2014 Casuarina by-election explained

Country:Northern Territory
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Vote Type:First preference
Party1:Australian Labor Party
Popular Vote1:1,579
Percentage1:42.1%
Swing1: 17.2
Candidate2:Harry Kypreos
Party2:Country Liberal Party
Popular Vote2:1,525
Percentage2:40.6%
Swing2: 0.1
Candidate3:Michael Conrad
Party3:Australian Greens
Popular Vote3:412
Percentage3:11.0%
Swing3: 11.0
2Blank:TPP swing
1Data1:55.2%
2Data1: 4.1
1Data2:44.8%
2Data2: 4.1

A by-election for the seat of Casuarina in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly was held on 18 October 2014.[1] The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Labor MP Kon Vatskalis, who retained the seat at the 2012 election with a 59.3 percent primary and two-party vote.[1] [2] It was held on the same day as the 2014 Vasse by-election in Western Australia.

Candidates

The seven candidates in ballot paper order were:[3]

Candidate nominations
 IndependentGeorge Mamouzellos
 IndependentTrevor Jenkins
 IndependentJack Henderson
 Citizens Electoral CouncilTrudy Campbell
 Labor PartyLauren Moss
 Country Liberal PartyHarry Kypreos
 GreensMichael Connard

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.abc.net.au/elections/nt/2014/casuarina/ 2014 Casuarina by-election
  2. http://blogs.abc.net.au/antonygreen/2014/07/kon-vatskalis-to-resign-causing-casuarina-by-election.html Kon Vatskalis to Resign Causing Casuarina By-election: Antony Green ABC 30 July 2014
  3. Web site: Candidates List . 3 October 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006102958/http://www.ntec.nt.gov.au/DivisionOfCasuarina/InformationForCandidates/Pages/Candidates-List.aspx . 6 October 2014 . dead .