A by-election was held in the
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
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seat of
Willoughby on 12 February 2022, caused by the resignation of
Premier of New South Wales
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Liberal
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MP
Gladys Berejiklian
Gladys Berejiklian (born 22 September 1970) is an Australian former politician who served as the 45th premier of New South Wales and the leader of the New South Wales division of the Liberal Party from 2017 to 2021.
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The Willoughby by-election was held on the same day as by-elections for the districts of
Bega,
Monaro and
Strathfield
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. The writs for election were issued on 21 January 2022. Nominations for candidates closed seven days later at noon on 27 January, with the ballot paper draw commencing in the morning of 28 January.
The NSW Electoral Commission pre-emptively sent postal ballots to all voters registered on the state electoral roll for the relevant districts, under a regulation in a COVID amendment to the Electoral Act. Postal votes will be checked against in-person voting rolls to prevent double voting. The iVote online voting system was not used at these elections after the system failed during the NSW local government elections in December 2021.
Candidates
Results
The two-candidate swing from the 2019 general election is calculated from the NSW Electoral Commissio
Two Candidate Preferred (TCP) Analytical Tool
for Berejiklian (LIB) vs Penn (IND).
See also
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Electoral results for the district of Willoughby
Willoughby, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales
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List of New South Wales state by-elections
This is a list of by-elections for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. A by-election may be held when a member's seat becomes vacant through resignation, death or some other reasons. These are referred to as casual vacancies.
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References
External links
New South Wales Electoral Commission: Willoughby State by-election
{{Results of New South Wales state elections
2022 elections in Australia
New South Wales state by-elections