Lakemba state by-election, 2008
Location in New South Wales
A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Lakemba on 18 October 2008 after former Premier Morris Iemma resigned as member for Lakemba.[1] It coincided with the Cabramatta, Port Macquarie and Ryde by-elections.
The seat was retained by the Labor Party at the by-election.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Robert Furolo | 23,004 | 58.18 | −15.72 | |
| Liberal | Michael Hawatt | 9,354 | 23.66 | +10.46 | |
| Greens | Kristian Bolwell | 4,847 | 12.26 | +8.39 | |
| Christian Democrats | Allan Lotfizadeh | 1,292 | 3.27 | § | |
| Robert Aiken | 564 | 1.43 | +1.43 | ||
| Christian Democrats | Zarif Abdulla | 479 | 1.21 | § | |
| Total formal votes | 39,540 | 95.89 | +0.11 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,696 | 4.11 | −0.11 | ||
| Turnout | 40,149 | 80.40 | −11.75 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Robert Furolo | 24,308 | 70.50 | −13.47 | |
| Liberal | Michael Hawatt | 10,173 | 29.50 | +13.47 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | −13.47 | |||
§ The combined Christian Democrats vote was 4.48 percent, an increase of 0.51 percentage points.
References
- ↑ Norington, Brad (2008-09-20). "Iemma quits, bringing on by-election season". The Australian. Retrieved 2008-10-08.
- ↑ 2008 Lakemba By-election Results
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