This New South Wales government-related article is a stub. By car By public transport Navigate from. He was re-elected in Monaro without an official Labor opponent, and was eventually readmitted to the party. Mauger held the seat until his retirement in 1976, serving as a junior minister for the final year of his term. The Monaro and Bega by-elections were prompted by the official resignations of former deputy premier John Barilaro and former NSW transport minster Andrew Constance from the NSW Parliament late last year. In 2019 Mr Perrottet likened the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers to the American gun lobbythe National Rifle Association (NRA). 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. [3] Am I alone in thinking that the absence of Barilaro and the dominance of politically savvy Queanbeyan may make Monaro a more likely Labor gain than Bega, although a much bigger swing is required? Thanks for joining me tonight, bye for now. Booths inMonaro have been split into four areas. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn, and work. This total included the independent who went backwards, & SFF (Helen Dalton) who advanced, gaining a further 13.3% PV, & who then re-contested @ the subsequent 2019 General Election, gaining a further 7.25% PV, and the seat. The Liberals have put forward Bridget Sakr a finance worker and business owner whose daughter and three cousins were killed by a drunk driver in Oatlands in 2020. Monaro is a southern NSW electorate that lies to the east and south of the Australian Capital Territory. A local resident for decades, Seymour is a life-long animal advocate, activist, author, public servant and environmental scientist. An online and phone voting optionknown as "iVote", adopted during the local government elections in December 2021, has not been implemented during the state by-elections due to time constraints. 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 The electorate of Monaro stretches from the ACT to the Victorian border, encompassingQueanbeyan, Cooma, and the NSW Snowy Mountains. WebMonaro State District By-Election Instructions Disclaimer Back to voting centres list. She said she never considered Monaro a safe seat and knew it would be a tough fight. Cochrane was then re-elected with almost 60% of the first preference vote in 1991 and 1995. NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet's leadership was put to the test with four by-elections being held in the state. There is also a new greens Councillor. Labor didn't run a candidate in the electorate, however, Mr James is facing a challenge from independent Larissa Penn. The Nationals won a majority of the two-party-preferred vote in all four areas, ranging from 57.1% in Queanbeyan to 67.6% in the south. He may now need to do some damage control on this relationship. The party's intention to not run in the upcoming by-election, whose electorate boundary falls within the federal seat of Eden-Monaro, does not surprise convenor of the Queanbeyan-Monaro Greens, Katrina Willis. At the end of the pre-polling period on Friday 11 February, 13,424 pre-polls had been taken representing 23.1% of enrolment. 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. [1] The by-election was triggered by the death of Gus Miller (Labor).[2]. Monaro covers inland parts of southeastern NSW to the south and east of the ACT. Find out information about dates, how to vote, where to vote, candidates and more. Whan resigned from the Legislative Council to contest Monaro unsuccessfully at the 2015 election. ", Browse for your location and find more local ABC News and information. Information on candidates and how-to-vote material can be sent to. Monaro was held by Labors John Seiffert from 1941 until his death in early 1965. When he retired in 1999 there was big swing to Labor but they fell just short, but in 2003 with a different (stronger?) "Monaro- NSW Electorat Key points: The NSW Parliament Speaker has set the date for four by-elections for Saturday, February 12 It will fill positions for outgoing members Gladys Detailed map of the electoral division of Eden-Monaro (2016) [PDF 42.9MB] Download NSW GIS data (2016) Name derivation: Named after the two areas in which the electoral division is located. Barilaros 2019 vote suggest he has a strong personal vote that the National Party will miss at the by-election. 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. I predict Nationals will win with a margin of around 4.17%, benefitted by OPV although it would be a significant swing due to the loss of Barilaros popularity. Former Bega mayor Kristy McBain may sneak over the line for Labor in Eden-Monaro after preferences are distributed. It was recreated in 1927. The writs for election were issued on 21 January 2022. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn, and work. Too close to call but Id tip the Nats to narrowly hold this as of 20:16 NSW time. The seat is a traditional bellwether electorate, returning a member supporting the government at 27 of the 30 elections since 1927. He was Minister for Regional NSW, Industry and Trade from the 2019 election until announcing he would retire. "There's probably a bit of a way to go in that but I'm feeling quite buoyed and positive," she told the ABC. Surprised Shooters didnt put a candidate here. Postal voting packs will be sent to every voter enrolled in the Bega and Monaro districtsto help reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission. For the first time ever, Labor has picked up the seat of Bega, which the government was rightly nervous about losing tonight. 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. Surprisingly the seat was won by the National Party in 1988, its candidate Peter Cochran holding the seat easily despite the change of government in 1995, becoming the first Monaro MP to sit on the opposition benches in six decades. Wilson was elected to Queanbeyan-Palarang Council at last December's local government elections. Nominations for candidates closed seven days later at noon on 27 January, with the ballot paper draw commencing in the morning of 28 January. Election results in Monaro at the 2019 NSW state election Toggle between two-party-preferred votes and primary votes for the Nationals, Labor, the Greens and the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers. Claude Miller was the son of Gus Miller, the former member, Electoral results for the district of Monaro, List of New South Wales state by-elections, "Mr Gustave Thomas Carlisle Miller (18521918)", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1918_Monaro_state_by-election&oldid=980740072, All Wikipedia articles written in Australian English, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 28 September 2020, at 05:06. WebHalf of the Legislative Council is not up for re-election. [3] In 1913, it absorbed much of the electoral district of Queanbeyan, including Queanbeyan, which is its major city. Steven James Robert Whan (born 11 February 1964) is a former Australian politician who was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 2011 to 2015. 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. Whan subsequently resigned from his upper house seat to recontest Monaro in 2015, but again lost to Barilaro. Barilaro was re-elected in 2019, and retired in 2021. WebView information for the 2023 NSW State election on Saturday, 25 March 2023. WebMonaro By-election - NSW Electorate, Candidates, Results - ABC News Monaro By-election - NSW Election 2022 Share 83.2 % turnout, final figures NAT retain Nichole JasonYat-sen Li is set to win on a slim margin against the Liberal's Bridget Sakr. AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time which is 10 hours ahead of GMT (Greenwich Mean Time). (Click here for full size map), Maps courtesy of the NSW Electoral Commission. At the 2019 state election, pre-polls represented 26.9 per cent of enrolment, and postal and iVotes together 7.9 per cent. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. She was also the Greens candidate for Eden-Monaro at the 2010 and 2013 Federal elections amongst other candidacies. The super by-election day for residents from the Bega, Monaro, Willoughby, and Strathfield electorates will occur in less than four weeks' timeon Saturday, February 12. Maybe if Steve Whan is preselected again, Labor might have a fighting chance as he almost held on here in 2011. This is a list of the candidates of the 2023 New South Wales state election, which will be held on 25 March 2023. 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. The counting of postal ballot papers will begin on Saturday 19 February. @9NewsSyd #nswpol", "NSW ALP boss Bob Nanva's bid to parachute himself into upper house seat fails", "Guy Zangari: Fairfield MP won't stand for re-election in 2024", "NSW Liberals need 'brave conversation' around quotas: Natalie Ward", "Nick Lalich, MP for #Cabramatta, has announced he will be retiring at the next State election! For the last 18 years, Willoughby has been held by former premier Gladys Berejiklian, who stepped down from the state's top job in October after her conduct was referred to the Independent Commission Against Corruption. "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.". Whan was re-elected in 2007, and served as a minister in the Labor government from 2009 to 2011. Along with the main candidates, Courtney Buckley is running for The Greens, Ellie Robertson is running for the Sustainable Australia Party, and Rohan Laxmanalal is running for the Animal Justice Party. It's a battle that is too close to call, with no result expected on the night after polls close in the Federal by-election for the bellwether seat of Eden-Monaro this Saturday. In 1965, Seiffert retired, and his son ran as the Labor candidate, losing to the Liberal candidate Steve Mauger in a three-cornered contest, with Country Party preferences electing the Liberal by only 268 votes. As it happened: Labor to win Bega by-election, plunging NSW government further into minority. Barilaro announced his decision to retire three days after Premier Gladys Berejiklian announced her resignation as Premier. 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. Despite Labor taking the seat of Bega for the first time in history, Mr Perrottet has claimed tonight as a "phenomenal result" for Liberals. 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. "I have consulted with relevant office holders, including the Electoral Commissioner and representatives of the other major parties, about this time frame.". 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. This includes seven Labor members ( Tara Moriarty, Penny Sharpe, Greg Donnelly, Anthony D'Adam, Daniel Mookhey, Peter With 26 per cent of the vote counted, Nationals candidate Nichole Overall has a 3.9 per cent buffer over Labors Bryce Wilson. I expect that Barilaro will be appointed as his replacement which would require him to resign from Parliament just before the appointment is made. The Monaro seatalso has several contenders, including Greens candidate Catherine Moore, Labor'sBryce Wilson and the Nationals' Nichole Overall. Holgate was an Independent candidate for Eden-Moanro at the 2019 Federal election and again at the July 2020 by-election, polling under 2% at both elections. The ABC understands the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party will announce its candidate for the Bega by-election tomorrow. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. "I want to be that strong and effective voice in the Perrottet government.". Six pre-polling booths will open at both theBega and Monaro electorates on Monday, but it's not the only option to voters. The margin is clearly inflated here from Bariliaros personal vote and the lack of a strong ALP campaign here in 2019 (as they were more focussed on holding this area at the federal election). The Premier of New South Wales needs tolisten to that message," he said. The Liberals did not run against their Coalition partners in the previous NSW election in 2019 either. History The seat of Monaro was first creating in 1858, and apart from three terms in the 1920s, Monaro has existed as an electoral district ever since. Each level of government has a I doubt if Eden Monaro is trending away from the Libs when the Nationals candidate only polled around 6.5 % at the 2020 By election. Meanwhile, Monaro previously held by former Deputy Premier John Barilaro is being contested by Independent Andrew Thaler, The Nationals Nichole Overall, Sustainable Australias James Holgate, Animal Justice Partys Frances Seymour, The Greens Catherine Moore and Labors Bryce Wilson. Mr Wilson was Labors candidate in the 2019 state election in which Mr Barilaro was returned with a comfortable 11.6 per cent margin. Monaro was won on the election of the O'Farrell government by John Barilaro, while his defeated opponent Steve Whan was appointed to fill a Legislative Council casual vacancy. 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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We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn, and work. Cochran held the seat until 1999, when he retired. Barilaro was elected to Queanbeyan City Council in 2008 and elected as member for Monaro in 2011. Overview. 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. 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. 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. ", Reporting by Keira Proust in Batemans Bay. "The Electoral Commission mustundertake a comprehensive review and analysis of the root cause [or causes] of the problem," a statement said. "There is nodoubt that the voters in theelectorate have voted on health andthat's been shown this evening," he told the ABC. "It will be up for review closer to the date, but our intention currently is to run in the Monaro by-election, which we expect will come about sometime in late January or early February," said NSW Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party leader Robert Borsak. "But we believe voters deserve a choice about who represents them and to send a message to the Liberals and Nationals.". The writs for election were issued on 21 January 2022. The by-election of the swing seat in Sydney's inner west was triggered by the resignation offormer Labor Leader Jodi McKay last year. Sitting members are shown in bold text. "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. There is some form-guide information contained in the General Election result when assessing electors preparedness to recommit for certain candidates More analysis required to pontificate on its utility? Ms Farrelly is an author, architecture critic, essayist, columnist and public speaker. 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. "What we need is a strong, stable and experienced government," she said. In the early 1980s she served on the Sea Shepherd and published a book about her experiences. 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. "This time is going to bedifferent because there's a lot more interest in talking to all candidates rather than just the major parties.". To make a comment or suggest a change to the election site, pleasecontact us. "Labor hasn't held the seat for 10 years, it will be an impossible task," said NSW Labor Leader Chris Minns. In 1976, another three-cornered contest saw Labor candidate John Akister windespite the combined Country Party and Liberal Party vote adding up to a majority. If successfulshe will be the first woman member in the seat's 165-year history. Polling Day is Saturday 12 February with pre-poll voting from Monday 31 January. It means the seat of Monaro looks set to have its first woman at the helm in its history. The Nationals candidate for the seat of Monaro, Nichole Overall says it's looking positive for her, but she won't claim victory just yet. "[Today] many people in NewSouth Wales sent the Premier of NewSouth Wales a message on at the ballot box today. Geography Southeastern NSW. WebThere was a similar north-south divide of results at polling places within Aston at the Victorian state election last November. Akister held the seat until 1988, serving as a minister from 1984 to 1988. 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. 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. The absence of Barilaro should make this seat more competitive. I visited Alex who runs Googong Pharmacy today, with @brycepwilson - our Monaro candidate. 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. A spokesperson said that decision is due to performance issues during the December council elections. So too, 1,200 demonstrated a preparedness to vote Andrew Thaler under the conditions that applied in 2019, and so on. ", "Bridget Sakr she will win theelection next year. Party codes: (ALP) Labor, (NAT) National, (GRN) Greens, (SFF) Shooters Fishers and Farmers, (IND) Independent, (AJP) Animal Justice Party. He says Labor have a "substantial lead" that he doesn't see turning around. Former Labor Member for Monaro Steve Whan has put his hand up to run for the seat again in the upcoming NSW election. Time isout forcandidates looking to run in the BegaandMonaro by-elections, with nominations closing today. WebGreen, Antony. Nationals candidate for Monaro Postal votes for voters marked as having voted will be rejected. Kristy McBain MP, Member for Eden Monaro: It was great to give the keynote speech at the Inland Growth Summ Australian Politics / Just In Australian Labor Party: 2 March is Anthony Albaneses 60th birthday! two-party preferred results by polling place and vote type. The Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party has decided to not run a candidate in Monaro and is still deciding on a candidate for Bega. By-election day for residents from the two electorates, along with Willoughby and Strathfield seats in Sydney, will occur on February 12. Webb held the seat for one term, and lost to the ALPs Steve Whan in 2003. 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. The Liberal Party is defending six seats. Nationals member Nichole Overall made history in 2022 by being elected as the first female representative of the Monaro. He is also actively involved in Solar Energy and several years ago purchased the Singleton Solar Farm from the state government. The spelling was changed to Monaro from 1877 until 1894. Labor's Terry Campese has dropped out of the race for the seat of Monaro in the March 25 NSW election. Coloured tab indicates seat won by a party forming government. Retrieved 29 October 2019. candidate Labor won and was untroubled until 2011. I would agree that it would be very convenient for Bronnie Taylor to be put in here, however she will probably have to campaign a bit stronger in Queanbeyan where she doesnt have much profile as she is from Nimmitabel way and if she loses she can go straight back to the LC. Originally from Griffith, Overall completed a Communications degree from the University of Canberra and went on to work for the Tumut and Adelong Times and later establish a successful small businesses in Queanbeyan. Although the unpopularity of Barnaby Joyce could cost them this seat and the next federal election meaning McBain probably holds overlapping Eden-Monaro. (Click on polling place for results) 2022 Two-Party Votes by Type 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. This will be difficult for NAT to hold onto. Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council countback election - 7 Feb Postal votes must be completed by polling day and returned by at latest Friday 25 February. (0.25 average per seat) again, as you say. 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