The July 2018 Australian federal by-elections, known colloquially as Super Saturday, were five by-elections held on 28 July 2018, to fill vacancies in the Australian House of Representatives caused by the resignations in May 2018 of five MPs.[1] Three MPs of the Australian Labor Party and the Centre Alliance's sole MP resigned due to dual citizenship concerns after the High Court ruled on 8 May 2018 that Senator Katy Gallagher was ineligible to have been elected to the Australian Senate for being a dual citizen, in similar circumstances to four of the lower house MPs.[2] Labor MP for Perth Tim Hammond resigned for family reasons on the same day, causing the first time ever that five by-elections would be held on the same day in Australia. All sitting MPs apart from Hammond re-contested and won the ensuing by-elections.[3]
The governing Liberal/National Coalition did not contest the by-elections in the safe Labor seats of Fremantle and Perth, with the Liberal Party contesting the by-elections in the marginal Labor seats of Braddon and Longman, and the Centre Alliance-held Mayo. Coalition performance at the by-elections was below expectations[4] and Malcolm Turnbull resigned as Prime Minister after losing a leadership spill less than a month later.[5]
Results
Braddon
2018 Braddon by-election![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/50px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png)
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The Division of Braddon (Tas) in the House of Representatives |
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Registered | 73,670 |
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Turnout | 90.38% 3.71 |
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| First party | Second party | | | | Candidate | Justine Keay | Brett Whiteley | Party | Labor | Liberal | Percentage | 36.98% | 39.26% | Swing | 3.07 | 2.24 | TPP | 52.31% | 47.69% | TPP swing | 0.11 | 0.11 | |
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Braddon by-election: 28 July 2018[6][7] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Brett Whiteley | 24,645 | 39.26 | −2.24 |
| Labor | Justine Keay | 23,218 | 36.98 | −3.07 |
| Independent | Craig Garland | 6,633 | 10.57 | +10.57 |
| Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Brett Neal | 2,984 | 4.75 | +4.75 |
| Greens | Jarrod Edwards | 2,518 | 4.01 | −2.73 |
| Independent | Donna Gibbons | 1,533 | 2.44 | +2.44 |
| Liberal Democrats | Joshua Boag | 828 | 1.32 | −0.81 |
| People's Party | Bruno Strangio | 421 | 0.67 | 0.67 |
Total formal votes | 62,780 | 94.29 | −0.48 |
Informal votes | 3,804 | 5.71 | +0.48 |
Turnout | 66,584 | 90.28 | −3.81 |
Two-party-preferred result |
| Labor | Justine Keay | 32,842 | 52.31 | +0.11 |
| Liberal | Brett Whiteley | 29,938 | 47.69 | −0.11 |
| Labor hold | Swing | +0.11 | |
Fremantle
Fremantle by-election: 28 July 2018[8][9] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labor | Josh Wilson | 33,277 | 52.62 | +11.63 |
| Greens | Dorinda Cox | 10,456 | 16.53 | −1.21 |
| Liberal Democrats | John Gray | 8,916 | 14.10 | +14.10 |
| Christians | Mark Staer | 3,350 | 5.30 | +5.30 |
| Animal Justice | Katrina Love | 3,297 | 5.21 | +5.21 |
| Independent | Jason Spanbroek | 3,239 | 5.12 | +5.12 |
| People's Party | James Harfouche | 708 | 1.12 | +1.12 |
Total formal votes | 63,243 | 92.76 | −3.24 |
Informal votes | 4,933 | 7.24 | +3.24 |
Turnout | 68,176 | 66.05 | −22.76 |
Two-candidate-preferred result |
| Labor | Josh Wilson | 46,375 | 73.33 | +15.81 |
| Liberal Democrats | John Gray | 16,868 | 26.67 | +26.67 |
| Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
Longman
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The Division of Longman (Qld) in the House of Representatives |
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Registered | 111,652 |
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Turnout | 84.26% 7.42 |
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Longman by-election: 28 July 2018[10][11] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labor | Susan Lamb | 35,203 | 39.84 | +4.45 |
| Liberal National | Trevor Ruthenberg | 26,170 | 29.61 | −9.40 |
| One Nation | Matthew Stephen | 14,061 | 15.91 | +6.50 |
| Greens | Gavin Behrens | 4,264 | 4.83 | +0.44 |
| Independent | Jackie Perkins | 2,379 | 2.69 | +2.69 |
| Liberal Democrats | Lloyd Russell | 1,762 | 1.99 | +1.99 |
| Country | Blair Verrier | 1,387 | 1.57 | +1.57 |
| Democratic Labour | Gregory Bell | 1,043 | 1.18 | +1.18 |
| Science | James Noonan | 970 | 1.10 | +1.10 |
| Australia First | Jim Saleam | 709 | 0.80 | +0.80 |
| People's Party | John Reece | 420 | 0.48 | +0.48 |
Total formal votes | 88,368 | 93.93 | +2.46 |
Informal votes | 5,707 | 6.07 | −2.46 |
Turnout | 94,075 | 84.16 | −7.52 |
Two-party-preferred result |
| Labor | Susan Lamb | 48,116 | 54.45 | +3.66 |
| Liberal National | Trevor Ruthenberg | 40,252 | 45.55 | −3.66 |
| Labor hold | Swing | +3.66 | |
Mayo
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The Division of Mayo (SA) in the House of Representatives |
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Registered | 107,554 |
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Turnout | 85.52% 8.67 |
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Mayo by-election: 28 July 2018[12][13] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Centre Alliance | Rebekha Sharkie | 39,369 | 44.37 | +9.51 |
| Liberal | Georgina Downer | 33,219 | 37.44 | −0.32 |
| Greens | Major Sumner | 7,898 | 8.90 | +0.85 |
| Labor | Reg Coutts | 5,370 | 6.05 | −7.47 |
| Christian Democrats | Tracey-Lee Cane | 1,348 | 1.52 | +1.52 |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Humble | 809 | 0.91 | −0.30 |
| People's Party | Kelsie Harfouche | 716 | 0.81 | +0.81 |
Total formal votes | 88,729 | 96.47 | −0.64 |
Informal votes | 3,246 | 3.53 | +0.64 |
Turnout | 91,975 | 85.42 | −8.77 |
Two-party-preferred result |
| Liberal | Georgina Downer | 49,375 | 55.65 | +0.30 |
| Labor | Reg Coutts | 39,354 | 44.35 | −0.30 |
Two-candidate-preferred result |
| Centre Alliance | Rebekha Sharkie | 51,042 | 57.53 | +2.56 |
| Liberal | Georgina Downer | 37,687 | 42.47 | −2.56 |
| Centre Alliance hold | Swing | +2.56 | |
Perth
2018 Perth by-election![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/50px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png)
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The Division of Perth (WA) in the House of Representatives |
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Registered | 100,655 |
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Turnout | 64.07% 23.97 |
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| First party | Second party | | | | Candidate | Patrick Gorman | Caroline Perks | Party | Labor | Greens | Percentage | 39.33% | 18.81% | Swing | 1.97 | 1.74 | 2CP | 63.10% | 36.90% | 2CP swing | 63.10 | 36.90 | |
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Perth by-election: 28 July 2018[14][15] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labor | Patrick Gorman | 22,812 | 39.33 | +1.96 |
| Greens | Caroline Perks | 10,908 | 18.81 | +1.74 |
| Independent | Paul Collins | 5,516 | 9.51 | +9.51 |
| Liberal Democrats | Wesley Du Preez | 3,880 | 6.69 | +4.98 |
| Western Australia | Julie Matheson | 3,123 | 5.38 | +5.38 |
| Independent Liberal | Jim Grayden | 2,565 | 4.42 | +4.42 |
| Animal Justice | Nicole Arielli | 1,815 | 3.13 | +3.13 |
| Independent | Ian Britza | 1,705 | 2.94 | +2.94 |
| Christians | Ellen Joubert | 1,474 | 2.54 | +2.54 |
| Science | Aaron Hammond | 1,002 | 1.73 | +1.73 |
| Mental Health | Ben Mullings | 930 | 1.60 | +1.60 |
| Sustainable Australia | Colin Scott | 774 | 1.33 | +1.33 |
| Liberty Alliance | Tony Robinson | 682 | 1.18 | +1.18 |
| Citizens Electoral Council | Barry Mason | 596 | 1.03 | +1.03 |
| People's Party | Gabriel Harfouche | 222 | 0.38 | +0.38 |
Total formal votes | 58,004 | 89.94 | −6.29 |
Informal votes | 6,486 | 10.06 | +6.29 |
Turnout | 64,490 | 64.02 | −24.02 |
Two-candidate-preferred result |
| Labor | Patrick Gorman | 36,601 | 63.10 | +9.77 |
| Greens | Caroline Perks | 21,403 | 36.90 | +36.90 |
| Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
See also
References
- ^ "Mark your calendars, the date has been set for five by-elections". ABC News. 24 May 2018.
- ^ Karp, Paul (9 May 2018). "Dual citizenship crisis: four MPs resign after court rules Katy Gallagher ineligible". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ "Tim Hammond quits politics, saying he can't be an MP and a father of three". ABC News. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ Murphy, Katharine. "Super Saturday elections: Shorten passes test as Labor wins 'four from four'". The Guardian Australia. The Guardian. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ McGowan, Michael. "Scott Morrison sworn in as Australia's 30th prime minister – politics live". The Guardian Australia. The Guardian. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ 2018 Braddon by-election results: AEC
- ^ 2018 Braddon by-election results: ABC
- ^ "Fremantle by-election results: AEC".
- ^ "Fremantle by-election results: ABC".
- ^ 2018 Longman by-election results: AEC
- ^ 2018 Longman by-election results: ABC
- ^ "Mayo by-election results: AEC".
- ^ "Mayo by-election results: ABC".
- ^ 2018 Perth by-election results: AEC
- ^ 2018 Perth by-election results: ABC
External links
- Super Saturday July 28: The Poll Bludger 24 May 2018
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