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2014 Casuarina by-election

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2014 Casuarina by-election

  First party Second party Third party
 
Candidate Lauren Moss Harry Kypreos Michael Conrad
Party Labor Country Liberal Greens
First preference vote 1,579 1,525 412
Percentage 42.1% 40.6% 11.0%
Swing Decrease 17.2 Decrease 0.1 Increase 11.0
TPP 55.2% 44.8%
TPP swing Decrease 4.1 Increase 4.1

The electoral division of Casuarina in the Darwin/Palmerston area.

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

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

Candidate nominations
  Independent George Mamouzellos
  Independent Trevor Jenkins
  Independent Jack Henderson
  Citizens Electoral Council Trudy Campbell
  Labor Party Lauren Moss
  Country Liberal Party Harry Kypreos
  Greens Michael Connard

Results

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Casuarina by-election, 2014[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lauren Moss 1,579 42.1 −17.2
Country Liberal Harry Kypreos 1,525 40.6 −0.1
Greens Michael Conrad 412 11.0 +11.0
Independent George Mamouzellos 99 2.6 +2.6
Independent Trevor Jenkins 78 2.1 +2.1
Independent Jack Henderson 36 1.0 +1.0
Citizens Electoral Council Trudy Campbell 25 0.7 +0.7
Total formal votes 3,754 96.6 −1.4
Informal votes 133 3.4 +1.4
Turnout 3,887 70.9 −15.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Lauren Moss 2,072 55.2 −4.1
Country Liberal Harry Kypreos 1,682 44.8 +4.1
Labor hold Swing −4.1

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b 2014 Casuarina by-election: Antony Green ABC
  2. ^ Kon Vatskalis to Resign Causing Casuarina By-election: Antony Green ABC 30 July 2014
  3. ^ "Candidates List". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Division of Casuarina Results". Northern Territory Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 8 October 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  5. ^ Green, Antony. "Casuarina by-election 2014". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
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