2024 Dunkley by-election

2024 Dunkley by-election

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Division of Dunkley (Victoria) in the House of Representatives
Opinion polls
  First party Second party
 
Jodie.belyea.mp image.jpg
Candidate Jodie Belyea Nathan Conroy
Party Labor Liberal
Popular vote 37,418 35,746
Percentage 41.1% 39.2%
Swing Increase 0.8 Increase 6.7
TPP 52.7% 47.3%
TPP swing Decrease 3.6 Increase 3.6

MP before election

Peta Murphy
Labor

Elected MP

Jodie Belyea
Labor

A by-election to elect the next member of the Australian House of Representatives in the electorate of Dunkley was held on 2 March 2024, following the death of sitting member Peta Murphy in December 2023.[1][2][3] Jodie Belyea retained the seat for the Labor Party, winning 52.7% of the two-party preferred vote.[4]

It was the third federal by-election to have taken place since the first sitting of the 47th Parliament, as well as being the first federal by-election in a Labor seat since 2020 and the first federal by-election triggered by a member's death since 2015.

  1. ^ Crowe, David (18 January 2024). "Dunkley byelection called for Saturday March 2". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 18 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  2. ^ "By-election to be held in Dunkley after tragic passing of Labor MP Peta Murphy". Sky News. 4 December 2023. Archived from the original on 4 December 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Anthony Albanese in tears after Labor MP Peta Murphy's shock death". News.com.au. 4 December 2023. Archived from the original on 4 December 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Dunkley, VIC". Australian Electoral Commission.