2013 Miranda state by-election

2013 Miranda state by-election

19 October 2013
  First party Second party
 
Candidate Barry Collier Brett Thomas
Party Labor Liberal
Popular vote 18,812 15,883
Percentage 46.5% 39.2%
Swing Increase 24.2 Decrease 21.5
TPP 55.1% 44.9%
TPP swing Increase 26.1 Decrease 26.1

Miranda in southern metropolitan Sydney.

MP before election

Graham Annesley
Liberal

Elected MP

Barry Collier
Labor

A by-election for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Miranda occurred on 19 October 2013. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Graham Annesley (Liberal), which was announced on 28 August 2013. Barry Collier (Labor) won the seat with a 55 percent two-party vote from a 26-point two-party swing, the largest swing in New South Wales history.[1][2][3][4]

  1. ^ "2013 Miranda By-election". ABC News. Archived from the original on 12 July 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  2. ^ Needham, Kirsty (19 October 2013). "Labor regains southern Sydney seat of Miranda". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 19 May 2024.
  3. ^ Bashan, Yoni; Silmalis, Linda (19 October 2013). "Miranda voters' ire shown in stunning 28pc swing to Labor at by-election". The Sunday Telegraph. Archived from the original on 19 May 2024 – via news.com.au.
  4. ^ Green, Antony (19 October 2013). "Labor's Barry Collier returns to NSW Parliament after record swing against O'Farrell Government in Miranda by-election". ABC News. Archived from the original on 19 May 2024.