Election result for Murray, New South Wales, Australia
2017 Murray state by-election|
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First party
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Second party
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Third party
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| Candidate
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Austin Evans
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Helen Dalton
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Michael Kidd
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| Party
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National
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SFF
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Labor
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| Popular vote
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18,548
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14,332
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9,324
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| Percentage
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40.7%
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31.5%
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20.5%
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| Swing
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 14.8pp
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 31.5pp
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4.3pp
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| TPP
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53.3%
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46.7%
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| TPP swing
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19.3pp
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46.7pp
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A by-election was held in the New South Wales state electoral district of Murray on 14 October 2017. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Adrian Piccoli (National), former deputy leader of the National Party.[1] The National Party barely retained the seat and, after distribution of preferences, Austin Evans was elected. Helen Dalton, candidate for the Shooters, Fishers & Farmers Party seen a swing of more than 13% on her personal vote building on the 2015 result.
The by-election was held on the same day as by-elections in Blacktown and Cootamundra. The conduct of all three by-elections was administered by the NSW Electoral Commission.
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