Strathfield and Monaro called 12 Feb 2022, 1:39am By Paige Cockburn Key Event ABC chief elections analyst Antony Green says Labor's Jason Yat-Sen Li will win the seat of Strathfield in Sydney's inner west. Distribution of Preferences. The swing to Labor in 1999 was a substantial 11.1%, but on Whelan's retirement in 2003, new Labor candidate Virginia Judge managed to add another 7.4% to Labor's margin. The Strathfield by-election is being held on the same day as by-elections for the districts of Bega Monaro and Willoughby. language. Votes Percentages Swings. Zammit resigned in 1996 to win election as member for Lowe at that year's Federal election and was succeeded at a by-election by Bruce MacCarthy. He served as Minister for Police from 1995 to 2001, and as Leader of the House until 2003, when he retired. Nominations for candidates closed seven days later at noon on 27 January, with the ballot paper draw commencing in the morning of 28 January. McKay was the presenter of NBN television news in Newcastle for 15 years before working in marketing and communications and later establishing her own corporate, media and public relations business. Mr James claimed victory three hours into the countbut the government's once-comfortable margin of 21 per cent looked set to take a hit. Bridget is extremely approachable and competent. (Click here for full size map), Maps courtesy of the NSW Electoral Commission. "The Premier of New South Wales needs to listen to that message. Strathfield has one of the highest proportions of non-English speakers, and the fear is that this could increase the rate of informal voting.[8]. The premier insisted Labor's vote had gone backwards in the electorate and vowed Ms Sakr would "win the election next year. It is agitprop to pretend what was published today in The Daily Telegraph, does not exist, just because it doesn't suit one person's biased view. The local medical specialist will likely replace former Transport Minister Andrew Constance to be the first Labor representative of the area, but Liberal candidate Fiona Kotvojs has refused to concede defeat until the full results are known. Saturday, February 19 The Willoughby count has been updated with 9673 postals on the primary vote, and while these have leaned less heavily to the Liberals than postals did in 2019, they suggest Tim James' lead is likely to widen from here rather than narrow. Li was the Labor candidate for Bennelong at the 2013 Federal election, a Labor candidate for the NSW Senate in 2019 and had again been chosen as the third Labor Senate candidate for the 2022 election before being announced as Labor's candidate for Strathfield. @KoalaAussieBlue: It is better to sort out the issues with the article here rather than edit warring. Please add in the following text from @Canley: edits to match the other 3 concurrent by-elections: The Strathfield by-election is being held on the same day as by-elections for the districts of Bega Monaro and Willoughby. Strathfield has the fourth highest proportion of residents who commute by public transport (38.2%). New South Wales Strathfield By-election 2022 Polling Place Results 2022. At the end of the pre-polling period on Friday 11 February, 8,993 pre-polls had been taken representing 16.3% of enrolment and 14,614 postal votes had been returned representing 26.4% of enrolment. I also do not necessarily object to the sources being used in an article about Li if one gets created. Antony Green calls Strathfield and Monaro by-election results. At the 1999 election, McCarthy lost to the ALPs Paul Whelan, the sitting Member for Ashfield. OLA North Strathfield: 302: 227: 54: 583: Check Count Complete: St Johns Strathfield: 142: 197: 43: 382: Check Count Complete: St Thomas Church Hall: 114: 146: 34: 294: ABC chief elections analyst Antony Green said Labor's Michael Holland was set to win the seat with a swing of more than 13 per cent. Burwood had been held by conservative candidates for close to a century before the ALP won it in 1978. Most of the votes were postal, counted a week later on 19 February 2022. Live results: see who's ahead in each seat. Seems like Strathfield would have been a more realistic way for her to get into Parliament. Assessment Strathfield is a reasonably marginal seat, but it seems unlikely the Liberal Party could win this by-election. When the state seat of Strathfield was first contested in the 1980s and 1990s, the area was more Liberal leaning than NSW, but that trend disappeared as the electorate expanded further east and as the demography of the district changed. This is quite unreasonable and/or biased against her, and no one is standing up for her democratic rights here. Farrelly is an author, architecture critic, essayist, columnist and public speaker. Zoe Zaczek Digital Reporter 2 min read February 12, 2022 - 6:00PM Voters can vote using these packs, or choose to attend a pre-poll centre between 31 January and 11 February, or a polling place on polling day 12 February. Playlet (talk) 13:24, 9 February 2022 (UTC), @El C: NSW Liberal Government found to have favoured Liberal electorates by distributing 96% of their controversial $252 million council grants program to their Liberal electorates with no merit-based assessment applied to those funded projects This link to Antony Green explains the very high number of postal votes. You can also see that I have contributed positively to Labor in the edit history here over the last few days. You have entered an incorrect email address! He had won the seat of Burwood in 1984, holding it for one term before it was abolished. Having it isolated in this section gives the impression of an edit for partisan gain. News; NSW; NSW by-elections 2022: Perrottet government down three votes when parliament sits next week. This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. I think Jason is doing alright media coverage and presence wise (I dont think the media is ignoring his candidacy). A by-election was held in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Strathfield on 12 February 2022, following the resignation of former leader of the Labor Party Jodi McKay. While Labor isn't running a candidate in the seat, independent Larissa Penn is polling well. Strathfield became an option because Labor needed a quick fix and also many in head office are still somewhat suspicious of Jason, and this would be a true test of his political character. He volunteers at the Sydney Vegan Market, Plant Alive Festival, Super Furry Festival and through his involvement in the Animal Justice Party. Interestingly enough state Labor in 2019 did much better than Federal Labor did only a few weeks later. I have tried to rectify this and bring in some balance by putting in the Campaign section but the negative points against Li keep coming, much of it unable to be shown to be of much significance in the campaign with only fleeting mentions in the sources. Li was also a NSW Senate candidate in 1998 for Unity, a party with large Chinese-Australian membership formed in opposition to Pauline Hanson's One Nation. KoalaAussieBlue (talk) 09:05, 11 February 2022 (UTC), Im at a Strathfield electorate polling station all day, and can confirm the number of people voting today is extremely low compared to previous years. I obviously expect the media to cover her because of i4give day, thats a no brainer. The other high-profile retirement, that of former Labor leader Jodi McKay in Strathfield, led to a close battle between Labor candidate Jason Yat-Sen Li and Liberal Bridget Sakr. On NSWEC website, it has Allawah for Jason Lis locality but in the SMH today it says he lives in Cremorne. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. His data will be more comprehensive early next week, so perhaps a place holder is needed to reference his data and graph on the postal votes etc etc. Similarly, voters in Monaro were replacing outgoing Deputy Premier John Barilaro, with the Nationals likely holding the seat despite losing ground in the early swing to Labor. Election results in Strathfield at the 2019 NSW state election Toggle between two-party-preferred votes and primary votes for the Liberal Party, Labor and the Greens. They were struck by a vehicle driven by a drunk and drugged driver who lost control while speeding. Electoral Commissioner John Schmidt applied to the Supreme Court last week to void results in three councils - Kempsey, Shellharbour, and Singleton - because the iVote crash could have . - Ready : No results will be available prior to 6.00 pm on Election Night (See graph below map.). Robertson is currently serving on 3 Local Council Advisory Committees, is an Executive Board Member for the Australian Local Government Womens Association, a Board Member of SouthWest Sydney Christian SRE and a Committee Member of SMA Australia as well as being a financial member of several environmental and animal welfare organisations. The counting of postal ballot papers will begin on Saturday 19 February. She holds a PhD in architecture from the University of Sydney and has practiced in both the UK and Australia. "The Premier of New South Wales needs to listen to that message. The Greens garner close to 10% of the votes in this State electoral district of Strathfield. Cause of by-election Sitting Labor MP Jodi McKay announced her retirement from parliament in October 2021, following her loss of the Labor leadership in May 2021. WestSydPol YOU SERIOUSLY CANT WORK IT OUT !!??? Strathfield Legislative Council Result: Labor 36.6%, Coalition 35.4%, Greens 8.8%, Christian Democrats 3.0%, One Nation 2.9%, Liberal Democrats 2.8%, Keep Sydney Open 2.4%, Shooters, Fishers and Farmers 1.7%, Animal Justice 1.6%, Others 4.8%. Antony Green is the ABC's Chief Elections Analyst. Read and follow the instructions in the postal vote pack carefully. He is somewhat of a political nomad moving around until he can eventually get into parliament, which I dont think is the optimum start for any politician. I strongly advocate for Courtney Buckley's bio to be filled in today, just like the 5 other candidates. NSW by-elections early results indicate large swing against coalition state government By Andrew Rickert 3:05am Feb 13, 2022 Early results from the NSW 'Super Saturday' by-elections indicate voters have turned against the coalition state government. In Strathfield, high-profile Liberal candidateBridget Sakr wastrying to win the seat off Labor for the first time since 2015. Like I said I am happy to work with you to improve the page but it has to be relevant to the topic Playlet (talk) 20:33, 9 February 2022 (UTC). The 1996 Strathfield by-election was won by the Liberal Partys Bruce McCarthy. The 2016 Census reveals that Strathfield is as an electorate with one of the highest concentrations of residents with a migrant background. Antony Green calls Strathfield and Monaro by-election results, Scientists hope to learn new tricks from dogs from radioactive Chernobyl, Prime Minister dismisses Greens' calls to expand scale of super changes, Alex Murdaugh handed two life sentences for murder of wife, son, Bakhmut under siege as Ukrainian defenders consider retreat, International drug operation stops $1b worth of cocaine, Magnificent aurora australis stuns stargazers in Western Australia, How to spot greenwashing terms in fashion, food and cosmetics, Newly-engineered varieties of fruits to land in Australia, 54 people drowned on the Australian coast over summer period. The writs for election were issued on 21 January 2022. Antony Green is the ABC's Chief Elections Analyst. It is too important to get wrong, and a message is loud and clear if you look at the results in these booths and in these seats.". Roughly 50 per cent of registered voters cast their ballots before polling day in Bega, while that number was around 40 per cent in the other three seats. The Senate was a last-ditch effort, he fell short in Bennelong, looked at running for Banks but lost pre-selection and Banks became too Liberal, Reid also became an option but too Liberal now, and Barton is one of the safer Labor seats in Sydney that he has a chance of winning preselection. Speaking at a function in Strathfield, NSW Premier DominicPerrottet praised Ms Sakr's campaign, predicting she would win the seat at the next state election. It may belong on Berejiklians page or Barilaros page. The electorate has the state's third highest proportion of residents aged 15-24 (16.2%) related to having the fourth highest proportion attending University (12.8%). The column was terminated at the end of 2021 after Farrelly had registered under public funding laws as a Labor candidate for the local government elections, though Farrelly did not run for the elections. However, he also resides mainly in Cremorne. This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. The party disappeared after the defeat of the Howard government in 2007. This is the benefit of having diversity in parliament regardless of political party. "I hope to go on and represent my community now as a simple rural local Member of Parliament," he said. "People generally keep to themselves and obviously reflect their intentions at the ballot box. @JS She used to live in Redfern (in the Newtown electorate), she moved to Homebush last year and attempted unsuccessfully to get Labor preselection, so she is now an Independent candidate. Unfortunately, while it is an acute issue for the area, that population is ever dwindling she will have zero appeal to house owners who want development, or renters. [1], The Strathfield by-election was held on the same day as by-elections for the districts of Bega, Monaro and Willoughby. Again, I do not object to the sources. McKay was appointed to the Ministry in September 2008 and served in several portfolios before losing Newcastle at the 2011 election. But as counting progressed, Labor's Jason Yat-Sen Yi pulled ahead. Current elections in NSW Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council countback election - 7 Feb 2023 Election of one Councillor North Sydney Council (St Leonards Ward) countback election - 21 Feb 2023 Election of one Councillor Lachlan Shire Council (D Ward) by-election - 25 Feb 2023 Election of one Councillor for D Ward Playlet is blocking published facts. Strathfield was first created in 1988 to replace the abolished electorate of Burwood. I have seen 0 news coverage of Jason Yat-Sen Li and sure I expected more coverage of Bridget Sakr when she announced her candidacy for obvious reasons but cmon, having coverage of sign stealing for Sakr and having absolutely 0 news for Yat Sen Li simply isnt right. Auto news:Shock new reason behind car delays - drive.com.au, Your web browser is no longer supported. Obviously, things must not have worked out. McKay was a witness at the ICAC's 2014 inquiries into illegal political donations which uncovered evidence that former Labor figures had conspired with developers to defeat her in 2011. Only some of the pre-polling votes were counted, so the tentative data is heavily skewed and biased at present. But when the media covers her when strangers taking down her signs at the dead of night Like really, That happens every election. The government needs to change direction. Former transport minister and Bega MP Andrew Constanceresigned from the NSW parliament last year to concentrate on a tilt at federal politics. Go to content language Ting Vit Many thanks in advance. The state seat based on Burwood and Strathfield had long been a Liberal voting enclave in Sydney's inner-west. In Strathfield, these numbers were 16.3 per cent and 26.4 per cent respectively. Then hed have to be looking at Local Government or just squeaking into the Upper House. Full Preference Report. Li holds Arts and Law degrees from the University of Sydney and a Masters of Law from New York University Law School. Despite the low in-person turnout, Labor candidate Michael Holland was the first to claim victory. Votes werealso held in the electorates of Willoughby, Strathfield and Monaro. @El C: There are distracting accusations and emotive language being directed towards me here; I do wish to remain focused on the information being provided within this article, linked to reliable sources. @LJ Davidson. Even without that, its questionable whether the professionals, small business owners and students who make up the Asian population of this area will necessarily find a North Shore hedge fund guy that endearing. The 2023 New South Wales state election will be held on 25 March 2023 to elect the 58th Parliament of New South Wales, including all 93 seats in the Legislative Assembly and 21 of the 42 seats in the Legislative Council.The election will be conducted by the New South Wales Electoral Commission (NSWEC).. Labor hope people forget about Shaqouett Moselmane and Murnains Aldi bag Chinese developer scandal. However, speaking at Labor's party in the electorate, Opposition Leader Chris Minns had a different take.