2009 Pembroke state by-election explained

Country:Tasmania
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Election Date:1 August 2009
Vote Type:First preference
Image1:Vanessa Goodwin.jpg
Candidate1:Vanessa Goodwin
Party1:Liberal Party of Australia
Popular Vote1:7,812
Percentage1:38.55%
Swing1:38.55pp
Candidate2:Richard James
Party2:Independent politician
Popular Vote2:2,285
Percentage2:11.28%
Swing2:7.10pp
Candidate4:Wendy Heatley
Party4:Australian Greens
Popular Vote4:2,604
Percentage4:12.85%
Swing4:0.56pp
Candidate5:Honey Bacon
Party5:Independent politician
Popular Vote5:2,110
Percentage5:10.41%
Swing5:10.41pp
1Blank:Three-candidate-preferred
1Data1:51.05%
1Data2:27.73%
1Data4:21.22%
1Data5:Eliminated
MLC
Before Election:Allison Ritchie
Before Party:Australian Labor Party
After Election:Vanessa Goodwin
After Party:Liberal Party of Australia

A by-election was held in the Tasmanian Legislative Council division of Pembroke on 1 August 2009.[1] It was triggered by the resignation of sitting member Allison Ritchie.

Background

Ritchie was first elected to the Legislative Council in 2001 at the age of 26, the youngest person ever elected to that chamber. She spent nine and a half weeks as Minister for Planning and Workplace Relations in 2008, but resigned due to ill health.[2] She announced her resignation from parliament amid allegations of nepotism on 20 June 2009.[3]

Candidates

The writ for the by-election was issued on 30 June 2009; nominations closed on 9 July.[1] The eight candidates were:

Results

|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"! colspan="6" style="text-align:left;" |After distribution of preferences

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tasmanian Legislative Council Pembroke 2009 . 2009-08-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090814202153/http://www.electoral.tas.gov.au/pages/LegislativeCouncil/ByElections/2009PembrokeFrameset.html . 2009-08-14 . dead .
  2. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/24/2428034.htm Minister resigns from Cabinet
  3. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/06/20/2603797.htm Allison Ritchie quits Tas Parliament
  4. http://www.abc.net.au/elections/tas/2009/legislativecouncil/pembroke.htm ABC Elections