A by-election for the
Australian House of Representatives
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seat of
Perth
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took place on Saturday 28 July 2018, following the resignation of incumbent
Labor
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MP
Tim Hammond
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.
In early counting, within 90 minutes of the close of polls, the
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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's
psephologist Antony Green
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's electoral computer had predicted Labor to retain the electorate with an increased margin.
The by-election occurred on the same day as four other by-elections for the House of Representatives, colloquially known as
Super Saturday
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Background
Hammond announced on 2 May 2018 of his imminent intention to resign from parliament due to family reasons.
[ Due to the High Court ruling against Senator ]Katy Gallagher
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on 9 May 2018 as part of the ongoing parliamentary eligibility crisis, four other MPs in the same situation announced their parliamentary resignations later that day. The Speaker
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announced on 24 May 2018 that he had scheduled the by-elections to occur on 28 July 2018. Popularly labelled "Super Saturday", the occurrence of five simultaneous federal by-elections is unprecedented in Australian political history. The others are:
* 2018 Braddon by-election
* 2018 Fremantle by-election
* 2018 Longman by-election
* 2018 Mayo by-election
Key dates
Key dates in relation to the by-election are:
* Thursday, 10 May 2018 – Speaker
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acceptance of resignation
* Friday, 15 June 2018 – Issue of writ
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* Friday, 22 June 2018 – Close of electoral roll
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s (8pm)
* Thursday, 5 July 2018 – Close of nominations (12 noon)
* Friday, 6 July 2018 – Declaration of nominations (12 noon)
* Tuesday, 10 July 2018 – Start of early voting
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* Saturday, 28 July 2018 – Polling day
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(8am to 6pm)
* Friday, 10 August 2018 – Last day for receipt of postal votes
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In an el ...
* Sunday, 23 September 2018 – Last day for return of writs
Candidates
The Liberals declined to contest the Perth and Fremantle federal by-elections, but concentrated their resources on the Darling Range state by-election.
Polling
Results
See also
*July 2018 Australian federal by-elections
The July 2018 Australian federal by-elections, known colloquially as Super Saturday, were five by-elections held on 28 July 2018, to fill vacancies in the Australian House of Representatives caused by the resignations in May 2018 of five MPs. Thr ...
*List of Australian federal by-elections
This is a list of by-elections for the House of Representatives from its creation in 1901 until the present day.
Casual vacancies in the House of Representatives arise when a member dies, is disqualified or resigns, or for some other reason th ...
References
External links
2018 Perth by-election website: Australian Electoral Commission
2018 Perth by-election guide: Antony Green ABC
2018 Perth by-election guide: The Tally Room
By-elections aplenty: The Poll Bludger 10 May 2018
Super Saturday July 28: The Poll Bludger 24 May 2018
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