2014 Newcastle state by-election

Election result for Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia 2014 Newcastle lord mayoral by-election March 2021 March 2021 New South Wales parliamentary Primary no 25 October 2014 Electoral district of Newcastle in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly 2011 2015 Labor Placeholder.png 120 120 160 0 0 Tim Crakanthorp Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch) 15,253 36.9% 6.3pp Karen Howard.png 165 120 160 3 25 Karen Howard Independent (Australia) 10,796 26.1% 26.1pp Michael_Osborne.png 165 120 160 5 22 Michael Osborne The Greens NSW 8,236 19.9% 5.1pp 2PP 2PP swing 58.7% 11.3pp 41.3% 11.3pp MP Tim Owen Independent politician Tim Crakanthorp Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch) The 2014 Newcastle state by-election was held 25 October 2014 to elect the member for Newcastle in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/premier-mike-baird-has-apologised-to-the-electorates-of-newcastle-and-charlestown-for-liberal-partys-corruption-scandal/news-story/ebf39151605aadccce8831097350cfee Premier Mike Baird has apologised to the electorates of Newcastle and Charlestown for Liberal party's corruption scandal Neil Keene 19 May 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240519032837/https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/premier-mike-baird-has-apologised-to-the-electorates-of-newcastle-and-charlestown-for-liberal-partys-corruption-scandal/news-story/ebf39151605aadccce8831097350cfee?nk=830d1826872cb4b5b7e736fd6c150b3d-1716089317 live Sunday Telegraph Australia 19 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 19 May 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240519033059/https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/liberal-party-apologises-to-nsw-voters-after-more-mps-resign-over-corruption-allegations-20140816-104v1z.html live Kirsty Needham registration Liberal Party apologises to NSW voters after more MPs resign over corruption allegations The Sun-Herald 16 August 2014 17 August 2014 The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Liberal-turned-independent MP Tim Owen, who won the seat at the 2011 election with a 36.7 percent primary and 52.6 percent two-party-preferred vote. The previous New South Wales by-election had seen a 26-point two-party-preferred swing to Labor. Background Newcastle, located in the traditional Labor heartland of the Hunter Region, was won for the Liberals by Owen at the 2011 election on a swing of 26.9 points.http://www.abc.net.au/elections/nsw/2011/guide/newc.htm 18 October 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211018193418/http://www.abc.net.au/elections/nsw/2011/guide/newc.htm dead Newcastle (Key Seat) NSW Votes 2011 Saturday 26 March 2011 Australian Broadcasting Corporation Antony Green Green, Antony 5 April 2011 30 April 2011 Owen was the first Liberal to win the seat since its re-creation in 1927. Before Owen's win, Newcastle had only been out of Labor hands twice in its current incarnation; independent George Keegan held it from 1988 to 1991, and Bryce Gaudry sat as an independent for part of 2007 after losing Labor preselection. In May 2014, after admitting that he had probably received illegal donations in the 2011 campaign, Owen announced he would not re-nominate for Newcastle in the next state election.Gordon Jason Carr Matt Newcastle Liberal MP Tim Owen says he will not contest next election http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/newcastle-liberal-mp-tim-owen-says-he-will-not-contest-next-election-20140512-zra1r.html#ixzz31T3VVCcc 19 May 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240519031819/https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/newcastle-liberal-mp-tim-owen-says-he-will-not-contest-next-election-20140512-zra1r.html#ixzz31T3VVCcc live 2014-05-12 Sydney Morning Herald 2014-05-12 On 6 August 2014, the New South Wales Independent Commission Against Corruption heard evidence that illegal donations from Newcastle-area developers had funded Owen's campaign, prompting the commission's counsel to question the validity of Owen's victory.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 https://web.archive.org/web/20240519032039/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-08-06/icac-inquiry-into-nsw-political-donations-liberals-resumes/5650350 19 May 2024 live 6 August 2014 ABC News Australia 6 August 2014 Following this disclosure, Owen resigned from the Liberal Party to sit as an independent pending the results of the inquiry.McClymont Kate Whitbourn Michaela ICAC hears that Liberal party boss Brian Loughnane knew of developer donations going through federal channels http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/icac-hears-that-liberal-party-boss-brian-loughnane-knew-of-developer-donations-going-through-federal-channels-20140806-100vlc.html registration 19 May 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240519031655/https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/icac-hears-liberal-party-boss-brian-loughnane-knew-developer-donations-went-through-federal-channels-20140806-100vlc.html live 6 August 2014 Sydney Morning Herald 6 August 2014 A week later, on 12 August, Owen admitted he had lied to the ICAC about returning one of the illicit donations. He resigned from parliament hours later under pressure.Nicholls Sean Newcastle MP Tim Owen and Charlestown MP Andrew Cornwell resign from NSW Parliament following ICAC donations inquiry 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 registration Michaela Whitbourn 19 May 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240519031240/https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/newcastle-mp-tim-owen-and-charlestown-mp-andrew-cornwell-resign-from-nsw-parliament-following-icac-donations-inquiry-20140812-1035dz.html live 12 August 2014 Sydney Morning Herald 12 August 2014 Dates Date Eventhttp://www.abc.net.au/elections/nsw/2014/charlestown_newcastle/newcastle_guide.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20220401091037/http://www.abc.net.au/elections/nsw/2014/charlestown_newcastle/newcastle_guide.htm 1 April 2022 dead 2014 Charlestown and Newcastle By-elections Green, Antony Antony Green ABC News 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: Newcastle Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales 83 3382 0155-6320 Miller Ronda Wayment Jill 3 October 2014 12 October 2019 19 May 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240519033423/https://gazette.legislation.nsw.gov.au/so/download.w3p?id=Gazette_2014_2014-83.pdf live Noon, 8 October 2014 Close of nominations for party-endorsed candidatesMay 2024 Why are party-endorsed nominations treated differently to independent candidates? Noon, 9 October 2014 Close of nominations for other candidatesMay 2024 Why are party-endorsed nominations treated differently to independent candidates? 25 October 2014 Polling day, between the hours of 8 am and 6 pm Candidates The eight candidates in ballot paper order are as follows: Candidate nominations  Socialist Alliance Steve O'Brien Socialist campaigner and unionist.  Labor Party Tim Crakanthorp Newcastle City Council Councillor.  Greens Michael Osborne Former Deputy Lord Mayor of Newcastle City Council.  Independent Jacqueline Haines Contested Lord Mayoral election in 2012.  Palmer United Party Jennifer Stefanac Palmer United Party candidate.  Independent Karen Howard Graduate and Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.  Christian Democratic Party Milton Caine Has contested seats for 30 years as a Christian Democrat, Liberal, and independent.  Independent Brian Buckley Clare Contested federal seat of Lyne for Katter's Australian Party at previous election. The Liberals declined to contest the by-election, and also declined to field a candidate in the by-election in Charlestown 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 https://web.archive.org/web/20161223023245/http://blogs.abc.net.au/antonygreen/2014/08/nsw-liberal-party-chooses-not-to-contest-looming-by-elections.html/ 23 December 2016 dead NSW Liberal Party Chooses not to Contest Looming By-elections Green, Antony Antony Green ABC News 17 August 2014 17 August 2014 Results [[2014 Newcastle state by-election|2014 Newcastle state by-election]]https://results.elections.nsw.gov.au/SB1401/Newcastle/Parliamentary/FirstPreferencesReport.html First Preference Votes 19 May 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240519030541/https://results.elections.nsw.gov.au/SB1401/Newcastle/Parliamentary/FirstPreferencesReport.html live NSW Electoral Commission 2 November 2014 060 - The Legislative Assembly District of NEWCASTLE - Parliamentary Election 12 October 2019https://results.elections.nsw.gov.au/SB1401/Newcastle/Parliamentary/Two%20Candidate%20Preferred%20Count.html Newcastle 19 May 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240519030317/https://results.elections.nsw.gov.au/SB1401/Newcastle/Parliamentary/Two%20Candidate%20Preferred%20Count.html live Check Count TCP Results NSW Electoral Commission 2 November 2014 12 October 2019 Tim Crakanthorp Labor NSW 15,253 36.9 +6.3 Karen Howard Independent 10,796 26.1 +26.1 Michael Osborne Greens NSW 8,236 19.9 +5.1 Jacqueline Haines Independent 3,019 7.3 +7.3 |- | palmer united width:1px |   | style="text-align:left;"| Palmer United | style="text-align:left;"| Jennifer Stefanac | style="text-align:right;"| 1,332 | style="text-align:right;"| 3.2 | style="text-align:right;"| +3.2 |- Steve O'Brien Socialist Alliance 1,086 2.6 +1.0 Milton Caine Christian Democrats 834 2.0 +1.2 Brian Buckley Clare Independent 762 1.8 +1.8 41,318 94.7 −2.5 2,327 5.3 +2.5 43,645 80.6 −11.8 Labor NSW Tim Crakanthorp 18,785 58.7 +11.2 Independent Karen Howard 13,243 41.3 +41.3 Labor NSW Liberal NSW No Tim Owen (Liberal NSW / Independent) resigned. See also 2014 Charlestown state by-election List of New South Wales state by-elections References External links 2014 Newcastle state by-election: Antony Green ABC 2014 Newcastle 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 Newcastle state Newcastle state Newcastle state