2017 Cootamundra state by-election

2017 Cootamundra state by-election

14 October 2017

First party Second party Third party   SFF Candidate Steph Cooke Charlie Sheahan Matthew Stadtmiller Party National Labor SFF Popular vote 21,093 10,930 10,621 Percentage 46.2% 24.0% 23.3% Swing 19.6pp 2.0pp 23.3pp TPP 60.5% 39.5% TPP swing 10.0pp 10.0pp

MP before election Katrina Hodgkinson National Elected MP Steph Cooke National

A by-election was held in the state electoral district of Cootamundra on 14 October 2017. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Katrina Hodgkinson (National).^[1] The by-election was won by Steph Cooke for the National Party on preferences. The Nationals suffered a 20% swing on first preference votes and 10% on a two-party basis.

The by-election was held on the same day as by-elections in Blacktown and Murray.