2009 Fremantle state by-election

The 2009 Fremantle state by-election was held in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly district of Fremantle on 16 May 2009. It was triggered by the resignation of sitting member Jim McGinty.

2009 Fremantle state by-election
16 May 2009
  First party Second party
 
Candidate Adele Carles Peter Tagliaferri
Party Greens Labor
Popular vote 8,722 7,632
Percentage 44.06% 38.55%
Swing 16.50 0.14
TPP 53.96% 46.04%
TPP swing 53.96 15.97
MP before election

Jim McGinty
Labor

 Elected MP

Adele Carles
Greens

The Labor Party was defending a seat that they had held continuously since 1924. The by-election was held in conjunction with the state referendum on daylight saving hours.

The Greens candidate, Adele Carles, won the by-election, and in doing so became the first Greens candidate to be elected to an Australian state lower house of parliament in a single-member seat.

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