2017 Manly state by-election

A by-election was held in the state electoral district of Manly on 8 April 2017. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Mike Baird (Liberal) after he also resigned as Premier of New South Wales. It was held on the same day as the North Shore and Gosford state by-elections.

2017 Manly state by-election

8 April 2017

First party Second party Third party   IND Candidate James Griffin Kathryn Ridge Clara Williams Roldan Party Liberal Independent Greens Popular vote 18,775 9,332 7,855 Percentage 43.8% 21.8% 18.4% Swing 24.2pp 21.8pp 1.2pp TPP 60.5% 39.5% TPP swing 14.0pp 39.5pp

MP before election Mike Baird Liberal Elected MP James Griffin Liberal

Dates

Date	Event
17 March 2017	Writ of election issued by the Speaker and close of electoral rolls
Noon, 22 March 2017	Close of nominations for party-endorsed candidates
Noon, 23 March 2017	Close of nominations for other candidates
8 April 2017	Polling day, between the hours of 8 am and 6 pm

Candidates

The candidates in ballot paper order are as follows:^[1]

Candidate nominations
Party		Candidate	Notes (not on ballot paper)
	Independent	Haris Jackman
	Independent	John Cook
	Voluntary Euthanasia Party	Kerry Bromson
	Christian Democratic Party (Fred Nile Group)	Annie Wright	"pro-family, pro-marriage and pro-life policies".[2]
	Greens	Clara Williams Roldan	Previously ran against Mike Baird in the 2015 state election [3] and also in the federal seat of Warringah against former Prime Minister Tony Abbott in 2016.
	Liberal Party	James Griffin	Former Deputy Mayor of Manly won Liberal preselection after defeating Walter Villatora.
	Independent	Brian Clare
	Independent	Ron Delezio	Activist and father of Sophie Delezio.
	Independent	Kathryn Ridge	Environmental lawyer. She cited former Independent Manly MPs Peter Macdonald and David Barr as inspirations.[4]
	Independent	Victor Waterson
	Independent	W Bush
	Animal Justice Party	Ellie Robertson

Results

2017 Manly by-election
Saturday 8 April ^[5][6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	James Griffin	18,775	43.8	−24.2
	Independent	Kathryn Ridge	9,332	21.8	+21.8
	Greens	Clara Williams Roldan	7,855	18.4	+1.2
	Independent	Ron Delezio	2,375	5.5	+5.5
	Voluntary Euthanasia	Kerry Bromson	1,087	2.5	+2.5
	Animal Justice	Ellie Robertson	946	2.2	+2.2
	Independent	Haris Jackman	767	1.8	+1.8
	Christian Democrats	Annie Wright	759	1.8	+0.9
	Independent	John Cook	306	0.7	+0.7
		Brian Clare	294	0.7	+0.7
	Independent	W Bush	208	0.5	+0.5
		Victor Waterson	123	0.3	+0.3
Total formal votes			42,827	97.4	−0.5
Informal votes			1,143	2.6	+0.5
Turnout			43,970	79.8	−9.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	James Griffin	20,187	60.5	−14.0
	Independent	Kathryn Ridge	13,158	39.5	+39.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A

See also

• Electoral results for the district of Manly
• List of New South Wales state by-elections