2017 Cootamundra state by-election

A by-election was held in the state electoral district of Cootamundra on 14 October 2017. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Katrina Hodgkinson (National). The by-election was won by Steph Cooke for the National Party on preferences. The Nationals suffered a 20% swing on first preference votes and 10% on a two-party basis.

2017 Cootamundra state by-election
14 October 2017
  First party Second party Third party
 
SFF
Candidate Steph Cooke Charlie Sheahan Matthew Stadtmiller
Party National Labor SFF
Popular vote 21,093 10,930 10,621
Percentage 46.2% 24.0% 23.3%
Swing 19.6pp 2.0pp 23.3pp
TPP 60.5% 39.5%
TPP swing 10.0pp 10.0pp
MP before election

Katrina Hodgkinson
National

 Elected MP

Steph Cooke
National

The by-election was held on the same day as by-elections in Blacktown and Murray.

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