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A
by-election
A by-election, also known as a special election in the United States and the Philippines, a bye-election in Ireland, a bypoll in India, or a Zimni election (Urdu: ضمنی انتخاب, supplementary election) in Pakistan, is an election used to f ...
for the seat of
South-West Coast in the
Victorian Legislative Assembly
The Victorian Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Victoria in Australia; the upper house being the Victorian Legislative Council. Both houses sit at Parliament House in Spring Street, Melbourne.
The presiding ...
was held on 31 October 2015. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of former Premier
Denis Napthine
Denis Vincent Napthine (born 6 March 1952) is a former Australian politician who was the 47th Premier of Victoria. Napthine was a Liberal Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, representing the electoral district of Portland fro ...
on 3 September 2015. Former Transport Minister
Terry Mulder
Terence Wynn Mulder (born 16 August 1952) is a former Australian politician. He was a Liberal member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1999 to 2015, representing the Colac-based electorate of Polwarth. He served as Minister for Publ ...
resigned his seat representing the adjacent district of
Polwarth on the same day as Napthine.
The
by-election for Polwarth was held on the same day.
Candidates
The
Labor
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* Childbirth, the delivery of a baby
* Labour (human activity), or work
** Manual labour, physical work
** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer
** Organized labour and the la ...
government did not contest the by-elections in the safe Liberal seats of South-West Coast and Polwarth.
How-to-vote cards
How-to-vote card
How-to-vote cards (HTV) are small leaflets that are handed out by party supporters during elections in Australia. Voting in the Australian lower house uses a preferential voting system. Voters must rank every candidate on the ballot in order for ...
s are distributed to voters at polling stations to provide information with how the candidate suggests preferences be allocated. Candidates and parties suggesting preferences are shown in each column of the table below. Michael McCluskey ran an open card at this by-election.
Polling
Result
Roma Britnell
Roma Clare Britnell (née Hussey; born 17 January 1967) is an Australian politician. She was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly as a Liberal Party member for South-West Coast, at a by-election in 2015. She was re-elected in 2018 and ...
retained the seat on preferences for the Liberals. Roy Reekie was second in the primary count.
[2015 Polwarth by-election commentary]
ABC.
See also
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2015 Polwarth state by-election
A by-election for the seat of Electoral district of Polwarth, Polwarth in the Victorian Legislative Assembly was held on 31 October 2015. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Terry Mulder on 3 September 2015. Former Premier of Victo ...
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List of Victorian state by-elections
This is an incomplete list of by-elections for the Victorian Legislative Assembly. A by-election may be held when a member's seat becomes vacant through resignation, death or some other reason.
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List of Legislative Council by-elections ...
References
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External links
Victorian Electoral Commission: South-West Coast District by-electionABC Elections: 2015 South-West Coast by-election
2015 elections in Australia
Victorian state by-elections
2010s in Victoria (Australia)