| Country: | New South Wales |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Election Date: | 12 November 2016 |
| Candidate1: | Paul Scully |
| Party1: | Australian Labor Party |
| Popular Vote1: | 23,588 |
| Percentage1: | 48.1% |
| Swing1: | 7.7pp |
| Candidate2: | Gordon Bradbery |
| Party2: | Independent politician |
| Popular Vote2: | 16,707 |
| Percentage2: | 34.0% |
| Swing2: | 34.0pp |
| Candidate3: | Cath Blakey |
| Party3: | Australian Greens |
| Popular Vote3: | 5,216 |
| Percentage3: | 10.6% |
| Swing3: | 1.1pp |
| 1Blank: | TPP |
| 2Blank: | TPP swing |
| 1Data1: | 58.0% |
| 2Data1: | 0.9pp |
| 1Data2: | 42.0% |
| 2Data2: | 42.0pp |
| MP | |
| Before Election: | Noreen Hay |
| Before Party: | Australian Labor Party |
| After Election: | Paul Scully |
| After Party: | Australian Labor Party |
A by-election for the seat of Wollongong in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly was held on 12 November 2016. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Noreen Hay on 31 August.
By-elections for the seats of Canterbury and Orange were held on the same day.
| Date | Event | |
|---|---|---|
| 23 September 2016 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.[1] | |
| 27 October 2016 | Close of nominations for candidates | |
| 12 November 2016 | Polling day, between the hours of 8 am and 6 pm | |
| 25 November 2016 | Return of writ |
The five candidates in ballot paper order were as follows:
| Candidate nominations[2] [3] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Notes (not on ballot paper) | ||
| Labor | Paul Scully | Chief operating officer of the Australian Institute for Innovative Materials at the University of Wollongong. | ||
| Christian Democratic Party (Fred Nile Group) | Colleen Baxter | Musician, volunteer community worker and financial/legal clerk. | ||
| Independent | Gordon Bradbery | Ordained minister in the Uniting Church in Australia. Lord Mayor of Wollongong from 2012. | ||
| Shooters, Fishers and Farmers | Joe Rossi | |||
| The Greens | Cath Blakey | Environmental projects officer. Greens candidate for Cunningham at the 2016 federal election. | ||