A number of candidates have already been announced for the Bega seat, including the Liberals'Fiona Kotvojs, Labor'sMichael Hollandand the Greens'Peter Haggar. "Labor hasn't held the seat for 10 years, it will be an impossible task," said NSW Labor Leader Chris Minns. WebJosephine Lea Tanson Monaro 2023 State General Election Legalise Cannabis NSW Party 22/02/2023 Registered Joshua Black Dubbo 2023 State General Election Australian Labor Party (NSW Branch) 30/01/2023 Registered A fresh start for NSW, especially the seat of Dubbo, after 12 long years of Coalition government neglect. "People will be able to apply for a postal vote and they will also be able to go to pre-poll for the elections. If successfulshe will be the first woman member in the seat's 165-year history. Antony Green is the ABC's Chief Elections Analyst. The 1903 New South Wales referendum required the number of members of the Legislative Assembly to be reduced from 125 to 90,[2] the district was expanded to include parts of Queanbeyan and the abolished seat of Eden-Bombala and the spelling reverted to Monaro. 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 Nationals Leader and Deputy Premier John Barilaro. The National Party is defending three seats. In 1920, with the introduction of proportional representation, it was absorbed into Goulburn, along with Monaro. It covers the Snowy Monaro and Queanbeyan-Palerang council areas. Monaro is a southern NSW electorate that lies to the east and south of the Australian Capital Territory. It means the seat of Monaro looks set to have its first woman at the helm in its history. In 2011, Whan lost Monaro to Nationals candidate John Barilaro with an 8.4% swing. The seat includes Queanbeyan, Cooma and the Snowy Mountains. "It's really important to stand so we can talk about the issues that are normally ignored by the other parties and candidates," she said. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. ", "Bridget Sakr she will win theelection next year. Postal voting packs will be sent to every voter enrolled in the Bega and Monaro districtsto help reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission. I am running as an Independent in the Monaro By-election. By car By public transport Navigate from. Thaler lives in Nimmitabel with his wife and three young children. That could prove pivotal if the rumours are true that Barilaro is moving to Canberra. Monaro has a remarkable record as a bellwether seat. Dredging crews uncover waste in seemingly clear waterways, In a city with a housing crisis, neighbours object to social housing, 'I don't have any money': Blind 98-year-old woman thought she'd have to sell her couch to pay Robodebt bill, How HECS debts became 'yet another way women have to fight' to gain parity with men, '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. 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. He was re-elected in Monaro without an official Labor opponent, and was eventually readmitted to the party. 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. With a new Labor candidate in 2019, Barilaro achieved a 9.1% swing, winning a majority on first preferences and 61.6% after the distribution of preferences. Electoral results for the district of Monaro, List of New South Wales state by-elections, "John Barilaro resigns as NSW Deputy Premier, will also leave Parliament", "Antony Green explains how living with COVID could affect elections, starting tomorrow", "Nominated candidates for the 2022 Monaro state by-election", "Animal activist to run in fight for Monaro", "Queanbeyan-based councillor Bryce Wilson announces tilt as NSW Labor's Monaro by-election candidate", "If you think it's hard to find a RAT in Sydney - try and find one in the regions. 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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. 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. Labor is predicted to keep Strathfield tonight but only by a small margin, which the party will be disappointed by. (2/6) Murray; two candidates (SFF and independent) commanded 22% of PV between them @ General Election & then re-contested, commanding, as a block, 33.9% of PV. ABC chief elections analyst Antony Green says Labors Jason Yat-Sen Li will win the seat of Strathfield in Sydney's inner west. It was recreated in 1927. SUSTAINABLE AUSTRALIA PARTY - STOP OVERDEVELOPMENT/CORRUPTION. This New South Wales government-related article is a stub. Unlike James in Willoughby, Overall is above 45%. In the meantime, enjoy your mansion bruz. 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. "We always know how difficult by-elections are and when you're facing four at the same time Ithink it is a big impact. As it happened: Labor to win Bega by-election, plunging NSW government further into minority. A local resident for decades, Seymour is a life-long animal advocate, activist, author, public servant and environmental scientist. Labor didn't run a candidate in the electorate, however, Mr James is facing a challenge from independent Larissa Penn. 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. For the first time ever, Labor has picked up the seat of Bega, which the government was rightly nervous about losing tonight. Mount Druitt. Voters in two NSW South East state electorates will head to the polls next month, as the date for the four state by-elections has been set. This seat has turned away from Labor but they can still win it if they are doing well statewide like under the Bob Carr years. [3], The NSW Electoral Commission pre-emptively sent postal ballots to all voters registered on the state electoral roll for the relevant districts, under a regulation in a COVID amendment to the Electoral Act. Cause of by-election Sitting Nationals MP John Barilaro announced his resignation as deputy premier, Nationals leader and member for Monaro in early October 2021 after the resignation of NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian. By-election day for residents from the two electorates, along with Willoughby and Strathfield seats in Sydney, will occur on February 12. From: To: Map data 2022 Google. The NSW Electoral Commission has announced the iVote system used during the 2021 local government elections will not be available for the upcoming by-elections. He was Minister for Regional NSW, Industry and Trade from the 2019 election until announcing he would retire. Personal votes do matter here. At the 2019 election, pre-polls represented 26.9% of enrolment, and Postal and iVotes together 7.9%. Assumed he made a cameo for a few days in Monaro. Monaro would be Labor-held based on 2022 Federal election results. Postal votes must be completed by polling day and returned by at latest Friday 25 February. Meet all 13 candidates in Saturdays be-elections below. But even Whan's personal popularity was not enough to hold off the Labor landslide in 2011, new National candidate John Barilaro winning with 52.1% after preferences. They must be free and available", "LA - Check Count First Preference District Summary - Monaro", "LA - Check Count TCP District Summary - Monaro", New South Wales Electoral Commission: Monaro State by-election, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2022_Monaro_state_by-election&oldid=1138836280, All Wikipedia articles written in Australian English, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 11 February 2023, at 22:26. Monaro by-election date still to be set, but political parties already discussing who will run. Web2022 Monaro state by-election Party Candidate Votes % % National: Nichole Overall: 21,728 45.96 6.35 Labor: Bryce Wilson 15,102 31.95 +4.78 Greens: Catherine Moore At the 2019 state election, pre-polls represented 26.9 per cent of enrolment, and postal and iVotes together 7.9 per cent. The writs for election were issued on 21 January 2022. The National Party recorded majorities in all 27 polling places used at the 2019 election. Mr Perrottet said he was confident theLiberal candidate in that seat, Bridget Sakr, will still win at the state election next year. 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"Monaro- NSW Electorat The mood among supporters of Nationals candidate for Monaro Nichole Overall is jubilant with plenty of beers flowing at Walsh's Hotel in Queanbeyan. ", Browse for your location and find more local ABC News and information. The National two-party preferred percentage ranged from 50.0% at Karabar High School at Queanbeyan to 81.0% at Adaminaby Public School in the Snowy Mountains. Dredging crews uncover waste in seemingly clear waterways, In a city with a housing crisis, neighbours object to social housing, 'I don't have any money': Blind 98-year-old woman thought she'd have to sell her couch to pay Robodebt bill, How HECS debts became 'yet another way women have to fight' to gain parity with men, '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. Went to the local polling place mid afternoon as we realised were terrible at remembering to actually post stuffGlad we did. As the boxes below show, it has been won by a party forming government at 27 of the 30 elections since 1927. NSW Labor on the other hand, has announced they will put forward a candidate "at the appropriate time", although admitting the chances of winning the seat aren't in their favour. I know Minns was down in Bega campaigning with Holland. After Labor lost in 1988 the new Nat soon consolidated and built up huge margins that resisted the swing back to Labor in 1991 & 1995. The writs for election were issued on 21 January 2022. Overall's husband was previously mayor of the City of Queanbeyan. Eurobodalla-based doctor Michael Holland will contest the seat for Bega on the Labor ticket, and Bega cafe owner Peter Haggar has been nominated for the Greens. Hedges held the seat until 1941, when he lost to the ALPs John Seiffert by 181 votes. Barilaro had hinted several times since 2019 that he would leave state politics. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. 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"There's probably a bit of a way to go in that but I'm feeling quite buoyed and positive," she told the ABC. Speaker of the NSW Legislative Assembly, Jonothan O'Dea, said he will issue the writs for the by-elections tomorrow. I disagree with the 4% margin it will more likely be 1-2% so very marginal afterwards. Moore is a long-time Braidwood resident and contested this seat four times at state elections between 1995 and 2007. He may now need to do some damage control on this relationship. WebThe Monaro by-election was held on the same day as by-elections for the districts of Bega, Strathfieldand Willoughby. "Where kangaroos are killed routinely,where the brumbies are been killed down in the mountains, and where the whole area is prone to drought and soil degradation.". A by-election was held in the New South Wales state electoral district of Monaro on 23 November 1918. By Anthony Anderson NCA NewsWire 7:10PM February 17, 2023 A NSW Labor candidate has hit out at his critics hours after announcing hes pulling out of the upcoming state election.