2008 Lyne by-election

The 2008 Lyne by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Lyne on 6 September 2008. This was triggered by the resignation of National Party MP Mark Vaile. The by-election was held on the same day as the Mayo by-election, and the Western Australian state election.

2008 Lyne by-election
6 September 2008
  First party Second party
 
Candidate Rob Oakeshott Rob Drew
Party Independent National
Popular vote 47,306 16,964
Percentage 63.80% 22.88%
Swing 63.80 29.38
TPP 73.87% 26.13%
TPP swing 73.87 32.45
Lyne (green) within New South Wales
MP before election

Mark Vaile
National

 Elected MP

Rob Oakeshott
Independent

The writ for the by-election was issued on 4 August, with the rolls closing on 8 August. Candidate nominations closed 14 August. The by-election was contested on the same boundaries drawn for Lyne at the 2007 federal election. At that election, the National Party won the seat over the Labor Party by a two-party preferred margin of 58.58% to 41.42%.

The election was won by independent candidate Rob Oakeshott.

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