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2011 Broadmeadows state by-election

Victorian Legislative Assembly by-election

Victorian Legislative Assembly by-election

A by-election for the Victorian Legislative Assembly district of Broadmeadows was conducted on 19 February 2011, and was retained by the Labor Party.

The by-election was triggered by the resignation on 21 December 2010 of John Brumby, the former Premier of Victoria whose 11-year incumbent Labor government was defeated at the 2010 election. Writs for the by-election were issued on 20 January 2011.

Background

Primary votes in Broadmeadows at the 2010 election saw Labor win 62.3 percent and the Liberals win 25.3 percent, with a 71 percent two-party Labor vote. Being Labor's safest seat at that election, the Liberals chose not to contest the by-election. Labor chose to stand Frank McGuire, brother of Eddie McGuire as their candidate. Nine candidates stood at the by-election, with McGuire predicted to win.

Results

Labor won the seat with a majority of primary votes alone. Turkish independent Celal Sahin made a show with a fifth of the primary vote and 30 percent of the two-candidate-preferred vote.

References

References

  1. [https://web.archive.org/web/20110221043343/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/02/19/3143400.htm McGuire retains Broadmeadows for Labor: ABC 19 February 2011]
  2. [http://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2011/s3143221.htm Eddie McGuire's brother tipped for safe Victorian seat: ABC AM 19 February 2011]
  3. [http://www.abc.net.au/elections/vic/2011/broadmeadows/result.htm Broadmeadows by-election results: ABC]
  4. [http://vec.vic.gov.au/Results/StateBy2011resultBroadmeadowsDistrict.html Broadmeadows by-election results: VEC]
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