2014 Newcastle state by-election

A by-election for the seat of Newcastle 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 Tim Owen, who won the seat at the 2011 election with a 36.7 percent primary and 52.6 percent two-party-preferred vote.

2014 Newcastle state by-election

25 October 2014
  First party Second party Third party
 
IND
Candidate Tim Crakanthorp Karen Howard Michael Osborne
Party Labor Independent Greens
Popular vote 15,253 10,796 8,236
Percentage 36.9% 26.1% 19.9%
Swing 6.3pp 26.1pp 5.1pp
TPP 58.7% 41.3%
TPP swing 11.3pp 11.3pp

MP before election

Tim Owen
Independent

Elected MP

Tim Crakanthorp
Labor

The previous New South Wales by-election had seen a 26-point two-party-preferred swing to Labor.

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