2013 Lyndhurst state by-election

State by-election in Victoria, Australia April 2022 July 2023 Victoria parliamentary Primary no 2010 Victorian state election 2010 27 April 2013 2014 Victorian state election 2014 Electoral district of Lyndhurst in the Victorian Legislative Assembly Labor Placeholder.png 120 120 160 0 0 Martin Pakula Victorian Labor Party 12,899 41.0% 14.5 Family First Party Stephen Nowland Family First Party 4,454 14.1% 9.3 Democratic Labour Party (Australia, 1978) Geraldine Gonsalvez Democratic Labour Party (Australia, 1978) 3,467 11.0% 9.8 TCP TCP swing 57.0% 6.9 43.0% 43.0 MP Tim Holding Victorian Labor Party Martin Pakula Victorian Labor Party A by-election for the seat of Lyndhurst in the Victorian Legislative Assembly was held on 27 April 2013. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Labor Party (ALP) member Tim Holding on 18 February 2013.Lyndhurst by-election set for April 27 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-02-26/lyndhurst-by-election-set-for-april-27/4541082 27 February 2013 ABC News 27 February 2013 Martin Pakula retained the seat for Labor.http://www.abc.net.au/elections/vic/2013/lyndhurst/ 2013 Lyndhurst by-election Australian Broadcasting Corporation 28 April 2013 Dates The writ for the by-election was issued on 5 March 2013. The electoral roll in Lyndhurst closed on 12 March, and the final date for candidates to nominate was 28 March. Registration of how-to-vote cardshttps://www.vec.vic.gov.au/current/StateBy2013HTVCLyndhurstDistrict.html Lyndhurst District By-election 2013 Registered How To Vote Cards: VEC 2013-05-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20130428174915/https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/current/StateBy2013HTVCLyndhurstDistrict.html 2013-04-28 dead closed on 18 April. Polling day was 27 April.Lyndhurst District by-election dates: VEC via archive.org Candidates Candidates in ballot paper order for the by-election were: Candidate nominations  Australian Sex Party Martin Leahy Contested Ferntree Gully for the Sex Party in 2010.   Greens Nina Springle Community worker. Contested Lyndhurst for the Greens in 2010.  Independent Hung Vo Contested Lyndhurst as an independent in 2010.  Independent Bobby Singh Contested Division of Holt for the Palmer United Party in 2013.http://www.abc.net.au/news/federal-election-2013/guide/holt/ Holt Results Australian Broadcasting Corporation Antony Green Antony Green 11 September 2013  Family First Party Stephen Nowland School worker, registered builder.  Independent David Linaker Lost VCAT case to appear on the electoral roll as David Linaker-Liberal. Contested 2012 Niddrie by-election as an independent.  Labor Party Martin Pakula Lawyer and previously an industrial officer, state secretary, and national vice-president of the NUW. Labor member of the Victorian Legislative Council seat of Western Metropolitan Region from 2006 to 2013.  Democratic Labour Party Geraldine Gonsalvez Dandenong councillor from 2000 to 2003. Contested Victorian Legislative Council seat of South Eastern Metropolitan Region for the DLP in 2006 and 2010 and was on the Victorian DLP Senate ticket in 2010. The Liberal Party declined to nominate a candidate for the by-election. How-to-vote cards How-to-vote cards are distributed to voters at polling stations to provide information about how the candidate suggests preferences be allocated. Candidates and parties suggesting preferences are shown in each column of the table below. The Sex Party released a card with two preferences allocated, one favoring Labor and the other favoring the Greens. The Greens ran an open card at this by-election. 2013 Lyndhurst by-election - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) http://www.abc.net.au/elections/vic/2013/lyndhurst/ www.abc.net.au 2016-02-15 SexGreensVoSinghFamily FirstLinakerLaborDLPSex 11857737Greens321678848Vo44143253Singh55715564Family First77321372Linaker66284185Labor23566616DLP88432421 Results Lyndhurst state by-election, 2013https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/Results/StateBy2013resultLyndhurstDistrict.html Lyndhurst by-election results Victorian Electoral Commission 28 April 2013 29 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130629190246/https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/Results/stateby2013resultLyndhurstDistrict.html deadhttp://www.abc.net.au/elections/vic/2013/lyndhurst/result.htm Lyndhurst by-election results Australian Broadcasting Corporation 10 May 2013 Labor VIC Martin Pakula 12,899 41.0 –14.5 Family First Stephen Nowland 4,454 14.1 +9.3 Democratic Labour Geraldine Gonsalvez 3,467 11.0 +9.8 Independent Hung Vo 3,070 9.7 +6.2 Greens VIC Nina Springle 2,960 9.4 +3.3 Sex Party Martin Leahy 2,635 8.4 +8.4 Independent David Linaker 1,370 4.4 +4.4 Independent Bobby Singh 639 2.0 +2.0 31,494 90.5 –2.4 3,288 9.5 +2.4 34,782 80.1 −12.4 Labor VIC Martin Pakula 17,961 57.0 –6.9 Family First Stephen Nowland 13,533 43.0 +43.0 Labor VIC N/A The results are final.http://www.abc.net.au/elections/vic/2013/lyndhurst/commentary.htm Lyndhurst by-election commentary Australian Broadcasting Corporation Antony Green 27 April 2013 Pre-poll and postal votes were included on election night upon which media outlets called the by-election for Labor.http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/labor-win-leaves-napthine-barely-hanging-on-to-power-20130427-2ilpj.html Labor win leaves Napthine barely hanging on to power The Age 27 April 2013 28 April 2013http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/martin-pakula-claims-win-in-lyndhurst-by-election/story-e6frfkp9-1226630609924 https://web.archive.org/web/20130501125834/http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/martin-pakula-claims-win-in-lyndhurst-by-election/story-e6frfkp9-1226630609924 dead 1 May 2013 Martin Pakula claims win in Lyndhurst by-election Herald Sun 27 April 2013 28 April 2013http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-04-27/lyndhurst-voters-swing-against-labor/4655352 Pakula wins Lyndhurst despite swing against Labor ABC 27 April 2013 28 April 2013 The full preference distribution occurred on 1 May.Lyndhurst District By-election 2013 Distribution of preference votes: VEC See also List of Victorian state by-elections References Category:2013 elections in Australia Category:Victorian state by-elections Category:2013 in Victoria (state) Category:April 2013 in Australia