Unlike James in Willoughby, Overall is above 45%. Labor has chance in Monaro providing they pick a good community based candidate. It was recreated in 1927. Ms Farrelly is an author, architecture critic, essayist, columnist and public speaker. [1] The by-election was triggered by the death of Gus Miller (Labor).[2]. Interesting to note that Labor (Wilson), AJP (Seymour) and IND (Thaler) all ran in the 2019 Election; none of the other by-elections [so far] have same candidates running from 2019 to the By-election. 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. The seat of Willoughby, which had been held by former premier Gladys Berejiklian, remains too close to call. WebMonaro State District By-Election Instructions Disclaimer Back to voting centres list. She has been involved in numerous community groups in volunteer roles and has also been involved in promoting, supporting, and developing women's football in the Queanbeyan region. He was re-elected at the 1950 election, and as he had not been opposed by an official Labor candidate, was re-admitted to the Labor caucus as the McGirr government scraped back into office. The former United Nations Lawyer looks set to win against his Liberal opponent Bridget Sakr on a slim margin. Met a local candidate and had a great chat about our concerns.The school bbq was all but over by then, but the residual onion scent wafting over the school yard was intoxicating. It elected two members between 1880 and 1894. State electoral district of New South Wales, Australia, Interactive map of district boundaries from the, Electoral results for the district of Monaro, Results of the 2019 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) Monaro, Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales, "LA - Check Count First Preference District Summary - Monaro", "LA - Check Count TCP District Summary - Monaro", Former electoral districts of New South Wales, Moreton,Wide Bay,Burnett,Maranoa,LeichhardtandPort Curtis, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Electoral_district_of_Monaro&oldid=1139921620, All Wikipedia articles written in Australian English, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 17 February 2023, at 14:52. In a statement to the ABC, a NSW Liberal Party spokesperson confirmed it will not be fielding a candidate in the upcoming Monaro by-election, although decliningto explain why. Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese could be set for a face-off at a by-election in the marginal NSW seat of Eden-Monaro. Legislative Assembly. Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council countback election - 7 Feb Independent Fred Nile, elected as a Christian Democratic member, is defending his seat and independent Justin Field, elected as a Greens member, is not defending his seat. 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. We came into tonight thinking we might not get any final results, but how wrong we were. He says Labor have a "substantial lead" that he doesn't see turning around. 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. After many years living and working in Australia and overseas as a public servant and diplomat, he moved to Queanbeyan in 2011. Monaro byelection Barilaro was re-elected in 2019, and retired in 2021. Bega's Liberal candidate Fiona Kotvojs is refusing to concede defeat despite a major swing to Labor'sMichael Holland. The seat includes Queanbeyan, Cooma and the Snowy Mountains. The NSW Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party, who put forward a candidate for the seat in the 2019 election, intend to do so again at the upcoming by election. 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. NSW Local & State Government Elections - NSW Electoral Whan resigned from the Legislative Council to contest Monaro unsuccessfully at the 2015 election. Time isout forcandidates looking to run in the BegaandMonaro by-elections, with nominations closing today. State Meanwhile, Green says The Nationals will hold the seat of Monaro, despite a swing of more than 7 per cent to the ALP. It was renamed Monara for the second Parliament in February 1858. (Click on polling place for results) 2022 Two-Party Votes by Type The by-election was held on the same day as by-elections for other NSW seats of Monaro, Strathfield and Willoughby. Monaro is a regional district in the south of the state. Web1918 Monaro by-election Saturday 23 November [1] Party Candidate Votes Labor John Bailey 3,683 63.51 +0.89 Nationalist Patrick Sullivan 2,005 34.57 -2.81 Independent In 2020 Barilaro announced he would contest the Eden-Monaro by-election but withdrew shortly afterwards when the Liberal Party declined to stand aside from the contest. 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. In 2015 Labor got 47.47% TCP in Monaro and 41.81% in Bega (in an election when they received an incredibly low 25.9% of first preferences statewide). However, Dr Kotvojs said residents will still have a number of options when voting. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn, and work. Liberal candidate Tim James says he is well qualified to take over from former Premier Gladys Berejiklian in the blue ribbon Liberal seat ofWilloughby. This will be difficult for NAT to hold onto. Prior to the 1950 election, Seiffert was disendorsed by the ALP after he voted against the partys candidate for a Legislative Council vacancy. As to what happens next, history is our best guide. iVote is not available but see note below on postal voting. Two words showed something was wrong with the system, When Daniel picked up a dropped box on a busy road, he had no idea it would lead to the 'best present ever', '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. 6 Candidates contesting here with ballot draw as follows: IND (Thaler), NAT (Overall), SUS (Holgate), AJP (Seymour), GRN (Moore) and ALP (Wilson). 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. As it happened: Labor to win Bega by-election, plunging NSW government further into minority. Former Bega mayor Kristy McBain may sneak over the line for Labor in Eden-Monaro after preferences are distributed. At the end of the pre-polling period on Friday 11 February, 13,424 pre-polls had been taken representing 23.1% of enrolment. A by-election was held in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Monaro on 12 February 2022 upon the resignation of Deputy Premier of New South Wales and Nationals MP John Barilaro. I am running as an Independent in the Monaro By-election. NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet says he's proud the Liberals have taken votesfrom Labor in Strathfield, whereLaborcandidate Jason Yat-sen Li has won on a narrow margin. He was re-elected in Monaro without an official Labor opponent, and was eventually readmitted to the party. The former journalist is tipped to keep John Barilaro's seat in Liberalhands but there has been a 6.4 per cent swing to Labor. She contested Monaro at the 2019 NSW election and Eden-Monaro at the 2016 federal election. The Coalition learnt a lesson from the 1999 election and has not risked another three-cornered contest anywhere in the state since. 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. "What we need is a strong, stable and experienced government," she said. "The government needs to changedirection. The spelling was changed to Monaro from 1877 until 1894. [3] In 1913, it absorbed much of the electoral district of Queanbeyan, including Queanbeyan, which is its major city. Its significant population centres include Queanbeyan, Bungendore, Braidwood, Cooma, Bombala, Captains Flat, Nimmitabel, Delegate, Bredbo, Michelago, Berridale, Jindabyne and Adaminaby.[1]. Thaler lives in Nimmitabel with his wife and three young children. Bridget Sakrwill be the member for Strathfield.". Polling places in the former Bombala and Snowy River council areas have been grouped as South. 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. The Monaro and Bega by-elections were prompted by the resignations of former NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro and former NSW Transport Minster Andrew Antony Green is the ABC's Chief Elections Analyst. The writs for election were issued on 21 January 2022. Monaro P_O As you say, Monaro is quite the statistical outlier; the more so, compared to this crop of by-elections, as the coeval by-election seats have such a dearth of back-to-back repeat candidates. "The Electoral Commission mustundertake a comprehensive review and analysis of the root cause [or causes] of the problem," a statement said. Monaro Labor has selected Jason Yat-sen Li a former United Nations Lawyer and current Pro-Chancellor of the University of Sydney who previously ran for the independent Asian-Australian political party Unity. WebLocal government election results. Cochran retired in 1999 and was succeeded by the National Partys Peter Webb, but he was defeated by Labors Steve Whan in 2003, entering state parliament after twice being defeated as candidate for the Federal seat of Eden-Monaro. [2], The Monaro by-election was held on the same day as by-elections for the districts of Bega, 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. Monaro This means making deals with independents, the Greens or the Shooters. Nothing quite like the smell of a democracy sausage.-Voted local. Monaro covers inland parts of southeastern NSW to the south and east of the ACT. "We always know how difficult by-elections are and when you're facing four at the same time Ithink it is a big impact. And although there's been some surprise results, the swings can't necesssarily be used to predict what's to come in 13 months at the next NSW state election or the federal election later this year. Michael Holland, who is set to become the first Labor MP for Bega in history, says the by-election has been a "plebiscite". this isnt Tamworth or Bathurst this is still marginal unlike those areas. Monaro by-elections We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn, and work. Each level of government has a This includes seven Labor members (Tara Moriarty, Penny Sharpe, Greg Donnelly, Anthony D'Adam, Daniel Mookhey, Peter Primrose, Mark Buttigieg), five Liberal members (Damien Tudehope, Taylor Martin, Natalie Ward, Natasha Maclaren 2023 NSW State General Election - Register of Candidates It is currently represented by Nichole Overall of the National Party. Current elections in NSW. After Seiffert's death, Monaro was won by the Liberal Partys Steve Mauger later in 1965 at the state election that ended 24 years of Labor government. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. With 56.3 per centof its population born overseas, Strathfield is one of NSWs most ethnically diverse electorates, and candidates have often struggled to reach non-English speaking voters. Until his election to public office, Barilaro managed the business that manufactured energy efficient timber windows and doors. Labors only hope in Queanbeyan IS Mike Kelly. Speaker of the NSW Legislative Assembly, Jonothan O'Dea, said he will issue the writs for the by-elections tomorrow. Whan increased his majority against the state trend in 2007, and suppressed but could not survive the swing that defeated the Keneally government in 2011. Whan was re-elected in 2007, and served as a minister in the Labor government from 2009 to 2011. Covers 20,479 square kilometres. Despite Labor taking the seat of Bega for the first time in history, Mr Perrottet has claimed tonight as a "phenomenal result" for Liberals. Has Barilaro been present on the campaign trail? This is a list of the candidates of the 2023 New South Wales state election, which will be held on 25 March 2023. Whan was appointed to fill a vacancy in the Legislative Council in June 2011. For the first time ever, Labor has picked up the seat of Bega, which the government was rightly nervous about losing tonight. It covers the Snowy Monaro and Queanbeyan-Palerang council areas. Voters to go to the polls for Bega, Monaro by-election February Nationals member Nichole Overall made history in 2022 by being elected as the first female representative of the Monaro. Labor took an extra seat to now have 3 and swing of 8% and a Labor Independent increased from 1 seat to 2 seats therefore 5 seats from 3 at the last election for Labor. Seiffert had been disendorsed by the Labor Party for the 1950 election for failing to vote the party ticket in a Legislative Council election. Bronnie Taylor rumoured to be considering a tilt at Monaro, making a move from the Upper House to the Lower House in the Process. Mr Barilaro held the Monaro seat from 2011 as a member of the National Party until he left parliament officially on 31 December 2021. Moore is a long-time Braidwood resident and contested this seat four times at state elections between 1995 and 2007. Now in its second decade in office, the Coalition government in New South Wales is one of only two conservative administrations remaining in Australia at federal, state or territory level, along with Tasmania. 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Why are the Nationals contesting this seat instead of the Liberals when half of the seats population is in Queanbeyan which is a metropolitan area more suited to the Liberals. Mauger retired early in 1976 due to ill-health. A Monaro local,Ms Seymour hasrun as the party's candidate in past state and federal elections. The NSW Greens are undecided, with three local branches, being the Snowy-Monaro Greens, Queanbeyan-Monaro Greens and Braidwood Greens, still holding initial discussions. Realistically the Nats should hold this one but lose Bega considering National party strength as seen at the Hunter by-election. WebHalf of the Legislative Council is not up for re-election. Mr Perrottet said he was confident theLiberal candidate in that seat, Bridget Sakr, will still win at the state election next year. This includes seven Labor members (Tara Moriarty, Penny Sharpe, Greg Donnelly, Anthony D'Adam, Daniel Mookhey, Peter Primrose, Mark Buttigieg), five Liberal members (Damien Tudehope, Taylor Martin, Natalie Ward, Natasha Maclaren-Jones[a] and Aileen MacDonald), three Nationals members (Sarah Mitchell, Wes Fang and Sam Farraway), two Greens members (Abigail Boyd and Sue Higginson), two One Nation members (Mark Latham[a] and Rod Roberts), one Shooters and Fishers member (Mark Banasiak) and one Animal Justice member (Emma Hurst). "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.". A date for the by-election will not be set until he formally resigns from the state seat, although it is one of five by-elections across NSW believedto be takingplace in early 2022. 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. As mentioned above, 3/6 of the candidates ran in 2019 election which is quite a high number to re-contest considering the only other by-election in this lot with the same candidate is Willoughby with IND (Penn).