A by-election was staged in the
New South Wales Legislative Assembly district of
Maroubra on 17 September 2005. It was triggered by the resignation of sitting member and Premier
Bob Carr (). The by-election was timed to coincide with two other state by-elections in
Macquarie Fields and
Marrickville.
The by-election saw the Labor Party retain the seat with the election of candidate
Michael Daley
Michael John Daley (born 1 November 1965) is an Australian politician who was the Leader of the Opposition in the Parliament of New South Wales from November 2018 to March 2019. He is currently a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assemb ...
.
Background
On 27 July 2005,
New South Wales Premier
The premier of New South Wales is the head of government in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The Government of New South Wales follows the Westminster Parliamentary System, with a Parliament of New South Wales acting as the legislature. ...
Bob Carr announced his resignation as Premier. Carr had been leader of the New South Wales
Labor Party since 1988. He led the party to government at the
1995 state election and his government was subsequently re-elected at the
1999
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and
2003
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elections. Carr's resignation took effect on 4 August 2005. At roughly 10 years 4 months, he served the longest continuous service of any Premier of New South Wales.
Carr also resigned his parliamentary seat, triggering the by-election.
Results
Elections returns gave Labor candidate Michael Daley
Michael John Daley (born 1 November 1965) is an Australian politician who was the Leader of the Opposition in the Parliament of New South Wales from November 2018 to March 2019. He is currently a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assemb ...
a comfortable victory. The opposition Liberal Party opted not to contest the seat.
See also
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Electoral results for the district of Maroubra
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List of New South Wales state by-elections
References
External links
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2005 elections in Australia
New South Wales state by-elections
2005 in New South Wales