2024 Hornsby state by-election explained

Country:New South Wales
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2023 New South Wales state election
Previous Year:2023
Election Date:19 October 2024
Next Election:2027 New South Wales state election
Next Year:2027
Turnout:50,879 (83.06%)
(8.95 pp)
Seats For Election:Electoral district of Hornsby in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Candidate1:James Wallace
Party1:Liberal Party of Australia (New South Wales Division)
Popular Vote1:24,578
Percentage1:49.93%
Swing1: 6.64
Candidate2:Tania Salitra
Party2:Australian Greens
Popular Vote2:12,713
Percentage2:25.83%
Swing2: 11.54
1Blank:TCP
2Blank:TCP swing
1Data1:64.34%
1Data2:35.66%
MP
Before Election:Matt Kean
Before Party:Liberal
After Election:James Wallace
After Party:Liberal

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Hornsby on 19 October 2024, following the resignation of Liberal Party MP Matt Kean.[1] [2] [3]

Background

The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Liberal MP Matt Kean, who served as the state party's deputy leader and as the state's Treasurer under Premier Dominic Perrottet. He held many other ministerial roles under both Perrottet and his predecessor, Gladys Berejiklian. Kean is a member of the party's Moderate faction, and during Perrottet's tenure as Premier was regarded as the faction's de facto leader in New South Wales.[4]

Hornsby is a blue-ribbon seat in northern Sydney, and is one of two of the original post-1927 electoral districts to have only ever been held by the Liberal Party, its predecessors or an independent, the other being Vaucluse.

Key dates

Candidates

PartyCandidateBackground
 Brendan Clarke[6] Three-time contestant for the electorate of Berowra for the Science Party and the Fusion Party.
 Tania SalitraGreens candidate for mayor of Hornsby Shire Council at the 2024 local elections and commercial photographer
 Justin ThomasCandidate for Hornsby at the 2023 state election and former corporate accountant
 Sheila Millgate[7] Psychologist
 Benjamin Caswell[8] Former education and childcare industry worker
 Marc HendrickxGeologist, author, volunteer firefighter and activist
 James WallaceFormer president of NSW Young Liberals
 Steve BuschBus driver and former pilot, candidate for One Nation at the 2023 state election.
 Roger Woodward[9] Accountant and volunteer firefighter

Liberal

On 3 August 2024, the Liberal Party preselected James Wallace. Wallace's preselection was unsuccessfully contested by former Deputy Mayor of Hornsby Michael Hutchence and barrister Ishita Sethi.[10] [11]

Preselection results

Labor

The governing Labor Party has stated they will not contest this by-election with Premier Chris Minns stating "a swing against us would be a massive distraction".[12]

Others

On 16 August 2024, One Nation announced their candidate as Steve Busch, who previously stood at the 2023 state election.[13]

The Libertarian Party announced Marc Hendrickx as their candidate on 19 September 2024.[14] The Sustainable Australia Party has preselected Justin Thomas.[15]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Liberal MP Matt Kean resigns from NSW Parliament . Jessica . Wang . . 4 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240804025217/https://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/politics/liberal-mp-matt-kean-resigns-from-nsw-parliament/news-story/111f43f2ccdd8aebe9decc4ad00bccd6 . live . . 18 June 2024 . 18 June 2024.
  2. Web site: Former Treasurer Matt Kean quits parliament . 4 August 2024 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240804025048/https://www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw/former-treasurer-matt-kean-quits-parliament-20240618-p5jmux.html . Max . Maddison . subscription . . 18 June 2024 . 18 June 2024.
  3. New South Wales . Electoral District of Hornsby Issue of Writ . 14 August 2024 . 14 August 2024 . 14 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240814063450/https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/Hansard/Pages/HansardResult.aspx#/docid/HANSARD-1323879322-144153/HANSARD-1323879322-144153 . . Greg Piper . Speaker . Legislative Assembly Hansard – 14 August 2024 – Proof . live.
  4. News: ‘They made Dom premier then he switched off his phone’: The moment disillusionment set in at the NSW Liberal Party . https://web.archive.org/web/20240804030637/https://www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw/they-made-dom-premier-then-he-switched-off-his-phone-the-moment-disillusionment-set-in-at-the-nsw-liberal-party-20230907-p5e2r8.html . The “unity deal” – an agreement struck between conservatives and moderate heavyweight Matt Kean to manufacture election-winning outcomes – has disintegrated with Perrottet’s looming exit from politics. . live . 4 August 2024 . 4 August 2024 . 10 September 2023 . A future of fractures? . The Sydney Morning Herald . subscription . Max . Maddison.
  5. Web site: 2024 Hornsby State by-election . live . 2 September 2024 . https://ghostarchive.org/archive/5Bhc9 . . 2 September 2024.
  6. News: ABC News . Antony . Green . Antony Green . Hornsby By-election - NSW Election 2024 . live . 4 October 2024 . https://archive.today/20241004112711/https://www.abc.net.au/news/elections/nsw/2024/guide/horn . 4 October 2024.
  7. Web site: 4 October 2024 . nsw.animaljusticeparty.org . 4 October 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241004123528/https://nsw.animaljusticeparty.org/sheila_millgate . live . Sheila Millgate, Hornsby .
  8. Web site: About me . 4 October 2024 . 4 October 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241004123224/https://www.benjamincaswell.com/about-me/ . benjamincaswell.com . live . Foxglove Road, Mount Colah NSW 2079.
  9. Web site: Roger Woodward FCA. 4 October 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241004122751/https://rogerwoodwardfca.me/ . 4 October 2024 . live . rogerwoodwardfca.me . Bridge Road Hornsby NSW 2077 .
  10. News: . NSW Liberals preselect James Wallace to stand in former treasurer Matt Kean's seat of Hornsby . Alexander . Lewis. 4 August 2024 . Former Hornsby deputy mayor Michael Hutchence came a distant second, despite being endorsed by Mr Abbott. . https://web.archive.org/web/20240804015510/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-03/nsw-liberals-preselect-james-wallace-matt-kean-old-seat-hornsby/104179790 . 4 August 2024 . live . 3 August 2024.
  11. 1819573087501013402 . Preselection_AU . Preselection Updates . Wallace comfortably defeated former state treasurer Michael Hutchence and barrister Ishita Sethi in the first round. . 3 August 2024 . https://archive.today/20240804022049/https://x.com/Preselection_AU/status/1819573087501013402 . 4 August 2024 . 4 August 2024 . live . 123 Wallace 36 Hutchence 28 Ishta.
  12. News: . NSW Labor will not contest blue ribbon by-elections despite opposition woes . 26 September 2024 . live . subscription . 26 September 2024 . https://archive.today/20240926044152/https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/blue-ribbon-byelections-vacated-by-nsw-labor-despite-opposition-woes/news-story/fb6d18e1687a1dd5c026dd8cd12b37a8?amp&nk=3abb95777f6daaaa884364d0e29cf433-1727325722 . 26 September 2024 . James . Dowling . “We’d have to put a lot of time and effort and resources into campaigns that we would be unlikely to prevail in, and a swing against us would be a massive distraction.”.
  13. 1824260381663170920 . live . https://archive.today/20240816015900/https://x.com/Preselection_AU/status/1824260381663170920 . 16 August 2024 . 16 August 2024 . Hornsby (NSW State, 8.0%): . One Nation have chosen former Qantas pilot Steve Busch as their candidate to succeed retiring Liberal Matt Kean at October’s by-election. Busch also ran in Hornsby at last year’s state election, coming in fourth with 7.9% of the vote. . Preselection_AU . Preselection Updates.
  14. Libertarian Party will vigorously contest the Hornsby by-election on 19 Oct. . 1836624683703386217 . John . Ruddick . JohnRuddick2 . John Ruddick . 19 September 2024 . live . https://archive.today/20240919045934/https://x.com/JohnRuddick2/status/1836624683703386217 . 19 September 2024 . 19 September 2024 . Our superb candidate is Marc Hendrickx..
  15. 1819564608149156344 . Preselection_AU . Preselection Updates . Wallace, a moderate, was Kean’s preferred successor following his retirement from politics to take up a role as the head of the federal Climate Change Authority. . 3 August 2024 . https://archive.today/20240804024343/https://x.com/Preselection_AU/status/1819564608149156344 . 4 August 2024 . 4 August 2024 . live . So far just one other candidate has put their hand up for the by-election, Sustainable Australia’s Justin Thomas..

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