July 2018 Australian federal by-elections

2018 Fremantle by-election
The Division of Fremantle (WA) in the House of Representatives
Registered	103,149
Turnout	66.09% 22.72
MP before election; Josh Wilson; Labor	Elected MP ; Josh Wilson; Labor

2018 Braddon by-election
The Division of Braddon (Tas) in the House of Representatives
Registered	73,670
Turnout	90.38% 3.71
MP before election; Justine Keay; Labor	Elected MP ; Justine Keay; Labor

The July 2018 Australian federal by-elections, known colloquially as Super Saturday, were five by-elections held on 28 July 2018, to fill vacancies in the Australian House of Representatives caused by the resignations in May 2018 of five MPs.^[1] Three MPs of the Australian Labor Party and the Centre Alliance's sole MP resigned due to dual citizenship concerns after the High Court ruled on 8 May 2018 that Senator Katy Gallagher was ineligible to have been elected to the Australian Senate for being a dual citizen, in similar circumstances to four of the lower house MPs.^[2] Labor MP for Perth Tim Hammond resigned for family reasons on the same day, causing the first time ever that five by-elections would be held on the same day in Australia. All sitting MPs apart from Hammond re-contested and won the ensuing by-elections.^[3]

The governing Liberal/National Coalition did not contest the by-elections in the safe Labor seats of Fremantle and Perth, with the Liberal Party contesting the by-elections in the marginal Labor seats of Braddon and Longman, and the Centre Alliance-held Mayo. Coalition performance at the by-elections was below expectations^[4] and Malcolm Turnbull resigned as Prime Minister after losing a leadership spill less than a month later.^[5]

Results[edit]

Braddon[edit]

Braddon by-election: 28 July 2018^[6]^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Brett Whiteley	24,645	39.26	−2.24
	Labor	Justine Keay	23,218	36.98	−3.07
	Independent	Craig Garland	6,633	10.57	+10.57
	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers	Brett Neal	2,984	4.75	+4.75
	Greens	Jarrod Edwards	2,518	4.01	−2.73
	Independent	Donna Gibbons	1,533	2.44	+2.44
	Liberal Democrats	Joshua Boag	828	1.32	−0.81
	People's Party	Bruno Strangio	421	0.67	0.67
Total formal votes			62,780	94.29	−0.48
Informal votes			3,804	5.71	+0.48
Turnout			66,584	90.28	−3.81
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Justine Keay	32,842	52.31	+0.11
	Liberal	Brett Whiteley	29,938	47.69	−0.11
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.11

Fremantle[edit]

Fremantle by-election: 28 July 2018^[8]^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Josh Wilson	33,277	52.62	+11.63
	Greens	Dorinda Cox	10,456	16.53	−1.21
	Liberal Democrats	John Gray	8,916	14.10	+14.10
	Christians	Mark Staer	3,350	5.30	+5.30
	Animal Justice	Katrina Love	3,297	5.21	+5.21
	Independent	Jason Spanbroek	3,239	5.12	+5.12
	People's Party	James Harfouche	708	1.12	+1.12
Total formal votes			63,243	92.76	−3.24
Informal votes			4,933	7.24	+3.24
Turnout			68,176	66.05	−22.76
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Josh Wilson	46,375	73.33	+15.81
	Liberal Democrats	John Gray	16,868	26.67	+26.67
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Longman[edit]

2018 Longman by-election

← 2016

28 July 2018 (2018-07-28)

2019 →

The Division of Longman (Qld) in the House of Representatives

Registered

111,652

Turnout

84.26%

7.42

	First party	Second party

Candidate	Susan Lamb	Trevor Ruthenberg
Party	Labor	Liberal National
Percentage	39.84%	29.61%
Swing	4.46	9.40
TPP	54.45%	45.55%
TPP swing	3.66	3.66

MP before election

Susan Lamb
Labor

Elected MP

Susan Lamb
Labor

Longman by-election: 28 July 2018^[10]^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Susan Lamb	35,203	39.84	+4.45
	Liberal National	Trevor Ruthenberg	26,170	29.61	−9.40
	One Nation	Matthew Stephen	14,061	15.91	+6.50
	Greens	Gavin Behrens	4,264	4.83	+0.44
	Independent	Jackie Perkins	2,379	2.69	+2.69
	Liberal Democrats	Lloyd Russell	1,762	1.99	+1.99
	Country	Blair Verrier	1,387	1.57	+1.57
	Democratic Labour	Gregory Bell	1,043	1.18	+1.18
	Science	James Noonan	970	1.10	+1.10
	Australia First	Jim Saleam	709	0.80	+0.80
	People's Party	John Reece	420	0.48	+0.48
Total formal votes			88,368	93.93	+2.46
Informal votes			5,707	6.07	−2.46
Turnout			94,075	84.16	−7.52
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Susan Lamb	48,116	54.45	+3.66
	Liberal National	Trevor Ruthenberg	40,252	45.55	−3.66
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.66

Mayo[edit]

2018 Mayo by-election

← 2016

28 July 2018 (2018-07-28)

2019 →

The Division of Mayo (SA) in the House of Representatives

Registered

107,554

Turnout

85.52%

8.67

	First party	Second party

Candidate	Rebekha Sharkie	Georgina Downer
Party	Centre Alliance	Liberal
Percentage	44.37%	37.44%
Swing	9.51%	0.32%
2CP	57.53%	42.47%
2CP swing	2.56	2.56

MP before election

Rebekha Sharkie
Centre Alliance

Elected MP

Rebekha Sharkie
Centre Alliance

Mayo by-election: 28 July 2018^[12]^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Centre Alliance	Rebekha Sharkie	39,369	44.37	+9.51
	Liberal	Georgina Downer	33,219	37.44	−0.32
	Greens	Major Sumner	7,898	8.90	+0.85
	Labor	Reg Coutts	5,370	6.05	−7.47
	Christian Democrats	Tracey-Lee Cane	1,348	1.52	+1.52
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Humble	809	0.91	−0.30
	People's Party	Kelsie Harfouche	716	0.81	+0.81
Total formal votes			88,729	96.47	−0.64
Informal votes			3,246	3.53	+0.64
Turnout			91,975	85.42	−8.77
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Georgina Downer	49,375	55.65	+0.30
	Labor	Reg Coutts	39,354	44.35	−0.30
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Centre Alliance	Rebekha Sharkie	51,042	57.53	+2.56
	Liberal	Georgina Downer	37,687	42.47	−2.56
	Centre Alliance hold		Swing	+2.56

Perth[edit]

2018 Perth by-election

← 2016

28 July 2018 (2018-07-28)

2019 →

The Division of Perth (WA) in the House of Representatives

Registered

100,655

Turnout

64.07%

23.97

	First party	Second party

Candidate	Patrick Gorman	Caroline Perks
Party	Labor	Greens
Percentage	39.33%	18.81%
Swing	1.97	1.74
2CP	63.10%	36.90%
2CP swing	63.10	36.90

MP before election

Tim Hammond
Labor

Elected MP

Patrick Gorman
Labor

Perth by-election: 28 July 2018^[14]^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Patrick Gorman	22,812	39.33	+1.96
	Greens	Caroline Perks	10,908	18.81	+1.74
	Independent	Paul Collins	5,516	9.51	+9.51
	Liberal Democrats	Wesley Du Preez	3,880	6.69	+4.98
	Western Australia	Julie Matheson	3,123	5.38	+5.38
	Independent Liberal	Jim Grayden	2,565	4.42	+4.42
	Animal Justice	Nicole Arielli	1,815	3.13	+3.13
	Independent	Ian Britza	1,705	2.94	+2.94
	Christians	Ellen Joubert	1,474	2.54	+2.54
	Science	Aaron Hammond	1,002	1.73	+1.73
	Mental Health	Ben Mullings	930	1.60	+1.60
	Sustainable Australia	Colin Scott	774	1.33	+1.33
	Liberty Alliance	Tony Robinson	682	1.18	+1.18
	Citizens Electoral Council	Barry Mason	596	1.03	+1.03
	People's Party	Gabriel Harfouche	222	0.38	+0.38
Total formal votes			58,004	89.94	−6.29
Informal votes			6,486	10.06	+6.29
Turnout			64,490	64.02	−24.02
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Patrick Gorman	36,601	63.10	+9.77
	Greens	Caroline Perks	21,403	36.90	+36.90
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

References[edit]

^ "Mark your calendars, the date has been set for five by-elections". ABC News. 24 May 2018.
^ Karp, Paul (9 May 2018). "Dual citizenship crisis: four MPs resign after court rules Katy Gallagher ineligible". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
^ "Tim Hammond quits politics, saying he can't be an MP and a father of three". ABC News. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
^ Murphy, Katharine. "Super Saturday elections: Shorten passes test as Labor wins 'four from four'". The Guardian Australia. The Guardian. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
^ McGowan, Michael. "Scott Morrison sworn in as Australia's 30th prime minister – politics live". The Guardian Australia. The Guardian. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
^ 2018 Braddon by-election results: AEC
^ 2018 Braddon by-election results: ABC
^ "Fremantle by-election results: AEC".
^ "Fremantle by-election results: ABC".
^ 2018 Longman by-election results: AEC
^ 2018 Longman by-election results: ABC
^ "Mayo by-election results: AEC".
^ "Mayo by-election results: ABC".
^ 2018 Perth by-election results: AEC
^ 2018 Perth by-election results: ABC

External links[edit]

Super Saturday July 28: The Poll Bludger 24 May 2018

[1] "Mark your calendars, the date has been set for five by-elections". ABC News. 24 May 2018.

[2] Karp, Paul (9 May 2018). "Dual citizenship crisis: four MPs resign after court rules Katy Gallagher ineligible". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 25 April 2019.

[3] "Tim Hammond quits politics, saying he can't be an MP and a father of three". ABC News. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2019.

[4] Murphy, Katharine. "Super Saturday elections: Shorten passes test as Labor wins 'four from four'". The Guardian Australia. The Guardian. Retrieved 18 February 2022.

[5] McGowan, Michael. "Scott Morrison sworn in as Australia's 30th prime minister – politics live". The Guardian Australia. The Guardian. Retrieved 18 February 2022.

[AECresBraddon-6] 2018 Braddon by-election results: AEC

[ABCresBraddon-7] 2018 Braddon by-election results: ABC

[aec-resultsFremantle-8] "Fremantle by-election results: AEC".

[abc-resultsFremantle-9] "Fremantle by-election results: ABC".

[AECresLongman-10] 2018 Longman by-election results: AEC

[ABCresLongman-11] 2018 Longman by-election results: ABC

[aec-resultsMayo-12] "Mayo by-election results: AEC".

[abc-resultsMayo-13] "Mayo by-election results: ABC".

[AECresPerth-14] 2018 Perth by-election results: AEC

[ABCresPerth-15] 2018 Perth by-election results: ABC

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