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A by-election for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Longman took place on Saturday 28 July 2018, following the resignation of incumbent Labor MP Susan Lamb.[1]
In early counting, within an hour of the close of polls, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's psephologist Antony Green's electoral computer had predicted Labor to retain the electorate with an increased margin.[2]
The by-election occurred on the same day as four other by-elections for the House of Representatives, colloquially known as Super Saturday. The result in Longman has been noted as helping to accelerate the replacement of Malcolm Turnbull as prime minister and Liberal leader in the following month.[3]
- ^ "Citizenship drama flares again, with four MPs and one senator on the way out after High Court ruling: ABC 9 May 2018". ABC News. 9 May 2018. Archived from the original on 9 May 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
- ^ "July 2018 Federal By-elections: Antony Green ABC". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 28 July 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ^ Mickel, John; Wanna, John (June 2020). "The Longman by-election of 2018: An ordinary result with extraordinary consequences". Queensland Review. 27 (1): 83–99. doi:10.1017/qre.2020.6. hdl:10072/397930. ISSN 1321-8166.