2016 Canterbury state by-election

Election result for Canterbury, New South Wales, Australia March 2021 March 2021 New South Wales parliamentary no 12 November 2016 Sophie Cotsis Australian Labor Party 27,993 65.5% 15.2pp 150x150px Branka Kouroushis Christian Democrats 8,397 19.6% 9.4pp 150x150px Kristian Bodell Australian Greens 6,393 14.9% 5.3pp 150x150px TPP TPP swing 77.8% 12.1pp 22.2% 22.2pp MP Linda Burney Australian Labor Party Sophie Cotsis Australian Labor Party A by-election for the seat of Canterbury in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly was held on 12 November 2016. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Labor MP and former interim Labor leader Linda Burney on 6 May to contest the division of Barton at the 2016 federal election. By-elections for the seats of Orange and Wollongong were held on the same day. Background In its second incarnation from 1927, the electoral district of Canterbury has been held by the Labor Party, excepting between 1932 and 1935 when Edward Hocking held the seat for the United Australia Party following the Lang dismissal crisis. Linda Burney was elected to represent Canterbury at the 2003 state election, becoming the first Aboriginal person to serve in the New South Wales Parliament. Burney was most recently re-elected to the seat at the 2015 state election with a margin of 15.7, making Canterbury a safe seat for the Labor Party. On 29 February 2016, Burney indicated that she would be seeking preselection for the federal seat of Barton in the upcoming federal election, and would resign from the assembly if successful.Linda Burney seeks preselection for Federal seat http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-02-29/linda-burney-to-move-to-federal-politics/7209108 28 October 2016 ABC News 29 February 2016 en-AU In March, the NSW branch of the Labor Party referred the preselection decisions for the federal seats of Barton and Hunter, and Canterbury, to the party's national executive.Nicholls Sean Complex deal over three key seats http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/labor-on-election-footing-as-national-executive-takes-over-three-key-nsw-seats-20160302-gn8ooo.html 28 October 2016 The Sydney Morning Herald 2 March 2016 Sophie Cotsis, a member of the Legislative Council since 2010, was preselected. Dates Date Event 23 September 2016 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.Writ of election: Canterbury https://gazette.legislation.nsw.gov.au/so/download.w3p?id=Gazette_2016_2016-79.pdf Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales 76 2697 23 September 2016 27 September 2019 27 October 2016 Close of nominations for candidates 12 November 2016 Polling day, between the hours of 8 am and 6 pm 25 November 2016 Return of writ Candidates The three candidates in ballot paper order are as follows:List of Nominated Candidates http://www.office.elections.nsw.gov.au/elections/canterbury_state_by-election/nominated_candidates Electoral Commission NSW 28 October 2016 28 October 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161028084504/http://www.office.elections.nsw.gov.au/elections/canterbury_state_by-election/nominated_candidates dead Candidate nominations Party Candidate Notes (not on ballot paper)  Christian Democratic Party (Fred Nile Group) Branka Kouroushis Migrated from Montenegro in 1992. Currently studying counselling and community service work.ABC Elections: Canterbury By-election  The Greens Kristian Bodell Solicitor specialising in personal injury law.  Labor Sophie Cotsis Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 2010 to 2016. Results [[2016 Canterbury state by-election|2016 Canterbury by-election]]Saturday 12 NovemberFirst Preference Votes Report Parliamentary Election: Canterbury, Electoral Commission New South Wales.Election Night TCP Results, Electoral Commission New South Wales. Sophie Cotsis Labor NSW 27,993 65.5 +15.2 Branka Kouroushis Christian Democrats 8,397 19.6 +9.4 Kristian Bodell Greens NSW 6,393 14.9 +5.3 42,783 95.4 +0.2 2,075 4.6 −0.2 44,858 78.5 −15.9 Labor NSW Sophie Cotsis 31,866 77.8 +12.1 Christian Democrats Branka Kouroushis 9,092 22.2 +22.2 Labor NSW N/A Linda Burney (Labor NSW) resigned. See also Electoral results for the district of Canterbury List of New South Wales state by-elections References External links New South Wales Electoral Commission: Canterbury State By-election https://web.archive.org/web/20161028091941/http://www.office.elections.nsw.gov.au/elections/canterbury_state_by-election 28 October 2016 ABC Elections: Canterbury By-election expanded Category:2016 elections in Australia Category:New South Wales state by-elections