2012 Niddrie state by-election

October 2015 October 2015 A by-election for the Victorian Legislative Assembly district of Niddrie was held on 24 March 2012. The by-election was triggered by the resignation on 27 January 2012 of Rob Hulls, the former Deputy Premier of Victoria, who had held the seat since 1996. The Labor Party retained the seat. Key dates The by-election was held on 24 March, the same day as the 2012 Queensland state election.Niddrie by-election date announced http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-02-07/niddrie-by-election-date-announced/3816104?section=vic 7 February 2012 ABC News 7 February 2012 23 February: Issue of writ 24 February: Nominations opened 1 March: Close of electoral roll 7 March: Close of nominations for party candidates 8 March: Close of nominations for independent candidates 9 March: Early voting commenced 22 March: Close of postal voting 23 March: Early voting closes 24 March: Polling day Candidates Candidates who nominated for the by-election are (in ballot paper order):Niddrie District By-election 2012 Candidates https://web.archive.org/web/20120320130046/http://vec.vic.gov.au/current/StateBy2012candidatesNiddrieDistrict.html 20 March 2012 , Victorian Electoral Commission. Candidate nominations  Independent Gerrit Schorel-Hlavka   Labor Party Ben Carroll   Independent Andrea Surace   Independent David Linaker   Greens Josie Lester Ly Linh http://moonee-valley-leader.whereilive.com.au/news/story/greens-name-candidate-for-niddrie-by-election/ Greens name candidate for Niddrie by-election Moonee-valley-leader.whereilive.com.au 2012-07-26 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120302052635/http://moonee-valley-leader.whereilive.com.au/news/story/greens-name-candidate-for-niddrie-by-election/ 2 March 2012 dmy-all   Democratic Labor Party Michael Deverala  Australian Sex Party Amy Myers   Independent Jim Little   Christian Democratic Party Frank Papafotiou The Liberal Party who contested the seat at the previous election and gained 34.8 percent of the primary and 43.1 percent of the two-party vote did not run a candidate. The unregistered Australian Democrats nominated Rob Livesay as a candidate, however the party failed to correctly lodge the nomination form, with one of Livesay's supporting signatories not listed on the electoral roll in the district.MEDIA RELEASE: Australian Democrats withdraw from Niddrie by Election https://web.archive.org/web/20130409195802/http://robert-livesay.vic-democrats.org.au/2012/03/12/australian-democrats-withdraw-from-niddrie-by-election/ 9 April 2013 , Australian Democrats, 8 March 2012. Results Niddrie state by-election, 2012http://www.vec.vic.gov.au/results/StateBy2012resultNiddrieDistrict.html Niddrie by-election results Vec.vic.gov.au 2012-07-26 26 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120426123444/http://www.vec.vic.gov.au/results/StateBy2012resultNiddrieDistrict.html dead Labor VIC Ben Carroll 12,941 46.8 +1.1 Independent Andrea Surace 3,443 12.5 +12.5 Greens VIC Josie Lester 2,865 10.4 +2.7 Sex Party Amy Myers 2,245 8.1 +8.1 Independent Jim Little 1,924 7.0 +2.2 Christian Democrats Frank Papafotiou 1,588 5.8 +5.8 Democratic Labor Michael Deverala 1,322 4.8 +4.8 Independent Gerrit Schorel-Hlavka 946 3.4 +3.4 Independent David Linaker 357 1.3 +1.3 27,631 88.5 −3.2 3,584 11.5 +3.2 31,215 84.8 −8.8 Labor VIC Ben Carroll 18,565 67.2 +10.2 Independent Andrea Surace 9,066 32.8 +32.8 Labor VIC No References External links 2012 Niddrie by-election, Antony Green, (ABC) 2012 Niddrie by-election planMay 2020 InternetArchiveBot yes (VEC) Category:2012 elections in Australia Category:Victorian state by-elections Category:2012 in Victoria (state)