2019 Cheltenham state by-election

2019 Cheltenham state by-election
9 February 2019
  First party Second party Third party
 
LDP
GRN
Candidate Joe Szakacs Peter Miller Steffi Medrow
Party Labor Liberal Democrats Greens
Popular vote 11,290 3,612 2,818
Percentage 58.6% 18.7% 14.6%
Swing Increase6.2pp Increase18.7pp Increase8.3pp
TPP 74.5% 25.5%
TPP swing Increase8.7pp Increase25.5pp
Electoral district of Cheltenham in the north-western metropolitan area of Adelaide.
MP before election

Jay Weatherill
Labor

Elected MP

Joe Szakacs
Labor

A by-election for the seat of Cheltenham in the South Australian House of Assembly was held on 9 February 2019.[1] The by-election was triggered by the parliamentary resignation of Labor Party MP and former Premier Jay Weatherill on 17 December 2018.[2] Labor candidate Joe Szakacs retained the seat with an increased margin.[3]

An Enfield by-election was held on the same day, as Weatherill's former deputy leader and Deputy Premier, John Rau, had also resigned from parliament.[4]

  1. ^ "2019 Cheltenham by-election guide". ABC. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  2. ^ MacLennan, Leah; Harmsen, Nicholas (6 December 2018). "Former SA premier Jay Weatherill announces retirement from politics". ABC News.
  3. ^ "2019 Cheltenham by-election commentary". ABC (Antony Green). Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Former SA deputy premier John Rau quits Parliament". ABC News. 10 December 2018.