Country: | New South Wales |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Election Date: | 8 April 2017 |
Candidate1: | Felicity Wilson |
Party1: | Liberal Party of Australia (New South Wales Division) |
Popular Vote1: | 18,081 |
Percentage1: | 42.8% |
Swing1: | 15.3pp |
Party2: | Independent politician |
Popular Vote2: | 10,122 |
Percentage2: | 23.9% |
Swing2: | 23.9pp |
Candidate3: | Justin Alick |
Party3: | The Greens NSW |
Popular Vote3: | 6,723 |
Percentage3: | 15.9% |
Swing3: | 1.3pp |
1Blank: | TPP |
2Blank: | TPP swing |
1Data1: | 54.7% |
2Data1: | 16.5pp |
1Data2: | 45.3% |
2Data2: | 45.53pp |
MP | |
Before Election: | Jillian Skinner |
Before Party: | Liberal Party of Australia (New South Wales Division) |
After Election: | Felicity Wilson |
After Party: | Liberal Party of Australia (New South Wales Division) |
A by-election was held in the state electoral district of North Shore on 8 April 2017. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Jillian Skinner after a cabinet reshuffle. It was held on the same day as the Gosford and Manly state by-elections.
Date | Event | |
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17 March 2017 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker and close of electoral rolls | |
Noon, 22 March 2017 | Close of nominations for party-endorsed candidates | |
Noon, 23 March 2017 | Close of nominations for other candidates | |
8 April 2017 | Polling day, between the hours of 8 am and 6 pm |
The candidates in ballot paper order are as follows:[1]
Candidate nominations | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Notes (not on ballot paper) | |||
Independent | Harry Fine | ||||
Independent | Carolyn Corrigan | Mosman councillor and specialist nurse. She is a strong opponent of the controversial forced council amalgamations. She is the former President of the Save Our Councils Coalition.[2] | |||
Independent | Ian Mutton | "Community consultation on council mergers" and expanding the number of parks in the area. | |||
Liberal Party | Felicity Wilson | Corporate affairs director of infrastructure company Broadspectrum defeated Tim James to win Liberal preselection to defend the seat.[3] Wilson had indicated her support for controversial council mergers.[4] | |||
Voluntary Euthanasia Party (NSW) | Brian Beaumont Owles | ||||
Greens | Justin Alick | Overseas aid worker who grew up in a farm in Queensland and went to school in Armidale in northern NSW. Alick is against the Spit Tunnel and is pushing for a new train line instead.[5] | |||
Animal Justice Party | Ila Lessing | ||||
Christian Democratic Party (Fred Nile Group) | Silvana Nile | Wife of party leader Fred Nile. She claims to be running on a "pro-family, pro-marriage and pro-life" platform. |