Election Count Status; Status Achieved; Ready: 04/12/2021 17:00: Commenced: 04/12/2021 18:43: Final for Saturday: 04/12/2021 23:02: Continuing: 06/12/2021 09:30: Booths inStrathfield have been split into three parts: east, south and west. Between the two there was a slight swing towards the local Sakr, but Yat-Sen Li did enough to hold the lead in the early results and will likely hold the seat for Labor. Nominations for candidates closed seven days later at noon on 27 January, with the ballot paper draw commencing in the morning of 28 January. February 2022 State By-Elections 12-FEB-2022 Two Candidate Preferred Report Parliamentary Election: Strathfield Report was last updated on - 26/02/2022 1:31:20 PM. 2022 Strathfield state by-election - Wikiwand My two cents on the three main candidates: Labor seem to assume Jason Li will appeal to the ethnic vote (speaking as one in the area) his Bennelong run should have shown how unsafe this assumption is. Labor polled 54.4% in Strathfield on election day, rising to 55.0% with the addition of pre-poll, absent and other categories of declaration vote. KoalaAussieBlue (talk) 03:40, 12 February 2022 (UTC), https://antonygreen.com.au/2022-nsw-by-elections-tracking-the-early-vote/. Search. "It's been an incredible swing to our party, it's been a plebiscite on a couple of things, it's been a reflection of the community's response to the current government and our need to be heard with our concerns," said Holland. In my meeting with Chris Minns yesterday, Labor will be targeting Greens via socials to place Labor second on their ballots. @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. 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 . 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. 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. Second the local resident thing, if it is an issue it should be sourced, and put in a section discussing the rest of the campaign. McKay was appointed to the Ministry in September 2008 and served in several portfolios before losing Newcastle at the 2011 election. To make a comment or suggest a change to the election site, pleasecontact us. He was also a named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. 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. "I'm really pleased that I've spent every day of the past four months fighting as hard as I can.". 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. The graph of two-party preferred results for Strathfield shows that the seat is now consistently six to seven percentage points weaker for the Liberal Party than its two-party preferred vote across NSW. Noting state Upper House member Rose Jackson and her husband, former Reid candidate, Sam Crosby have moved to the area. She also gave a rather dignified response to the theft of her posters, and didnt assign blame to anyone. Strathfield has the state's second highest proportion of residents born overseas (55.6%), the fourth highest proportion born in a non-English speaking country (52.3%), the sixth highest with both parents born overseas (71.4%), the third highest born in North-East Asia (23.1%), the sixth highest born in South Asia (12.8%) and a related fourth highest proportion of Hindus (11.2%). The counting of postal ballot papers will begin on Saturday 19 February. AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time which is 10 hours ahead of GMT (Greenwich Mean Time), abc.net.au/news/nsw-by-elections-polls-close-counting-begins/100825550. Having it isolated in this section gives the impression of an edit for partisan gain. 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. ABC chief elections analyst Antony Green says Labor will win the NSW seat of Strathfield, and The Nationals will hold the seat of Monaro. So overall, I think a Labor hold, but perhaps tighter than they anticipated. The writs for election were issued on 21 January 2022. "I hope to go on and represent my community now as a simple rural local Member of Parliament," he said. KoalaAussieBlue (talk) 00:54, 15 February 2022 (UTC) KoalaAussieBlue (talk) 00:54, 15 February 2022 (UTC), Protected edit request on 8 February 2022, Protected edit request on 11 February 2022, Protected edit request on 11 February 2022 (2), Protected edit request on 13 February 2022, Protected edit request on 15 February 2022, Last edited on 20 February 2022, at 03:55, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Harassment, https://www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw/troubling-council-grants-program-lacked-integrity-nsw-auditor-general-20220208-p59uos.html, https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/key-labor-candidate-says-parliament-needs-ethnic-diversity-targets-20190423-p51geh.html, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:2022_Strathfield_state_by-election&oldid=1072921079, This page was last edited on 20 February 2022, at 03:55. Posted Sat 12 Feb 2022 at 12:05pm. After the defeat she moved to Sydney and took up a job as Communications Director for Family Planning NSW. This is happening days out from an election. Electoral results for the district of Strathfield Strathfield, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, was first established in 1988, largely replacing Burwood. "You have done an amazing job. Zammit served as a junior minister in the Coalition state government from 1991 to 1995. You can also see that I have contributed positively to Labor in the edit history here over the last few days. Thanks for reminding me! [2], The NSW Electoral Commission pre-emptively sent postal ballots to all voters registered on the state electoral roll, under a regulation in a COVID amendment to the Electoral Act. [1], The Strathfield by-election was held on the same day as by-elections for the districts of Bega, Monaro and Willoughby. The graph of first preference votes includes an entry for a party called Unity that contested elections from 1999 to 2007. The Liberals narrowly won the 2PP at the Concord booth, McKay won it pretty comfortably. This is quite unreasonable and/or biased against her, and no one is standing up for her democratic rights here. 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. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Looked at the booth by booth breakdown and compared it with the corresponding booths in the federal electorate of Reid. Strathfield's almost 80,000 constituents will head to the polls next Saturday to cast their ballot for one of six candidates. 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 incumbent minority Liberal/National Coalition government, led by Premier Dominic . NSW by-elections to be held within weeks | 7NEWS You are a better man than i cheers wd. The government needs to change direction. Go to content. He was in nearly every photo with Burwood Mayor John Faker at the Citizenship Ceremony on Australia Day, and has been interviewed by Local Media for Chinese New Year. They were struck by a vehicle driven by a drunk and drugged driver who lost control while speeding. Party codes: (ALP) Labor, (LIB) Liberal, (GRN) Greens, (KSO) Keep Sydney Open, (CON) Australian Conservatives, (AJP) Animal Justice Party. The government needs to change direction.". 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I object to the 2022 Results section. But you have failed to demonstrate that these issues belong in an article about this by-election. - Ready : No results will be available prior to 6.00 pm on Election Night Auto news:Shock new reason behind car delays - drive.com.au, Your web browser is no longer supported. However, speaking at Labor's party in the electorate, Opposition Leader Chris Minns had a different take. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. [3]. Playlet appears to be the self-appointed gatekeeper for Labor. See how the night unfoldedwith ourby-elections blog. Sakr's life was upturned in February 2020 when her daughter and three cousins were killed while walking along Bettington Road in Oatlands. All candidates may have negative points. It is undefendable to allow her bio to remain blank. Laxmanalal was born in Westmead and has lived in Western Sydney for most of his life and his professional background is in Finance and Mathematics. "It always is for governments in by-elections. The electorate covers 22.8 square kilometres. The iVote online voting system will not be used at these elections after the system failed during the NSW local government elections in December 2021. Make no mistake that Labor has gone backwards," he said. Jason, like many Labor hopefuls, was sniffing around waiting for Linda Burney to retire to then run for Barton, hence the Allawah address. Labor won a majority of the two-party-preferred vote in all three areas, ranging from 52.5% in the west to 56.9% in the east. In the days before the Sydney Harbour Bridge opened up Sydney's north shore, Strathfield was a desirable suburb for Sydney's better classes. The seat was held until 1999 by the Liberal Party, and by Labor from 1999 to 2011, when the Liberal Party won it back. First the issue of the Belt and Road, the source is Epoch Times which is not considered a reliable source. 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. Each level of government has a law-making body - a parliament or council - which is made up of representatives elected by the people. In 1996, he resigned from Strathfield and won the federal seat of Lowe. In the Age, its reported that Elizabeth Farrelly tried to seek ALP preselection for Newtown. Strathfield By-election - NSW Electorate, Candidates, Results 2023 New South Wales state election - Wikipedia While Labor isn't running a candidate in the seat, independent Larissa Penn is polling well. NSW voters hit the polls for Super Saturday by-elections @WestSydPol it was the 2 year anniversary of her daughters tragic death at the hands of a drugged driver. 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. [7], There was criticism from the chair of the Ethnic Communities' Council of NSW Peter Doukas that the voting packs that were sent out to voters was not sent out in multiple languages. To make a comment or suggest a change to the election site, pleasecontact us. Li is a Company Director, Corporate Advisor and Investor, and has been a fellow of the University of Sydney since 2017 where he is Pro-Chancellor. "People generally keep to themselves and obviously reflect their intentions at the ballot box. Whelan had held Ashfield since the 1976 election. MEGATHREAD: NSW Votes - Bega, Monaro, Strathfield, and Willoughby by The Strathfield by-election is being held on the same day as by-elections for the districts of Bega Monaro and Willoughby. Both are good candidates, I have my reservations about Jason but there could be worse. NSW by-elections 2022 - Live Results. The state seat based on Burwood and Strathfield had long been a Liberal voting enclave in Sydney's inner-west.