2014 Charlestown state by-election

Election result for Charlestown, New South Wales, Australia March 2021 March 2021 New South Wales parliamentary no 25 October 2014 150x150px Jodie Harrison Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch) 19,429 49.3% 20.4 150x150px Jane Oakley The Greens NSW 5,613 14.2% 5.8 Independent politician IND 150x150px Luke Arms Independent politician 4,807 12.2% 12.2 TPP TPP swing 70.8% 30.6 29.2% 29.2 MP Andrew Cornwell Independent politician Jodie Harrison Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch) A by-election for the seat of Charlestown in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly was held on 25 October 2014.http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/were-sorry-nsw-premier-mike-baird-apologises-for-liberal-party-after-horror-week-at-icac/story-fni0cx12-1227026803916 NSW Premier Mike Baird apologises for Liberal Party after horror week at ICAC Sunday Telegraph Australia 17 August 2014 17 August 2014http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/liberal-party-apologises-to-nsw-voters-after-more-mps-resign-over-corruption-allegations-20140816-104v1z.html Liberal Party apologises to NSW voters after more MPs resign over corruption allegations The Sun-Herald 17 August 2014 17 August 2014 The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Liberal-turned-independent MP Andrew Cornwell, who won the seat at the 2011 election with a 43.8 percent primary and 59.9 percent two-party vote. The last New South Wales by-election saw a 26-point two-party swing to Labor. Background Charlestown, located in the traditional Labor heartland of the Hunter Region, was held by Labor without interruption from its creation in 1971 until Cornwell won the seat on a swing of 25.2 points, and 59.9 percent of the two-party preferred vote—on paper, turning it into a safe Liberal seat in one stroke. Cornwell's victory was all the more remarkable since the Liberals hadn't even put up a candidate in the 2007 election. http://www.abc.net.au/elections/nsw/2011/guide/char.htm Charlestown NSW Votes 2011 Australian Broadcasting Corporation Antony Green Green, Antony 5 April 2011 12 April 2011 On 6 August 2014, a hearing of the New South Wales Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) revealed that Cornwell had received $10,000 in illegal donations from Newcastle Lord Mayor Jeff McCloy. Following this revelation, Cornwell resigned from the Liberal Party and moved to the crossbench as an independent pending the result of the inquiry.Gerathy Sarah Two NSW Liberal MPs stand aside from the party following ICAC revelations on campaign funding http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-08-06/icac-inquiry-into-nsw-political-donations-liberals-resumes/5650350 6 August 2014 ABC News Australia 6 August 2014 Cornwell also admitted to the ICAC that his wife had received $10,120 from developer Hilton Grugeon, ostensibly for a painting given to the developer in 2010 which was worth much less. The money was used to pay Cornwell's PAYG tax.Sydney Morning Herald Liberal MP Andrew Cornwell admits taking $20k from property developers: ICAC Whitbourne Michaela McClymont Kate http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/liberal-mp-andrew-cornwell-admits-taking-20k-from-property-developers-icac-20140807-101b8l.html 8 August 2014 7 August 2014 On 8 August 2014, Cornwell announced that would not re-nominate for Charlestown at the next NSW election.http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/state-politics/nsw-mp-andrew-cornwell-to-quit-politics-following-icac-allegations/story-e6frgczx-1227018090858 https://web.archive.org/web/20140808194930/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/state-politics/nsw-mp-andrew-cornwell-to-quit-politics-following-icac-allegations/story-e6frgczx-1227018090858 dead 8 August 2014 NSW MP Andrew Cornwell to quit politics following ICAC allegations The Australian AAP 8 August 2014 8 August 2014 Less than a week later, on 12 August, Cornwell announced his immediate resignation.http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/newcastle-mp-tim-owen-and-charlestown-mp-andrew-cornwell-resign-from-nsw-parliament-following-icac-donations-inquiry-20140812-1035dz.html Newcastle MP Tim Owen and Charlestown MP Andrew Cornwell resign from NSW Parliament following ICAC donations inquiry 12 August 2014 The Sydney Morning Herald Nicholls, Sean 12 August 2014 Dates Date Eventhttp://www.abc.net.au/elections/nsw/2014/charlestown_newcastle/default.htm 2014 Charlestown by-election Green, Antony Antony Green ABC News 13 November 2024 3 October 2014 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.https://gazette.legislation.nsw.gov.au/so/download.w3p?id=Gazette_2014_2014-83.pdf Writ of election: Charlestown Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales 83 3381 3 October 2014 12 October 2019 Noon, 8 October 2014 Close of nominations for party-endorsed candidates Noon, 9 October 2014 Close of nominations for other candidates 25 October 2014 Polling day, between the hours of 8 am and 6 pm Candidates The nine candidates in ballot paper order are as follows: Candidate nominations  Independent Luke Arms IT role at Maitland Christian School, runs a photography business and writes software.  Independent Marc Sky Radiographer.  Greens Jane Oakley NSW Greens secretary.  Palmer United Party Suellen Wrightson Palmer United Party candidate.  Labor Party Jodie Harrison Lake Macquarie City Council Mayor.  Independent Luke Cubis Former school teacher.  Independent Arjay Martin Businessman. Contested seat at previous election.  Christian Democratic Party Brian Tucker   Independent Veronica Hope Media entrepreneur. The Liberals declined to contest the by-election, and also declined to field a candidate in the by-election in Newcastle held on the same day. NSW Liberal director Tony Nutt stated that the Liberals would not contest either by-election "as an explicit act of atonement" for the revelations, and Premier Mike Baird said that the Liberals didn't deserve to contest the seats while they were "getting (their) house in order." According to ABC election analyst Antony Green, it was the first known occasion of a sitting government in NSW opting not to contest by-elections in seats that it previously held.http://blogs.abc.net.au/antonygreen/2014/08/nsw-liberal-party-chooses-not-to-contest-looming-by-elections.html Election blog: NSW Liberal Party Chooses not to Contest Looming By-elections Green, Antony Antony Green ABC News 17 August 2014 17 August 2014 Results [[2014 Charlestown state by-election|2014 Charlestown by-election]]Saturday 25 Octoberhttps://results.elections.nsw.gov.au/SB1401/Charlestown/Parliamentary/FirstPreferencesReport.html 2014 Charlestown by-election: first preference votes Electoral Commission New South Wales 12 October 2019https://results.elections.nsw.gov.au/SB1401/Charlestown/Parliamentary/Two%20Candidate%20Preferred%20Count.html 2014 Charlestown by-election: check count TCP results Electoral Commission New South Wales 12 October 2019 Jodie Harrison Labor NSW 19,429 49.3 +20.4 Jane Oakley Greens NSW 5,613 14.2 +5.8 Luke Arms Independent 4,807 12.2 +12.2 |- | palmer united width:1px |   | style="text-align:left;"| Palmer United | style="text-align:left;"| Suellen Wrightson | style="text-align:right;"| 2,592 | style="text-align:right;"| 6.6 | style="text-align:right;"| +6.6 |- Veronica Hope Independent 2,144 5.4 +5.4 Brian Tucker Christian Democrats 1,804 4.6 +2.4 Luke Cubis Independent 1,366 3.5 +3.5 Marc Sky Independent 1,068 2.7 +2.7 Arjay Martin Independent 611 1.5 +1.5 39,434 92.6 −3.9 3,158 7.4 +3.9 42,592 85.4 −9.1 Labor NSW Jodie Harrison 21,206 70.8 +30.6 Greens NSW Jane Oakley 8,762 29.2 +29.2 Labor NSW Liberal NSW N/A Andrew Cornwell (Liberal NSW / Independent) resigned. See also Electoral results for the district of Charlestown List of New South Wales state by-elections References External links 2014 Charlestown state by-election: Antony Green ABC 2014 Charlestown state by-election: NSW electoral commission http://blogs.abc.net.au/antonygreen/2014/08/nsw-government-to-face-unwanted-by-elections.html Election blog: NSW Government to Face Unwanted By-elections Green, Antony Antony Green ABC News 12 August 2014 http://blogs.abc.net.au/antonygreen/2014/10/four-by-elections-loom-in-next-fortnight.html Election blog: Four By-elections Loom in Next Fortnight Green, Antony Antony Green ABC News 10 October 2014 expanded Category:2014 elections in Australia Category:New South Wales state by-elections Category:2014 in New South Wales