And didnt that turn out to be a hard realisation. With the Fahey government defeated in 1995, Cochrane became the first Member for Monaro to sit on the opposition benches since 1930. To make a comment or suggest a change to the election site, pleasecontact us. The Nats then may hold by a similar margin in 2023 while losing government so this may not be a bellwether anymore. The retiring member is former Deputy Premier of New South Wales John Barilaro. The Liberals have put forward Bridget Sakr a finance worker and business owner whose daughter and three cousins were killed by a drunk driver in Oatlands in 2020. I predict Nationals will win with a margin of around 4.17%, benefitted by OPV although it would be a significant swing due to the loss of Barilaros popularity. A Quick Guide to the Monaro By-election by Antony Green October 4, 2021 2 Comments The resignation of NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has understandably triggered changes at the highest levels of the NSW government. ABC chief elections analyst Antony Green said he was pretty confident Mr James would win. Unlike Bega, it is interesting to note that this seat would also be Coalition held on a Federal level, although using federal results the margin for this seat would only be 0.16% for the Coalition using the Eden-Monaro by election results. Nationals member Nichole Overall made history in 2022 by being elected as the first female representative of the Monaro. Although the unpopularity of Barnaby Joyce could cost them this seat and the next federal election meaning McBain probably holds overlapping Eden-Monaro. At this time the spelling was changed to Manaro. For the first time ever, Labor has picked up the seat of Bega, which the government was rightly nervous about losing tonight. Covers 20,479 square kilometres. Labor has chance in Monaro providing they pick a good community based candidate. "I think it's time to celebrate a bit of history.". Parliament of New South Wales. I would agree that it would be very convenient for Bronnie Taylor to be put in here, however she will probably have to campaign a bit stronger in Queanbeyan where she doesnt have much profile as she is from Nimmitabel way and if she loses she can go straight back to the LC. The counting of postal ballot papers will begin on Saturday 19 February. Back then the swing was under the statewide average and he had a personal vote which was apparent in 2015 when he attempted to recontest after switching to the Legislative Council, then in 2019 without his name on the ballot paper, the margin blew out. "It's been areflection of the community'sresponse to the current governmentand our need to be heard with ourconcerns," he told the ABC. He continued to serve in Monaro until his retirement in 1965. The Liberal Party is defending six seats. WebView information for the 2023 NSW State election on Saturday, 25 March 2023. This total included the independent who went backwards, & SFF (Helen Dalton) who advanced, gaining a further 13.3% PV, & who then re-contested @ the subsequent 2019 General Election, gaining a further 7.25% PV, and the seat. ABC chief elections analyst Antony Green says Labors Jason Yat-Sen Li will win the seat of Strathfield in Sydney's inner west. The Liberals did not run against their Coalition partners in the previous NSW election in 2019 either. A number of candidates have already been announced for the Bega seat, including the Liberals'Fiona Kotvojs, Labor'sMichael Hollandand the Greens'Peter Haggar. Monaro, also known as Maneroo (18561858), Monara (18581879) and Manaro (18941904) is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. Booths inMonaro have been split into four areas. Why are the Nationals contesting this seat instead of the Liberals when half of the seats population is in Queanbeyan which is a metropolitan area more suited to the Liberals. He was Minister for Regional NSW, Industry and Trade from the 2019 election until announcing he would retire. WebA by-election was held in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Monaro on 12 February 2022 upon the resignation of Deputy Premier of New South Wales and 36 John Bull Street, Queanbeyan NSW 2620 (02) 9179 0820. Whan was again the Labor candidate in 2015, but Barilaro was re-elected with a small swing in his favour, on 52.5% after preferences. Kristy McBain MP, Member for Eden Monaro: Thousands of people travel on the #BartonHighway everyday between Australian Politics / Just In Julie Collins: The Albanese Government has an ambitious plan to help tackle hous The iVote online voting system was not used at these elections after the system failed during the NSW local government elections in December 2021.[4]. The former United Nations Lawyer looks set to win against his Liberal opponent Bridget Sakr on a slim margin. In 1988, he lost his seat in the anti-Labor landslide to the National Partys Peter Cochran. Labor is predicted to keep Strathfield tonight but only by a small margin, which the party will be disappointed by. We came into tonight thinking we might not get any final results, but how wrong we were. 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Cochran retired in 1999 and poor Coalition relations at the time produced a three cornered contest, complicated further by Queanbeyan Mayor Frank Pangallo polling 12.7% as an Independent. Whan was appointed to fill a vacancy in the Legislative Council in June 2011. Moore is a long-time Braidwood resident and contested this seat four times at state elections between 1995 and 2007. The name 'Monaro' is variously believed to be: derived from the Aboriginal word 'Maneroo', meaning plain, or The ABC understands the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party will announce its candidate for the Bega by-election tomorrow. 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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. Barilaro was elected to Queanbeyan City Council in 2008 and elected as member for Monaro in 2011. Its significant population centres include Queanbeyan, Bungendore, Braidwood, Cooma, Bombala, Captains Flat, Nimmitabel, Delegate, Bredbo, Michelago, Berridale, Jindabyne and Adaminaby.[1]. "It will be up for review closer to the date, but our intention currently is to run in the Monaro by-election, which we expect will come about sometime in late January or early February," said NSW Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party leader Robert Borsak. In 1894, single-member electorates were introduced statewide and part of the electorate, (including Bombala), was absorbed into Eden-Bombala. An official date for a by-election for the state seat of Monaro has not been set yet, but that has not stopped political partypreparations to find a candidate. "It has to be reconfigured for different election events for different rules and that was never going to be possible within the time frame.". The Monaro by-election is one of four state by-elections being held on Saturday (February 12) for residents from the Bega, Monaro, Willoughby, and Strathfield electorates. Peter Cochran took Monaro from Labor on the defeat of the Unsworth government in 1988, a surprising win for the Nationals in an electorate where the Liberal Party traditionally poll more strongly. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn, and work. Retrieved 29 October 2019. WebThe 2022 Federal Election campaign is well underway in the Eden-Monaro, with candidates gearing up for a tough race for the bellwether seat. Kristy McBain MP, Member for Eden Monaro: It was great to give the keynote speech at the Inland Growth Summ Australian Politics / Just In Australian Labor Party: 2 March is Anthony Albaneses 60th birthday! Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council countback election - 7 Feb "I want to be that strong and effective voice in the Perrottet government.". (Click here for full size map), Maps courtesy of the NSW Electoral Commission. WebThe Monaro by-election was held on the same day as by-elections for the districts of Bega, Strathfieldand Willoughby. In former premier Gladys Berejiklian's electorate of Willoughby, Liberal candidate Tim James claimed victory. In 2015 Labor got 47.47% TCP in Monaro and 41.81% in Bega (in an election when they received an incredibly low 25.9% of first preferences statewide). "We're currently considering whether to contest the by-election," Ms Willis said. Geography Southeastern NSW. Meanwhile, the Animal Justice Party this week announced Frankie Seymour as their candidate for theseat of Monaro in the upcoming by-election. I ran against Bruz in the 2019 state election and I will run again to remind people why Bruz was a poor choice. Postal voting packs will be sent to every voter enrolled in the Bega and Monaro districtsto help reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission. WebMonaro State by-election12 February 2022. Dredging crews uncover waste in seemingly clear waterways, In a city with a housing crisis, neighbours object to social housing, 'I don't have any money': Blind 98-year-old woman thought she'd have to sell her couch to pay Robodebt bill, How HECS debts became 'yet another way women have to fight' to gain parity with men, 'Heartbroken': Matildas midfielder suffers serious injury ahead of World Cup, NRL live: Bulldogs begin new era in clash with reborn Sea Eagles, 'I got that wrong': All Blacks star apologises for 'throat-slitting' gesture. ", "It is not OK that thepatriotism of candidates or theLabor Party is questioned with nobasis in fact". Monaro by-election date still to be set, but political parties already discussing who will run. "Where kangaroos are killed routinely,where the brumbies are been killed down in the mountains, and where the whole area is prone to drought and soil degradation.". "It's not surprising that the Liberal party's not fielding a candidate.". Bronnie Taylor rumoured to be considering a tilt at Monaro, making a move from the Upper House to the Lower House in the Process. Meanwhile, Monaro previously held by former Deputy Premier John Barilaro is being contested by Independent Andrew Thaler, The Nationals Nichole Overall, Sustainable Australias James Holgate, Animal Justice Partys Frances Seymour, The Greens Catherine Moore and Labors Bryce Wilson. The former Liberal MP for Bega has acknowledged the "very big swing" against the Liberals in Bega. Wonder if the Nats will keep this seat? ABC chief elections analyst Antony Green says Labor appears set to win the seat of Bega from the Coalition as long as postal votes mirror in-person votes. New Liberal Premier Eric Willis called a by-election, but with prospects of defeat and warnings from Canberra of a tough Federal budget ahead, Willis cancelled the by-election and called a state election for May 1976. Nominations for candidates closed seven days later at noon on 27 January, with the ballot paper draw commencing in the morning of 28 January. "[Today] many people in NewSouth Wales sent the Premier of NewSouth Wales a message on at the ballot box today. Labor took an extra seat to now have 3 and swing of 8% and a Labor Independent increased from 1 seat to 2 seats therefore 5 seats from 3 at the last election for Labor.