. I obviously expect the media to cover her because of i4give day, thats a no brainer. In my meeting with Chris Minns yesterday, Labor will be targeting Greens via socials to place Labor second on their ballots. Party codes: (ALP) Labor, (LIB) Liberal, (GRN) Greens, (KSO) Keep Sydney Open, (CON) Australian Conservatives, (AJP) Animal Justice Party. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn, and work. 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. Despite the low in-person turnout, Labor candidate Michael Holland was the first to claim victory. 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. 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I strongly advocate for Courtney Buckley's bio to be filled in today, just like the 5 other candidates. The local medical specialist will likely replace former Transport Minister Andrew Constance to be the first Labor representative of the area, but Liberal candidate Fiona Kotvojs has refused to concede defeat until the full results are known. McKay was the presenter of NBN television news in Newcastle for 15 years before working in marketing and communications and later establishing her own corporate, media and public relations business. Assessment Strathfield is a reasonably marginal seat, but it seems unlikely the Liberal Party could win this by-election. First Preference Results Spreadsheet ; Status History. Unity polled well for several elections in seats like Strathfield, Kogarah and Ryde where there was and still is a significant middle-class Chinese-Australian community. Read and follow the instructions in the postal vote pack carefully. In 1996, he resigned from Strathfield and won the federal seat of Lowe. Your information is being handled in accordance with the. Go to content. 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 south-coast electorate has never been held by Labor since the seat was reinstated in 1988. She also gave a rather dignified response to the theft of her posters, and didnt assign blame to anyone. She went straight back to the frontbench after returning to parliament in 2015, and was elected Labor leader after the 2019 election. Live results: see who's ahead in each seat. 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. He volunteers at the Sydney Vegan Market, Plant Alive Festival, Super Furry Festival and through his involvement in the Animal Justice Party. He had served as a minister in the Wran Labor government from 1981 to 1984. He ran as an independent in Lowe at the 1998 federal election, losing to the ALPs John Murphy. 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. Get a wrap of the key stories and analysis from the ABC's chief politics writer Annabel Crabb. WestSydPol YOU SERIOUSLY CANT WORK IT OUT !!??? Election results in Strathfield at the 2019 NSW state election Toggle between two-party-preferred votes and primary votes for the Liberal Party, Labor and the Greens. Perhaps thats why the media is covering her. . document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. It is undefendable to allow her bio to remain blank. The government needs to change direction. Labor's highest two-party preferred vote was 71.8% at Homebush West Public School, while the best Liberal result of 64.9% was recorded just over a kilometre away St John's Anglican Church in Strathfield. She was elected Labor Leader after the 2019 election but stood down after Labor performed poorly at the May 2021 Upper Hunter By-election. @LJ Davidson. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn, and work. The electorate has the state's third highest proportion of residents aged 15-24 (16.2%) related to having the fourth highest proportion attending University (12.8%). From 1996 to 1998 Li worked for the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia in the Netherlands and in 1998 returned to Australia to lead a number of political campaigns including high profile involvment in the campaign for Australia to become a Republic. It appears only 20% are voting today, with the rest by postal vote or pre-polling. 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. Green called it for the Opposition with just over 20 per cent of the vote counted. Polling place results. In Monaro, 23.1 per cent had cast a pre-poll and 15.3 per cent of postal votes had been returned. (Click here for full size map), Maps courtesy of the NSW Electoral Commission. Fiona Martin won it 53-47. There would be no chance of her winning in Newtown as it is now by far a safe Green seat. The writs for election were issued on 21 January 2022. "I hope to go on and represent my community now as a simple rural local Member of Parliament," he said. Electoral Commissioner John Schmidt applied to the Supreme Court last week to void results in three councils - Kempsey, Shellharbour, and Singleton - because the iVote crash could have . Full display of results: Bega, Monaro, Strathfield and Willoughby. 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. The Senate was a last-ditch effort, he fell short in Bennelong, looked at running for Banks but lost pre-selection and Banks became too Liberal, Reid also became an option but too Liberal now, and Barton is one of the safer Labor seats in Sydney that he has a chance of winning preselection. 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. It may belong on Berejiklians page or Barilaros page. Again, I do not object to the sources. All candidates may have negative points. Nominations for candidates closed seven days later at noon on 27 January, with the ballot paper draw commencing in the morning of 28 January. 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? McKay was appointed to the Ministry in September 2008 and served in several portfolios before losing Newcastle at the 2011 election. For many years Farrelly wrote an at times controversial column for the Sydney Morning Heralnd on architecture, planning and politics. 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. 598 votes, 16 Informal (2.7%) First Preference . Antony Green is the ABC's Chief Elections Analyst. In my opinion Jason is the one who has had the dream run- various interviews on ABC and ABS, a Fin Review and Daily Telegraph write-up. @JS She used to live in Redfern (in the Newtown electorate), she moved to Homebush last year and attempted unsuccessfully to get Labor preselection, so she is now an Independent candidate. Interestingly enough state Labor in 2019 did much better than Federal Labor did only a few weeks later. Current elections in NSW Hay Shire Council countback election - 26 Aug 2022 Election of one Councillor Snowy Monaro Regional Council countback election - 26 Aug 2022 Election of one Councillor Georges River Council (Mortdale Ward) countback election - 21 Sep 2022 Election of one Councillor in the Mortdale Ward Commentary on the results can be found via the Commentary page at the top of the screen. She was re-elected in 2007, and served as a minister in the Labor government from 2008 to 2011. Sakr's life was upturned in February 2020 when her daughter and three cousins were killed while walking along Bettington Road in Oatlands. Election results in Strathfield at the 2019 NSW state election "So, I just want to say how proud I am as a Liberal to be here standing before you and to thank all of you, party staff, members, volunteers and friends, standing in the rain as you did, thank you so, so much for your great contribution," he said at his victory function. You are a better man than i cheers wd. The Liberals and their candidate, Tim James, sustained a swing against themin Willoughby. To improve your experience, Sharks vs Rabbitohs live NRL match centre. OLA North Strathfield. That history lives on today in the wide streets and large properties that are a feature of the Strathfield Council area. @Acabashi: appears to be a reasonable person who lives in the UK; other people without bias should be allowed to contribute their thoughts about this request today. "You have done an amazing job. Most of the votes were postal, counted a week later on 19 February 2022. LJ Davidson Very nice of you to so patient. The NSW government has been pushed further into minorityafter Labor won the seat of Bega for the first time in one of four by-elections held in the state. two-party preferred results by polling place and vote type. By-elections in Bega, Willoughby, Monaro and Strathfield will be held on February 12, with voters unable to vote online because of technological problems. It is too important to get wrong, and a message is loud and clear if you look at the results in these booths and in these seats.". AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time which is 10 hours ahead of GMT (Greenwich Mean Time). Within statistics, we call this a non-representative sample with a high degree of built-in biases and sampling error. National Nichole Overall in Monaro and Liberal Tim James in Willoughby are ahead in their counts, with both candidates celebrating but reluctant to claim victory with so many votes outstanding. I am focused on the facts today, and moving forward in a positive and conducive manner for the benefit of this article. To make a comment or suggest a change to the election site, pleasecontact us. The Liberals narrowly won the 2PP at the Concord booth, McKay won it pretty comfortably. Strathfield's almost 80,000 constituents will head to the polls next Saturday to cast their ballot for one of six candidates. Saturday, February 19 The Willoughby count has been updated with 9673 postals on the primary vote, and while these have leaned less heavily to the Liberals than postals did in 2019, they suggest Tim James' lead is likely to widen from here rather than narrow. This is the benefit of having diversity in parliament regardless of political party. Full display of results: Bega, Monaro, Strathfield and Willoughby. Born to Greek parents, Robertson is living with a significant physical disability and gets about in a motorised wheelchair. 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. The graph of first preference votes includes an entry for a party called Unity that contested elections from 1999 to 2007. Ms Overall said the campaign had been a "tough fight". 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. Between the two there was a slight swing towards the local Sakr, but Yat-Sen Li did enough to hold the lead in the early results and will likely hold the seat for Labor. [1] For faster navigation, this Iframe is preloading the Wikiwand page for 2022 Strathfield state by-election . Playlet (talk) 01:11, 7 February 2022 (UTC), @El C: Campaign controversy from Labor candidate Jason Yet-Sen Li who is a real estate director, newspaper article on page 2 today says "Mr Li [] is a director of a company providing accommodation services to international students [] despite Labor Party rules banning real estate agents from running for election", would it be at all possible for you to add this reference please, given the transparency currently being reported in this by-election: [2], @El C: I was going to add this newspaper reference, but wasn't able to, would it be at all possible for you to add this reference please: [1], @El C: Campaign controversy from Labor candidate Jason Yet-Sen Li who is a real estate director, newspaper article on page 2 today says "Mr Li [] is a director of a company providing accommodation services to international students [] despite Labor Party rules banning real estate agents from running for election", would it be at all possible for you to add this reference please, given the transparency currently being reported in this by-election: [2] KoalaAussieBlue (talk) 17:39, 8 February 2022 (UTC), I object to those changes. 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). https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/key-labor-candidate-says-parliament-needs-ethnic-diversity-targets-20190423-p51geh.html Strathfield has the state's second highest proportion of residents born overseas (55.6%), the fourth highest proportion born in a non-English speaking country (52.3%), the sixth highest with both parents born overseas (71.4%), the third highest born in North-East Asia (23.1%), the sixth highest born in South Asia (12.8%) and a related fourth highest proportion of Hindus (11.2%). There is a pattern of attempted changes specifically targeting. Will be interesting to see when I go to pre-poll today. The iVote online voting system was not used at these elections after the system failed during the NSW local government elections in December 2021. [3], One of the major issues of the campaign is the impacts of COVID-19 on business and the lives of the constituents, and the perceptions of Dominic Perrottet's handling of the virus. In 2011, Judge lost to Liberal candidate Charles Casuscelli. @El C: There are distracting accusations and emotive language being directed towards me here; I do wish to remain focused on the information being provided within this article, linked to reliable sources. KoalaAussieBlue (talk) 03:40, 12 February 2022 (UTC), https://antonygreen.com.au/2022-nsw-by-elections-tracking-the-early-vote/. Perhaps change the title to "Interim Partial Results until Official Results are Published on 23 February 2022" for audience clarity, The current caveat in small print is too small, too vague and it's misleading as only some of the votes have been counted. The iVote online voting system was not used at these elections after the system failed during the NSW local government elections in December 2021. If you can demonstrate that these are notable and significant events in the campaign I would be happy to work with you to find mutually agreeable language. Li was the Labor candidate for Bennelong at the 2013 Federal election, a Labor candidate for the NSW Senate in 2019 and had again been chosen as the third Labor Senate candidate for the 2022 election before being announced as Labor's candidate for Strathfield. [7], There was criticism from the chair of the Ethnic Communities' Council of NSW Peter Doukas that the voting packs that were sent out to voters was not sent out in multiple languages. The 1996 Strathfield by-election was won by the Liberal Partys Bruce McCarthy. Bridget Sakr will be the member for Strathfield." [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. He only held it for one term, as he resigned from the Liberal Party in 1998 in protest over aircraft noise. Playlet is blocking published facts. Noting state Upper House member Rose Jackson and her husband, former Reid candidate, Sam Crosby have moved to the area. "Many people, many people in New South Wales sent the Premier of New South Wales a message on their behalf at the ballot box today," said Minns. Zoe Zaczek Digital Reporter 2 min read February 12, 2022 - 6:00PM We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn, and work. Strathfield lies in Sydney's inner western suburbs and takes in all of Burwood Council, almost all of Strathfield Council, and smaller parts of Inner West and Canada Bay Councils. @El C: please let me know today. AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time which is 10 hours ahead of GMT (Greenwich Mean Time). ", Low income Aussies and pensioners could be forced out of homes, Identical twin gangsters got away with multiple murders for years, Businesses say housing costs a major factor behind worker shortage, Tony Robbins fans furious after waiting three years for cancelled show refunds. Venue and Vote Types ROBERTSON Ellie (SAP) . Strathfield was first created in 1988 to replace the abolished electorate of Burwood. [1] [2] [3] [4] Members for Strathfield [ edit] Election results [ edit] Elections in the 2020s [ edit] 2022 by-election [ edit] The electorate covers 22.8 square kilometres. "We always knew it was going to be a tough fight here. In 2007 she was chosen as Labor candidate for the state seat of Newcastle, narrowly elected against some local Labor Party opposition.