A by-election for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Perth, took place on Saturday 28 July, 2018 following the resignation of incumbent Labor MP, Tim Hammond.
During the early counting, within 90 minutes of the close of polls, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's psephologist Antony Green's electoral computer had predicted Labor to retain the electorate with an increased margin.
The by-election occurred on the same day as four other by-elections for the House of Representatives, colloquially known as Super Saturday.
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Background Hammond announced on 2 May 2018 of his imminent intention to resign from parliament due to family reasons. Due to the High Court ruling against Senator Katy Gallagher on 9 May 2018 as part of the ongoing parliamentary eligibility crisis, four other MPs in the same situation announced their parliamentary resignations later that day. The Speaker announced on 24 May 2018 that he had scheduled the by-elections to occur on 28 July 2018. Popularly labelled "Super Saturday", the occurrence of five simultaneous federal by-elections is unprecedented in Australian political history. The others are: 2018 Braddon by-election 2018 Fremantle by-election 2018 Longman by-election 2018 Mayo by-election
Key dates Key dates in relation to the by-election are: Thursday, 10 May 2018 – Speaker acceptance of resignation Friday, 15 June 2018 – Issue of writ Friday, 22 June 2018 – Close of electoral rolls (8pm) Thursday, 5 July 2018 – Close of nominations (12 noon) Friday, 6 July 2018 – Declaration of nominations (12 noon) Tuesday, 10 July 2018 – Start of early voting Saturday, 28 July 2018 – Polling day (8am to 6pm) Friday, 10 August 2018 – Last day for receipt of postal votes Sunday, 23 September 2018 – Last day for return of writs
Candidates Candidates (15) in ballot paper order PartyCandidateBackground IndependentJulie MathesonFounder of the federally unregistered Western Australia Party. Animal JusticeNicole ArielliParty treasurer. Independent LiberalJim GraydenProperty manager, former teacher. Son of former Swan MP Bill Grayden. Running as an Independent Liberal Liberal DemocratsWesley Du PreezEdith Cowan University graduate in Marketing, Advertising, and Public Relations. #SustainableColin ScottSmall business operator and community volunteer. Mental HealthBen MullingsPsychologist. LaborPatrick GormanWestern Australian Labor state secretary. Aligned with Labor Left. PeopleGabriel HarfoucheParty founder. Ran as a Palmer United candidate in Perth at the 2013 federal election. IndependentPaul CollinsFormer Stirling councillor. Contested the North Metropolitan Region at the 2013 state election as the sixth Liberal candidate. GreensCaroline PerksPublic servant for climate change policy. ScienceAaron HammondMulti-disciplinary engineer. ChristiansEllen JoubertCoach and mentor for women and children.2018 Perth by-election australianchristians.org.au Liberty AllianceTony Robinson Party co-founder. Contested the 2017 Bennelong by-election. IndependentIan Britza Two-term Liberal MP for Morley elected at 2008 state election, contested 2017 New England federal by-election as a Country candidate. Citizens Electoral CouncilBarry MasonDriver for a traffic management company.
The Liberals declined to contest the Perth and Fremantle federal by-elections, but concentrated their resources on the Darling Range state by-election.
Polling +Perth by-election pollingDateFirmCommissioned bySamplePrimary voteTCP voteALPGRNLDPOTHUNDALPGRN23 July 2018ReachTELLegalise Vaping Australia695 44.9% 17.0% 13.4% 16.0% 8.7% 68% 32% 2016 election 37.4% 17.1% 1.7% 43.8% − 53.3% −
Results
See also July 2018 Australian federal by-elections List of Australian federal by-elections
References
External links 2018 Perth by-election website: Australian Electoral Commission 2018 Perth by-election guide: Antony Green ABC 2018 Perth by-election guide: The Poll Bludger 2018 Perth by-election guide: The Tally Room By-elections aplenty: The Poll Bludger 10 May 2018 Super Saturday July 28: The Poll Bludger 24 May 2018