2018 Northcote by-election

For the state by-election in Victoria, Australia, see 2017 Northcote state by-election.

2018 Northcote by-election
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Northcote constituency of the House of Representatives
Turnout20,850 (43.59%)
  First party Second party
 
Dan Bidois.jpg
Shanan Halbert.jpg
Candidate Dan Bidois Shanan Halbert
Party National Labour
Popular vote 10,566 9,256
Percentage 50.67% 44.39%
Swing Decrease 1.60 Increase 9.14
Results by polling place
Bidois:      <50%      50–60%
Halbert:      <50%      50–60%      60–70%
MP before election

Jonathan Coleman
National

Elected MP

Dan Bidois
National

The 2018 Northcote by-election was a New Zealand by-election that was held in Northcote on 9 June 2018.[1] The seat became vacant on 15 April 2018, following the resignation of then-Member for Northcote Jonathan Coleman,[2] a member of the New Zealand National Party.[3]

National Party candidate Dan Bidois retained the seat for National, but with a significantly reduced majority blamed on low voter turnout; it was therefore described as a victory for the National Party Leader Simon Bridges.[4]

  1. ^ "Northcote by-election date announced". Stuff. 9 April 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  2. ^ New Zealand Parliament. "Thursday, 29 March 2018 – Volume 728 (Hansard)". parliament.nz. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  3. ^ Kirk, Stacy; Moir, Jo (22 March 2018). "National's Jonathan Coleman calls time on Parliament, sparking a by-election in Northcote". Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Northcote byelection no Northland as both National and Labour can claim victory". Stuff (Fairfax). 9 June 2018.