The 2009 Willagee state by-election was held for the

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seat of Willagee on 28 November 2009. It was triggered as a result of the resignation of former

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. The election was won by

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candidate

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Candidates

Four candidates stood at the by-election. They were as follows in ballot paper order:

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– Henri Chew. Chew stood previously as the Christian Democrats candidate for the district of

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at the 2008 state election. Labor Party –

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at the

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. Greens – Hsien Harper. Harper is a union organiser who stood twice previously as a Greens candidate: most recently for the seat of Maylands at the 2008 state election and before that at the 2008 Murdoch state by-election. Independent –

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. Georgatos was originally preselected as the Greens candidate in anticipation of a potential by-election in Willagee earlier in the year. However, when the by-election materialised, preselection was re-opened and Georgatos lost to Harper. He subsequently ran as an independent. The

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did not field a candidate.

Results

The Liberal Party, who received 30.93 percent of the vote at the previous election in Willagee, did not contest the election. All candidates received a lift in their respective primary vote.

References

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