2015 Polwarth state by-election

A by-election for the seat of Polwarth in the Victorian Legislative Assembly was held on 31 October 2015. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Terry Mulder on 3 September 2015. Former Premier of Victoria, Denis Napthine, resigned his seat representing the adjacent district of South-West Coast on the same day as Mulder. The by-election for South-West Coast was held on the same day.

2015 Polwarth state by-election
31 October 2015
Electoral district of Polwarth in the Victorian Legislative Assembly
  First party Second party Third party
 
Candidate Richard Riordan Joe Miles David O'Brien
Party Liberal Greens National
Popular vote 17,798 5,715 4,292
Percentage 49.6% 15.9% 12.0%
Swing 5.7pp 4.9pp 12.0pp
The electoral district of Polwarth in south-west rural Victoria, west of Geelong, covers the Colac Otway and Corangamite local government areas (LGA), parts of the Moyne, Golden Plains and Surf Coast LGAs, and slivers of the Ararat and Greater Geelong LGAs, running along the Great Ocean Road.
MP before election

Terry Mulder
Liberal

 Elected MP

Richard Riordan
Liberal

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