2014 Charlestown state by-election

A by-election for the seat of Charlestown in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly was held on 25 October 2014. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Liberal-turned-independent MP Andrew Cornwell, who won the seat at the 2011 election with a 43.8 percent primary and 59.9 percent two-party vote.

2014 Charlestown state by-election

25 October 2014
  First party Second party Third party
 
IND
Candidate Jodie Harrison Jane Oakley Luke Arms
Party Labor Greens Independent
Popular vote 19,429 5,613 4,807
Percentage 49.3% 14.2% 12.2%
Swing 20.4 5.8 12.2
TPP 70.8% 29.2%
TPP swing 30.6 29.2

MP before election

Andrew Cornwell
Independent

Elected MP

Jodie Harrison
Labor

The last New South Wales by-election saw a 26-point two-party swing to Labor.

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