2002 Hornsby state by-election
Appearance
A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Hornsby on 23 February 2002 because of the resignation of Liberal Party member Stephen O'Doherty.[1]
Dates
Date | Event |
---|---|
22 January 2002 | Resignation of Stephen O'Doherty.[1] |
4 February 2002 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.[2] |
7 February 2002 | Nominations |
23 February 2002 | Polling day |
8 March 2002 | Return of writ |
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Judy Hopwood | 18,206 | 48.12 | -4.57 | |
Independent | John Muirhead | 6,634 | 17.54 | ||
Greens | Tony Mohr | 4,975 | 13.15 | +9.39 | |
Independent | Mick Gallagher | 4,675 | 12.36 | +7.8 | |
Democrats | Joanna Wong | 2,296 | 6.07 | +1.2 | |
Christian Democrats | Owen Nannelli | 1,045 | 2.76 | ||
Informal votes | 878 | 2.27 | −0.05 | ||
Turnout | 39,188 | 85.51 | −7.41 | ||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Judy Hopwood | 20,096 | 60.16 | ||
Independent | John Muirhead | 13,309 | 39.84 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | +7.46 [a] |
See also
Notes
- ^ compared to the two-party-preferred result for the 1999 Hornsby election.
References
- ^ a b "Mr Stephen Mark O'Doherty (1959- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ^ "Writ of election: Hornsby" (PDF). New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 36. 4 February 2002. p. 43812. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- ^ Green, Antony. "2002 results Hornsby". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 October 2019.