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2008 Lyne by-election

Field	Value
country	New South Wales
type	parliamentary
ongoing	no
election_date	6 September 2008
image1	[[File:Rob Oakeshott Portrait 2010.jpg	150x150px]]
candidate1	Rob Oakeshott
party1	Independent politician
popular_vote1	47,306
percentage1	63.80%
swing1	63.80
image2	[[File:Nationals_Placeholder.png	150x150px]]
candidate2	Rob Drew
party2	National Party of Australia
popular_vote2	16,964
percentage2	22.88%
swing2	29.38
1blank	TPP
2blank	TPP swing
1data1	73.87%
2data1	73.87
1data2	26.13%
2data2	32.45
map_image	Division of Lyne 2007.png
map_caption	Lyne (green) within New South Wales
title	MP
before_election	Mark Vaile
before_party	National Party of Australia
after_election	Rob Oakeshott
after_party	Independent politician

The 2008 Lyne by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Lyne on 6 September 2008. This was triggered by the resignation of National Party MP Mark Vaile. The by-election was held on the same day as the Mayo by-election, and the Western Australian state election.

The writ for the by-election was issued on 4 August, with the rolls closing on 8 August. Candidate nominations closed 14 August. The by-election was contested on the same boundaries drawn for Lyne at the 2007 federal election. At that election, the National Party won the seat over the Labor Party by a two-party preferred margin of 58.58% to 41.42%.

The election was won by independent candidate Rob Oakeshott.

Background

Vaile first won the seat of Lyne at the 1993 election for the Nationals in a very close contest with the Liberal candidate. In ministerial positions since 1997, he became leader of the National Party and thus Deputy Prime Minister in the Howard government from 2005. At the 2007 federal election, the opposition Labor Party defeated the incumbent Liberal-National coalition government. This marked the first change of government in over 11 years. Following the coalition election defeat, Vaile announced on 19 July 2008 his intention to resign his seat, to take effect on 30 July 2008. This followed Peter McGauran in Gippsland and former Foreign Minister Alexander Downer in Mayo.

Candidates

Candidate	Background (Not shown on ballet paper)
Fishing Party	Bob Smith	Retired builder.
Citizens Electoral Council	Graeme Muldoon	Farmer, contested Lyne in 2007.
Independent	Stewart Scott-Irving	Education consultant, contested Lyne in 2007.
Democratic Labor Party	Michael Patrick O'Donohue	Teacher
Independent	Rob Oakeshott	Former state Nationals turned Independent MP for Port Macquarie since 1996. He polled more than two-thirds of the primary vote as an independent in his state seat at the last two elections, and his seat makes up more than half of Lyne. ABC political analyst Antony Green described Oakeshott as the "clear favourite", and "highly likely" to win the by-election. The Nationals admitted he posed a big threat. Upon announcing his candidacy, federal Nationals leader Warren Truss labelled Oakeshott a "Labor patsy". Oakeshott did not direct his preferences to any candidate. Attacks upon Oakeshott by the Nationals increased in the last week of campaigning.
Australian Greens	Susie Russel	Local environmentalist, contested Lyne in 2007.
National Party of Australia	Rob Drew	Former Port Macquarie mayor.
Independent	Barry Wright	Retired, contested Lyne in 2007.

Neither the Labor Party nor the Liberal Party stood a candidate.

Results

Oakeshott obtained a majority of votes in every polling booth, with the exception of Dyers Crossing, receiving about two-thirds of the primary vote and three-quarters of the two-candidate vote.

Mark Vaile () resigned.

References

(31 July 2008). "By-elections to be held on September 6". [[Australian Associated Press]].
[http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,24044076-661,00.html Vaile quits politics. Herald Sun] {{webarchive. link. (21 July 2008)
(31 July 2008). "By-elections to be held on 6 September: The Age, 31 July 2008". News.theage.com.au.
(8 June 2007). "Lyne by-election Candidates". AEC.
(5 August 2008). "Nationals in danger of losing Vaile's seat: ABC News 5 August 2008". Abc.net.au.
Mclennan, David. (6 August 2008). "Party 'jihad' to confront Independent at by-election: Canberra Times 6 August 2008". Canberratimes.com.au.
"2008 Lyne By-election: Antony Green ABC". Abc.net.au.
(3 August 2008). "Oakeshott likely to contest Lyne by-election: ABC News 3 August 2008". Abc.net.au.
(5 August 2008). "Oakeshott is a Labor patsy says Truss: The Age 5 August 2008". News.theage.com.au.
(19 August 2008). "Oakeshott rules out preference deal: ABC News 19 August 2008". Abc.net.au.
Matthew Clayfield. (1 September 2008). "Nationals attack 'Labor stooge' in Lyne poll: The Australian 1/9/2008". [[The Australian]].
(28 July 2008). "Greens unanimously endorse Lyne candidate: ABC News 28 July 2008". Abc.net.au.
(2 August 2008). "Nats name candidate for Lyne by-election". News.smh.com.au.
(8 August 2008). "Liberals avoid Lyne by-election". [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
"AEC Results: Lyne by-election 2008".
"2008 Lyne by-election".

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