2014 Willoughby mayoral by-election

May 2024 New South Wales parliamentary no 2012 2017 12 April 2014 68.74% IND Stuart Coppock Ind. Liberal 1C0DAB 6,259 20.83% 25.91 IND Tony Mustaca Ind. Liberal 1C0DAB 6,163 20.52% 20.52 IND Gail Giles-Gidney Ind. Liberal 1C0DAB 6,144 20.45% 20.45 Notional 3CP 2CP 2CP swing 35.04% 49.20% 2.46 31.48% 33.47% 50.80% 50.80 Mayor Pat Reilly Independent politician Gail Giles-Gidney Independent Liberal The 2014 Willoughby mayoral by-election was held on 15 November 2014 to elect the mayor of Willoughby, a local government area in New South Wales, Australia. The by-election was held following the death of incumbent mayor Pat Reilly. Although she finished in third place on first preferences, Independent Liberal candidate Gail Giles-Gidney won the by-election with 50.8% of the vote after preference distribution.Gail Giles-Gidney has beat Stuart Coppock by 288 votes in the Willoughby mayoral by-election https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/competitions/gail-gilesgidney-has-beat-stuart-coppock-by-288-votes-in-the-willoughby-mayoral-byelection/news-story/b63ae980ea816b2b5f23384a07d055b4 The Daily Telegraph 16 April 2014 Background Pat Reilly death On 21 January 2014, mayor Pat Reilly died following a short illness. He had been a councillor since 1987, served as mayor since September 1997, and became the first directly elected Willoughby mayor in 1999.Mayor of Willoughby Pat Reilly dies https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/mayor-of-willoughby-pat-reilly-dies-20140121-315z3.html Sydney Morning Herald 21 January 2014Tributes pour in for Willoughby City Council Pat Reilly who has died after a short illness https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/tributes-pour-in-for-willoughby-city-council-pat-reilly-who-has-died-after-a-short-illness/news-story/13b55d502ff4a44d9473a92eb3581bc9 Herald Sun 21 January 2014 He was elected Mayor of Willoughby City in September 1997, and in 1999 became the first popularly elected Mayor of Willoughby. Reilly's funeral was held one week later on 28 January, and was attended by around 1,000 people, including former prime minister Bob Hawke, then-federal treasurer Joe Hockey, and then-Willoughby MP (and future NSW premier) Gladys Berejiklian.Hundreds gather to pay respects to Willoughby Mayor Pat Reilly at Chatswood funeral https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/north-shore/hundreds-gather-to-pay-respects-to-willoughby-mayor-pat-reilly-at-chatswood-funeral/news-story/a74a87b8006a6d288e2cfe19bf62f5c5 The Daily Telegraph 28 January 2014 Previous election results List of mayors of Willoughby#Electoral results Reilly had most recently been re-elected in 2012, where he defeated his only opponent, Stuart Coppock, with 53.3% of the vote.Willoughby City Council - Mayoral Election https://pastvtr.elections.nsw.gov.au/LGE2012/willoughby-city-council/mayoral/summary/index.htm New South Wales Electoral Commission 13 September 2012 Candidates 10 candidates contested the by-election, including independent candidates with highly similar names − John C. Owen and John Owens.John C Owen and John Owens hope Willoughby mayoral by-election voters will be able tell them apart https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/north-shore/john-c-owen-and-john-owens-hope-willoughby-mayoral-byelection-voters-will-be-able-tell-them-apart/news-story/353df5696867e9d7fd8adb91d6688895 The Daily Telegraph 20 March 2014 The Labor Party chose to endorse Independent Labor councillor Nic Wright as their candidate.From seasoned councillors to a young liberal and Mr Willoughby, ten people are in the running to become Willoughby Mayor https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/north-shore/from-seasoned-councillors-to-a-young-liberal-and-mr-willoughby-ten-people-are-in-the-running-to-become-willoughby-mayor/news-story/cc26ab38857f5386dad57c540ab60fe3 The Daily Telegraph https://web.archive.org/web/20240511000334/https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/north-shore/from-seasoned-councillors-to-a-young-liberal-and-mr-willoughby-ten-people-are-in-the-running-to-become-willoughby-mayor/news-story/cc26ab38857f5386dad57c540ab60fe3 11 May 2024 12 March 2014 Candidates are listed in the order they appeared on the ballot: PartyCandidateBackground  independent David Stickland Willoughby East residentCandidates https://cwwpa.org/candidates/ Chatswood West Ward History https://web.archive.org/web/20240510235329/https://cwwpa.org/candidates/ 10 May 2024  labor nsw Nic Wright Naremburn Ward councillor  independent liberal James Flynn West Ward candidate in 2012  independent John C. Owen Former General Manager of Willoughby City Council  independent liberal Tony Mustaca West Ward councillor  independent John Owens Retired lawyer  independent Steven Willoughby Naremburn resident  independent liberal Stuart Coppock Naremburn Ward councillor and 2012 mayoral candidate  independent liberal Gail Giles-Gidney Sailors Bay Ward councillor  independent Wendy Norton Middle Harbour Ward councillor Results 2014 Willoughby mayoral by-electionFirst Preference Votes https://elections.nsw.gov.au/getmedia/7d090b59-3da0-4fe1-8a71-a532df904a06/firstpreferencesreport-willoughby-city-2014.pdf New South Wales Electoral Commission https://web.archive.org/web/20240511001530/https://elections.nsw.gov.au/getmedia/7d090b59-3da0-4fe1-8a71-a532df904a06/firstpreferencesreport-willoughby-city-2014.pdf 11 May 2024 15 April 2014Distribution of Preferences report https://elections.nsw.gov.au/getmedia/8faea94d-0d3b-442f-a239-32649a3ef06d/distributionofpreferencesreport-willoughby-city-2014.pdf New South Wales Electoral Commission https://web.archive.org/web/20231010192043/https://elections.nsw.gov.au/getmedia/8faea94d-0d3b-442f-a239-32649a3ef06d/distributionofpreferencesreport-willoughby-city-2014.pdf 10 October 2023 15 April 2014 Independent Liberal Stuart Coppock 6,259 20.83 −25.91 Independent Liberal Tony Mustaca 6,163 20.52 +20.52 Independent Liberal Gail Giles-Gidney 6,144 20.45 +20.45 Independent John C. Owen 5,036 16.76 +16.76 labor nsw Nic Wright 1,950 6.49 +6.49 Independent Wendy Norton 1,565 5.21 +5.21 Independent John Owens 1,389 4.62 +4.62 Independent Liberal James Flynn 673 2.24 +2.24 Independent David Stickland 475 1.58 +1.58 Independent Steven Willoughby 387 1.29 +1.29 30,041 96.26 +1.89 1,152 3.74 −1.89 31,193 68.74 Independent Liberal Stuart Coppock 7,771 35.04 Independent Liberal Gail Giles-Gidney 7,421 33.47 Independent Liberal Tony Mustaca 6,980 31.48 Independent Liberal Gail Giles-Gidney 9,094 50.80 +50.80 Independent Liberal Stuart Coppock 8,806 49.20 +2.46 Independent Liberal Independent N/A See also 2014 Newcastle lord mayoral by-election References Willoughby Willoughby Category:Mayoral elections in New South Wales