2016 Wollongong state by-election

A by-election for the seat of Wollongong in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly was held on 12 November 2016. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Noreen Hay (Labor) on 31 August.

2016 Wollongong state by-election

12 November 2016
  First party Second party Third party
 
Candidate Paul Scully Gordon Bradbery Cath Blakey
Party Labor Independent Greens
Popular vote 23,588 16,707 5,216
Percentage 48.1% 34.0% 10.6%
Swing 7.7pp 34.0pp 1.1pp
TPP 58.0% 42.0%
TPP swing 0.9pp 42.0pp

MP before election

Noreen Hay
Labor

Elected MP

Paul Scully
Labor

By-elections for the seats of Canterbury and Orange were held on the same day.

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