2016 Canterbury state by-election

2016 Canterbury state by-election

12 November 2016
  First party Second party Third party
 
Candidate Sophie Cotsis Branka Kouroushis Kristian Bodell
Party Labor Christian Democrats Greens
Popular vote 27,993 8,397 6,393
Percentage 65.5% 19.6% 14.9%
Swing Increase15.2pp Increase9.4pp Increase5.3pp
TPP 77.8% 22.2%
TPP swing Increase12.1pp Increase22.2pp

MP before election

Linda Burney
Labor

Elected MP

Sophie Cotsis
Labor

A by-election for the seat of Canterbury in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly was held on 12 November 2016. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Labor MP and former interim Labor leader Linda Burney on 6 May to contest the division of Barton at the 2016 federal election.

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