2014 Charlestown state by-election

2014 Charlestown state by-election

25 October 2014

First party Second party Third party   IND Candidate Jodie Harrison Jane Oakley Luke Arms Party Labor Greens Independent Popular vote 19,429 5,613 4,807 Percentage 49.3% 14.2% 12.2% Swing 20.4 5.8 12.2 TPP 70.8% 29.2% TPP swing 30.6 29.2

MP before election Andrew Cornwell Independent Elected MP Jodie Harrison Labor

A by-election for the seat of Charlestown in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly was held on 25 October 2014.^[1][2] The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Liberal-turned-independent MP Andrew Cornwell, who won the seat at the 2011 election with a 43.8 percent primary and 59.9 percent two-party vote.

The last New South Wales by-election saw a 26-point two-party swing to Labor.