Full Preference Report. The iVote online voting system was not used at these elections after the system failed during the NSW local government elections in December 2021. Please add in the following text from @Canley: edits to match the other 3 concurrent by-elections: The Strathfield by-election is being held on the same day as by-elections for the districts of Bega Monaro and Willoughby. Information on candidates and how-to-vote material can be sent to. Read and follow the instructions in the postal vote pack carefully. The Strathfield by-election is being held on the same day as by-elections for the districts of Bega Monaro and Willoughby. Unity polled well for several elections in seats like Strathfield, Kogarah and Ryde where there was and still is a significant middle-class Chinese-Australian community. Mr James described himself as a "loyal long-term Liberal". Why Perrottet is putting on a brave face Polling Day is Saturday 12 February with pre-poll voting from Monday 31 January. I have contributed to 5 out of the 6 candidates in a positive manner using published facts from the ABC, the SMH and the NSW AEC. After the defeat she moved to Sydney and took up a job as Communications Director for Family Planning NSW. This is quite unreasonable and/or biased against her, and no one is standing up for her democratic rights here. The full count in Willoughby is likely to be a close preference battle between James and Penn, with Premier Dominic Perrottet confident that the government will hold the seat. She launched a national i4Give Day for victims families to assist with the healing/grieving process. He was in nearly every photo with Burwood Mayor John Faker at the Citizenship Ceremony on Australia Day, and has been interviewed by Local Media for Chinese New Year. "I'm really pleased that I've spent every day of the past four months fighting as hard as I can.". Interestingly enough state Labor in 2019 did much better than Federal Labor did only a few weeks later. Judge was defeated by Liberal Charles Casuscelli after a swing of 19.4%. "Many people, many people in New South Wales sent the Premier of New South Wales a message on their behalf at the ballot box today," said Minns. This is the benefit of having diversity in parliament regardless of political party. Postal votes for voters marked as having voted will be rejected. Saturday 12th February 2022 - NSW By-Elections - Bega / Monaro / Strathfield / Willoughby. Strathfield and Monaro called 12 Feb 2022, 1:39am By Paige Cockburn Key Event ABC chief elections analyst Antony Green says Labor's Jason Yat-Sen Li will win the seat of Strathfield in Sydney's inner west. Sakr's life was upturned in February 2020 when her daughter and three cousins were killed while walking along Bettington Road in Oatlands. Dominic Perrottet faces litmus test during NSW by-elections. [7], There was criticism from the chair of the Ethnic Communities' Council of NSW Peter Doukas that the voting packs that were sent out to voters was not sent out in multiple languages. Posted Sat 12 Feb 2022 at 12:05pm. Thousands of people across the four electorates cast their votes early at pre-poll centres and by using postal ballots. Mr Constance was considered a high-profile MPand, with his personal popularity no longer a factor, the government's 6.9 per cent margin evaporated. Electoral results for the district of Strathfield Strathfield, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, was first established in 1988, largely replacing Burwood. Votes Percentages Swings. two-party preferred results by polling place and vote type. See how the night unfoldedwith ourby-elections blog. It's Saturday 12 February 2022, by-election day in NSW. I obviously expect the media to cover her because of i4give day, thats a no brainer. Super Saturday starts in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as punters head to the polls in 4 electorates around NSW. Postal votes will be checked against in-person voting rolls to prevent double voting. Farrellys strategy is to appeal only to the house owners who resent overdevelopment. I dont why theyre doing it but I know one thing, They need to stop. But as counting progressed, Labor's Jason Yat-Sen Yi pulled ahead. Perhaps change the title to "Interim Partial Results until Official Results are Published on 23 February 2022" for audience clarity, The current caveat in small print is too small, too vague and it's misleading as only some of the votes have been counted. In Monaro, 23.1 per cent had cast a pre-poll and 15.3 per cent of postal votes had been returned. . Coloured tab indicates seat won by a party forming government, Labor recorded two-party preferred majorities at 16 of the 18 polling places within Strathfield at the 2019 election, and also at three small external polling places. McKay was appointed to the Ministry in September 2008 and served in several portfolios before losing Newcastle at the 2011 election. A by-election was held in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Strathfield on 12 February 2022, following the resignation of former leader of the Labor Party Jodi McKay. "I've been here [in Bega] pretty much all day, in Strathfield for three or four days, and not once has anybody come up and said they were particularly upset or angry at the government on a given issue. The electorate covers 22.8 square kilometres. Nichole Overall had a buffer of about5per cent over Labor'sBryce Wilson with more than30per cent of the vote counted. It's not often you get four by-elections caused by such high profile departures from parliament, three former party leaders including a former Premier, Deputy Premier and Opposition Leader, and a former senior cabinet member. There is a pattern of attempted changes specifically targeting. This is happening days out from an election. Nominations for candidates closed seven days later at noon on 27 January, with the ballot paper draw commencing in the morning of 28 January. First Preference Results Spreadsheet ; Status History. Election results in Strathfield at the 2019 NSW state election Toggle between two-party-preferred votes and primary votes for the Liberal Party, Labor and the Greens. 12 February 2022 Strathfield State by-election Final count reports: Check Count First . My two cents on the three main candidates: Labor seem to assume Jason Li will appeal to the ethnic vote (speaking as one in the area) his Bennelong run should have shown how unsafe this assumption is. Whelan was succeeded by Strathfield mayor Virginia Judge in 2003. Laxmanalal was born in Westmead and has lived in Western Sydney for most of his life and his professional background is in Finance and Mathematics. I have seen 0 news coverage of Jason Yat-Sen Li and sure I expected more coverage of Bridget Sakr when she announced her candidacy for obvious reasons but cmon, having coverage of sign stealing for Sakr and having absolutely 0 news for Yat Sen Li simply isnt right. I object to the 2022 Results section. I think Jason is doing alright media coverage and presence wise (I dont think the media is ignoring his candidacy). Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. [6] Other issues include challenges of overdevelopment and the number of high rise towers in the area. I strongly advocate for Courtney Buckley's bio to be filled in today, just like the 5 other candidates. First the issue of the Belt and Road, the source is Epoch Times which is not considered a reliable source. However, he also resides mainly in Cremorne. Current elections in NSW Hay Shire Council countback election - 26 Aug 2022 Election of one Councillor Snowy Monaro Regional Council countback election - 26 Aug 2022 Election of one Councillor Georges River Council (Mortdale Ward) countback election - 21 Sep 2022 Election of one Councillor in the Mortdale Ward This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. Maybe overdoing it slightly. He was awarded the 2002 Eisenhower Fellowship with which he travelled to the USA to study the intersection of corporate, political and community interests. Mr James claimed victory three hours into the countbut the government's once-comfortable margin of 21 per cent looked set to take a hit. However, a majority is expected to vote early by optional postal vote, potentially adding weeks to the counting process. ABC chief elections analyst Antony Green says Labor will win the NSW seat of Strathfield, and The . @El C: There are distracting accusations and emotive language being directed towards me here; I do wish to remain focused on the information being provided within this article, linked to reliable sources. Even if it was it is a policy issue not part of the candidate's background. Roughly 50 per cent of registered voters cast their ballots before polling day in Bega, while that number was around 40 per cent in the other three seats. In the Age, its reported that Elizabeth Farrelly tried to seek ALP preselection for Newtown. Zammit served as a junior minister in the Coalition state government from 1991 to 1995. The iVote online voting system was not used at these elections after the system failed during the NSW local government elections in December 2021. Judge was re-elected on new boundaries at the 2007 election, but her majority was not enough to survive Labor's landslide 2011 defeat. If you can demonstrate that these are notable and significant events in the campaign I would be happy to work with you to find mutually agreeable language. AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time which is 10 hours ahead of GMT (Greenwich Mean Time). Perhaps thats why the media is covering her. In 2011, Judge lost to Liberal candidate Charles Casuscelli. At the 2019 election, pre-polls represented 11.5% of enrolment, and Postal and iVotes together 8.2%. The Perrottet government faced by-elections in four electorates, with Labor claiming to have flipped Bega as part of a large swing against the Liberal and National Parties. In 2007 she was chosen as Labor candidate for the state seat of Newcastle, narrowly elected against some local Labor Party opposition. I have tried to rectify this and bring in some balance by putting in the Campaign section but the negative points against Li keep coming, much of it unable to be shown to be of much significance in the campaign with only fleeting mentions in the sources. At the end of the pre-polling period on Friday 11 February, 8,993 pre-polls had been taken representing 16.3% of enrolment and 14,614 postal votes had been returned representing 26.4% of enrolment. Many thanks in advance @El C:. Within statistics, we call this a non-representative sample with a high degree of built-in biases and sampling error. Live results: see who's ahead in each seat. Buckley describes herself as impassioned climate activist, sport accessibility advocate and community hub organiser and hopes to bring a fresh grassroots voice to the issue of public services. If he cant win a relatively Labor seat, I would assume his political aspirations in the short to mid term would be halted. Venue and Vote Types LI Jason Yat-Sen (LAB) SAKR Bridget (LIB) Exhausted Total Formal Informal Total; Voting Centres: Strathfield By-election - NSW Electorate, Candidates, Results - ABC News Strathfield By-election - NSW Election 2022 Share 80.7 % turnout, final figures ALP retain Jason Yat-Sen Li elected 0.8% swing to ALP Preference count Liberal Party Bridget Sakr 44.2% 17,160 Labor Jason Yat-Sen Li 55.8% 21,670 50% The Greens garner close to 10% of the votes in this State electoral district of Strathfield. [1] [2] [3] [4] Members for Strathfield [ edit] Election results [ edit] Elections in the 2020s [ edit] 2022 by-election [ edit] [3], One of the major issues of the campaign is the impacts of COVID-19 on business and the lives of the constituents, and the perceptions of Dominic Perrottet's handling of the virus. I am focused on the facts today, and moving forward in a positive and conducive manner for the benefit of this article. - Ready : No results will be available prior to 6.00 pm on Election Night The Sydney Morning Herald is Australia's oldest masthead. The writs for election were issued on 21 January 2022. ABC chief elections analyst Antony Green said Labor'sMichael Holland was set to win the seat with a swing of more than 13per cent. The numbers are controlled by NSW power broker Shaqouett Moselmane, who administers a lot of the branches in the FEC. Strathfield absorbed parts of the abolished electorate of Ashfield in a redistribution ahead of the 1999 election, halving the seat's Liberal majority. Please add this line under the Campaign section @Canley: There is criticism Jason Yat-Sen Li is pro China's Belt and Road Initiative, and has not publicly retracted his 2019 statement of support that "Australia should consider investing in China's Belt and Road initiative". It may belong on Berejiklians page or Barilaros page. He is somewhat of a political nomad moving around until he can eventually get into parliament, which I dont think is the optimum start for any politician. Full display of results: Bega, Monaro, Strathfield and Willoughby. Live results and projections for New South Wales state by-elections New South Wales By-Elections 2022 Results Primary vote Two-candidate preferred. Strathfield has the state's second highest proportion of residents born overseas (55.6%), the fourth highest proportion born in a non-English speaking country (52.3%), the sixth highest with both parents born overseas (71.4%), the third highest born in North-East Asia (23.1%), the sixth highest born in South Asia (12.8%) and a related fourth highest proportion of Hindus (11.2%). "The idea that Monaro is ever a safe seat is never actually the case," she told the ABC. You can also see that I have contributed positively to Labor in the edit history here over the last few days. Strathfield was first created in 1988 to replace the abolished electorate of Burwood. She holds a PhD in architecture from the University of Sydney and has practiced in both the UK and Australia. February 2022 State By-Elections 12-FEB-2022 Two Candidate Preferred Report Parliamentary Election: Strathfield Report was last updated on - 26/02/2022 1:31:20 PM. Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. The premier insisted Labor's vote had gone backwards in the electorate and vowed Ms Sakr would "win the election next year. The writs for election were issued on 21 January 2022. News; NSW; NSW by-elections 2022: Perrottet government down three votes when parliament sits next week. While Labor isn't running a candidate in the seat, independent Larissa Penn is polling well. Auto news:Shock new reason behind car delays - drive.com.au, Your web browser is no longer supported. National Nichole Overall in Monaro and Liberal Tim James in Willoughby are ahead in their counts, with both candidates celebrating but reluctant to claim victory with so many votes outstanding. It appears only 20% are voting today, with the rest by postal vote or pre-polling. [6] Li has said that in theory he is not opposed to considering Chinese investment if the right opportunity came about. [3] [3]. The state seat based on Burwood and Strathfield had long been a Liberal voting enclave in Sydney's inner-west. It must listen to expert advice. Will be interesting to see when I go to pre-poll today. Final figures have now been published for all four by-elections. All candidates may have negative points. Longer term residents in the area will still remember the Unity Party that he started which managed to win quite a few council seats in this area on an anti-One Nation platform, but turned out to be just another front for developers, and a few of them got arrested for corruption. When the state seat of Strathfield was first contested in the 1980s and 1990s, the area was more Liberal leaning than NSW, but that trend disappeared as the electorate expanded further east and as the demography of the district changed. The incumbent minority Liberal/National Coalition government, led by Premier Dominic . "The Premier of New South Wales needs to listen to that message. Casuscelli was narrowly defeated at the 2015 election by Jodi McKay who increased her majority in 2019. The swing to Labor in 1999 was a substantial 11.1%, but on Whelan's retirement in 2003, new Labor candidate Virginia Judge managed to add another 7.4% to Labor's margin. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. It includes the suburbs of Croydon, Burwood, Enfield, Strathfield, Croydon Park, North Strathfield, Strathfield South and parts of Homebush. This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. "I want to congratulate Tim James and the campaign team at Willoughby," said Perrottet, "and also acknowledge the former Premier of New South Wales Gladys Berejiklian for everything that she has done in service of the people of Willoughby and importantly as Premier of our great state, particularly over the last two years, what has been an incredibly difficult time.". This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. In Strathfield, Labor's Jason Yat-Sen Li narrowly narrowly leads Bridget Sakr in Sydney's inner west and is projected to win on preferences. Looking at Playlet's contributions over the last 2 years, there's a pro Labor bias from Playlet, and that appears to be occurring here too. Despite the low in-person turnout, Labor candidate Michael Holland was the first to claim victory. From 1996 to 1998 Li worked for the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia in the Netherlands and in 1998 returned to Australia to lead a number of political campaigns including high profile involvment in the campaign for Australia to become a Republic. Antony Green is the ABC's Chief Elections Analyst. i was pleased about Jasons election night speech when he denounced the racism that Asian Australians have recently including being accused of dual loyalty and the patriotism of political opponents has been questioned for short term political gain. Map of Polling Places 2021; List of Polling Places 2021; . Skip to main content. So as I said above this article should not become a hit piece against one candidate days out from an election Playlet (talk) 21:05, 8 February 2022 (UTC).