2011 Broadmeadows state by-election

Victorian Legislative Assembly by-election August 2022 A by-election for the Victorian Legislative Assembly district of Broadmeadows was conducted on 19 February 2011, and was retained by the Labor Party.McGuire retains Broadmeadows for Labor: ABC 19 February 2011 The by-election was triggered by the resignation on 21 December 2010 of John Brumby, the former Premier of Victoria whose 11-year incumbent Labor government was defeated at the 2010 election. Writs for the by-election were issued on 20 January 2011. Background Primary votes in Broadmeadows at the 2010 election saw Labor win 62.3 percent and the Liberals win 25.3 percent, with a 71 percent two-party Labor vote. Being Labor's safest seat at that election, the Liberals chose not to contest the by-election. Labor chose to stand Frank McGuire, brother of Eddie McGuire as their candidate. Nine candidates stood at the by-election, with McGuire predicted to win.Eddie McGuire's brother tipped for safe Victorian seat: ABC AM 19 February 2011 Results Labor won the seat with a majority of primary votes alone. Turkish independent Celal Sahin made a show with a fifth of the primary vote and 30 percent of the two-candidate-preferred vote.Broadmeadows by-election results: ABC Broadmeadows state by-election, 2011Broadmeadows by-election results: VEC Labor VIC Frank McGuire 14,305 53.4 –8.9 Independent Celal Sahin 5,396 20.2 +20.2 Greens VIC Graham Dawson 1,626 6.1 –1.4 Independent Graeme Marr 1,620 6.1 +6.1 Democratic Labor Mark Hobart 1,501 5.6 +3.1 Sex Party Merinda Davis 1,343 5.0 +5.0 Independent Peter Byrne 530 2.0 –0.4 Independent Joseph Kaliniy 277 1.0 +1.0 Independent Gerrit Schorel-Hlavka 173 0.6 +0.6 26,771 90.5 –1.9 2,810 9.5 +1.9 29,581 78.5 –10.3 Labor VIC Frank McGuire 18,704 69.9 –1.1 Independent Celal Sahin 8,067 30.1 +30.1 Labor VIC N/A References External links Broadmeadows by-election: Victorian Electoral Commission Broadmeadows by-election: Antony Green ABC Broadmeadows by-election: Poll Bludger Category:2011 elections in Australia Category:Victorian state by-elections Category:2011 in Victoria (state) Category:February 2011 in Australia