2017 Gosford state by-election

2017 Gosford state by-election

8 April 2017

First party Second party   Candidate Liesl Tesch Jilly Pilon Party Labor Liberal Popular vote 22,931 14,208 Percentage 49.5% 30.7% Swing 10.9pp 11.9pp TPP 62.5% 37.5% TPP swing 12.3pp 12.3pp

MP before election Kathy Smith Labor Elected MP Liesl Tesch Labor

A by-election was held in the state electoral district of Gosford on 8 April 2017. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Kathy Smith (Labor) due to ill health.^[1] It was held on the same day as the North Shore and Manly state by-elections.