2007 Albert Park state by-election
The Albert Park state by-election, 2007 was a by-election held on 15 September 2007 for the Victorian Legislative Assembly seat of Albert Park, immediately to the south of Melbourne's central business district.
The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Labor member and Deputy Premier John Thwaites. Former state secretary of the Australian Services Union Martin Foley held the seat for Labor at the election.[1]
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Martin Foley | 13,687 | 46.83 | +5.78 | |
Greens | John Middleton | 8,448 | 28.53 | +9.46 | |
Independent | Nigel Strauss | 1,702 | 5.75 | +5.75 | |
Democrats | Paul Kavanagh | 1,702 | 5.75 | +5.75 | |
Independent | Prodos Marinakis | 1,422 | 4.80 | +4.80 | |
Family First | Cameron Eastman | 1,306 | 4.41 | +3.33 | |
Democratic Labor | Shane McCarthy | 512 | 1.73 | +1.73 | |
Independent | Adrian Jackson | 354 | 1.20 | –0.07 | |
Independent | John Dobinson | 297 | 1.00 | +1.00 | |
Total formal votes | 29,637 | 92.53 | –3.14 | ||
Informal votes | 2,392 | 7.47 | +3.14 | ||
Turnout | 32.029 | 70.67 | -15.05 | ||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Martin Foley | 17,000 | 57.07 | N/A | |
Greens | John Middleton | 12,788 | 42.93 | N/A | |
Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Notes
- "Albert Park District By-Election 2007 results summary". Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
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