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Braddon by-election, 2018
A by-election for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Braddon took place on Saturday 28 July 2018, following the resignation of incumbent Labor MP Justine Keay .[1]
In early counting, within an hour of the close of polls, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation 's psephologist Antony Green 's electoral computer had predicted Labor to retain the electorate.[2]
Background
Due to the High Court ruling against Senator Katy Gallagher on 9 May 2018 as part of the ongoing Australian parliamentary eligibility crisis , Keay and three other MPs in the same situation announced their parliamentary resignations later that day,[1] while the Perth incumbent resigned for family reasons.[3] The Speaker announced on 24 May 2018 that he had scheduled the by-elections to occur on 28 July 2018. Popularly labelled "Super Saturday", the occurrence of five simultaneous federal by-elections is unprecedented in Australian political history.[4] The others are:
A redistribution of the Tasmanian federal electoral divisions was completed in 2017, however by-elections are conducted under existing boundaries, as redistributed boundaries do not come in to effect until the subsequent federal election.[5] [6]
Key dates
Key dates in relation to the by-election are:[7]
Thursday, 10 May 2018 – Speaker acceptance of resignation
Friday, 15 June 2018 – Issue of writ
Friday, 22 June 2018 – Close of electoral rolls (8pm)
Thursday, 5 July 2018 – Close of nominations (12 noon)
Friday, 6 July 2018 – Declaration of nominations (12 noon)
Tuesday, 10 July 2018 – Start of early voting
Saturday, 28 July 2018 – Polling day (8am to 6pm)
Friday, 10 August 2018 – Last day for receipt of postal votes
Sunday, 23 September 2018 – Last day for return of writs
Candidates
Burnie City Council polling booth.
Polling
Results
Diagram of preference flows at the Braddon by-election
See also
References
^ a b Citizenship drama flares again, with four MPs and one senator on the way out after High Court ruling: ABC 9 May 2018
^ July 2018 Federal By-elections: Antony Green ABC
^ Federal Member for Perth Tim Hammond quits politics for family, triggering WA by-election: ABC 2 May 2018
^ "Mark your calendars, the date has been set for five by-elections" . ABC News . 24 May 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018 .
^ "2018 Braddon by-election" . aec.gov.au . Retrieved 10 June 2018 .
^ "Tasmanian federal redistribution [2016]" . aec.gov.au . Retrieved 10 June 2018 .
^ "2018 Braddon by-election" . Australian Electoral Commission .
^ a b c d 2018 Braddon by-election guide: Antony Green ABC
^ "Greens' Braddon candidate Jarrod Edwards wants big Newstart increase" . theadvocate.com.au . Fairfax Media. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018 .
^ "Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party announce Braddon by-election candidate" . tasmaniatalks.com.au . Grant Broadcasters. 18 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018 .
^ Liberals name Braddon by-election runner: SBS 13 May 2018
^ "Fishing identity enters race for by-election seat" . themercury.com.au . News Corp. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018 .
^ Labor's quadruple edge in the citizenship by-elections: Candidates, time, history and money - ABC 10 May 2018
^ Margin of error calculator
^ Newspoll: 51-49 to Labor in Longman and Braddon , 28 July 2018, retrieved 28 July 2018
^ Labor's Justine Keay best placed in close Braddon race, new poll suggests , 21 July 2018, retrieved 22 July 2018
^ Super Saturday YouGov Galaxy and ReachTEL polls: Poll Bludger 23 July 2018
^ ReachTEL: 52-48 to Labor; 54-46 to Liberal in Braddon; 52-48 to LNP in Longman , 3 June 2018, retrieved 3 June 2018
^ 2018 Braddon by-election results: AEC
^ 2018 Braddon by-election results: ABC
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