2019 Cheltenham state by-election

A by-election for the seat of Cheltenham in the South Australian House of Assembly was held on 9 February 2019.[1] The by-election was triggered by the parliamentary resignation of Labor Party MP and former Premier Jay Weatherill on 17 December 2018.[2] Labor candidate Joe Szakacs retained the seat with an increased margin.[3]

Electoral district of Cheltenham in the north-western metropolitan area of Adelaide. Suburbs include Albert Park, Alberton, Beverley, Cheltenham, Findon, Hendon, Pennington, Queenstown, St Clair, Woodville, Woodville North, Woodville Park, Woodville South, Woodville West, and part of Rosewater.

An Enfield by-election was held on the same day, as Weatherill's former deputy leader and Deputy Premier, John Rau, had also resigned from parliament.[4]

Dates
Date Event[1]
Friday 11 January 2019 Writ of election issued by the Governor
Monday 21 January 2019 Close of electoral rolls (12 noon)
Thursday 24 January 2019 Close of nominations (12 noon)
Tuesday 29 January 2019 Start of early voting
Saturday 9 February 2019 Polling day (8am to 6pm)
Saturday 16 February 2019 Last day for receipt of postal votes
Friday 22 February 2019 Last day for return of writs

Candidates
Candidates (5) in ballot paper order[1]
  Liberal Democrats Peter Miller [1]
  Independent The Other Guy Mike Lesiw Contested Croydon at the previous state election.[1]
  Australian Labor Party Joe Szakacs SA Unions secretary, lawyer, professional swimmer.[1]
  The Greens Steffi Medrow Previous candidate.[1]
  Independent Adelaide Olympics 2032 Rob de Jonge Real estate agent, former Onkaparinga councillor. Perennial candidate, has previously sought Liberal Party preselection.[1][5]

The Liberal Party declined to field a candidate for both the Cheltenham and Enfield by-elections.[6]

Result
See also: Electoral results for the district of Cheltenham
Cheltenham state by-election, 9 February 2019[7][8][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joe Szakacs 11,290 58.6 +6.2
Liberal Democrats Peter Miller 3,612 18.7 +18.7
Greens Steffi Medrow 2,818 14.6 +8.3
Independent Adelaide Olympics 2032 Rob de Jonge 877 4.5 +4.5
Independent The Other Guy Mike Lesiw 679 3.5 +3.5
Total formal votes 19,276 93.5 −1.4
Informal votes 1,338 6.5 +1.4
Turnout 20,614 78.1 −12.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Joe Szakacs 14,365 74.5 +8.7
Liberal Democrats Peter Miller 4,911 25.5 +25.5
Labor hold SwingN/A

See also

References
  1. "2019 Cheltenham by-election guide". ABC. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  2. MacLennan, Leah; Harmsen, Nicholas (6 December 2018). "Former SA premier Jay Weatherill announces retirement from politics". ABC News.
  3. "2019 Cheltenham by-election commentary". ABC (Antony Green). Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  4. "Former SA deputy premier John Rau quits Parliament". ABC News. 10 December 2018.
  5. "Cakewalk for Labor in Jay's old haunt". InDaily. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  6. "NO SHOW: Libs won't run in by-elections". InDaily. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  7. 2019 Cheltenham by-election results: ECSA
  8. 2019 Cheltenham by-election results: ABC
  9. House of Assembly final distribution of preferences, ECSA.
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