2016 Wollongong state by-election

2016 Wollongong state by-election

12 November 2016

First party Second party Third party   Candidate Paul Scully Gordon Bradbery Cath Blakey Party Labor Independent Greens Popular vote 23,588 16,707 5,216 Percentage 48.1% 34.0% 10.6% Swing 7.7pp 34.0pp 1.1pp TPP 58.0% 42.0% TPP swing 0.9pp 42.0pp

MP before election Noreen Hay Labor Elected MP Paul Scully Labor

A by-election for the seat of Wollongong in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly was held on 12 November 2016. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Noreen Hay (Labor) on 31 August.

By-elections for the seats of Canterbury and Orange were held on the same day.