2012 Niddrie state by-election

A by-election for the Victorian Legislative Assembly district of Niddrie was held on 24 March 2012. The by-election was triggered by the resignation on 27 January 2012 of Rob Hulls, the former Deputy Premier of Victoria, who had held the seat since 1996. The Labor Party retained the seat.

Key dates

The by-election was held on 24 March, the same day as the 2012 Queensland state election.[1]

  • 23 February: Issue of writ
  • 24 February: Nominations opened
  • 1 March: Close of electoral roll
  • 7 March: Close of nominations for party candidates
  • 8 March: Close of nominations for independent candidates
  • 9 March: Early voting commenced
  • 22 March: Close of postal voting
  • 23 March: Early voting closes
  • 24 March: Polling day

Candidates

Candidates who nominated for the by-election are (in ballot paper order):[2]

Candidate nominations
  Independent Gerrit Schorel-Hlavka
  Labor Party Ben Carroll
  Independent Andrea Surace
  Independent David Linaker
  Greens Josie Lester [3]
  Democratic Labor Party Michael Deverala
  Australian Sex Party Amy Myers
  Independent Jim Little
  Christian Democratic Party Frank Papafotiou

The Liberal Party who contested the seat at the previous election and gained 34.8 percent of the primary and 43.1 percent of the two-party vote did not run a candidate.[3]

The unregistered Australian Democrats nominated Rob Livesay as a candidate, however the party failed to correctly lodge the nomination form, with one of Livesay's supporting signatories not listed on the electoral roll in the district.[4]

Results
Niddrie state by-election, 2012[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ben Carroll 12,941 46.8 +1.1
Independent Andrea Surace 3,443 12.5 +12.5
Greens Josie Lester 2,865 10.4 +2.7
Sex Party Amy Myers 2,245 8.1 +8.1
Independent Jim Little 1,924 7.0 +2.2
Christian Democrats Frank Papafotiou 1,588 5.8 +5.8
Democratic Labor Michael Deverala 1,322 4.8 +4.8
Independent Gerrit Schorel-Hlavka 946 3.4 +3.4
Independent David Linaker 357 1.3 +1.3
Total formal votes 27,631 88.5 −3.2
Informal votes 3,584 11.5 +3.2
Turnout 31,215 84.8 −8.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Ben Carroll 18,565 67.2 +10.2
Independent Andrea Surace 9,066 32.8 +32.8
Labor hold  

References
  1. "Niddrie by-election date announced". ABC News. 7 February 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
  2. Niddrie District By-election 2012 Candidates Archived 20 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Victorian Electoral Commission.
  3. Ly, Linh. "Greens name candidate for Niddrie by-election". Moonee-valley-leader.whereilive.com.au. Archived from the original on 2 March 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
  4. MEDIA RELEASE: Australian Democrats withdraw from Niddrie by Election Archived 9 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine, Australian Democrats, 8 March 2012.
  5. "Niddrie by-election results". Vec.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
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