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Liberal Party candidate Simon Kennedy won more than 71 per cent of the vote, two-party preferred, as he was swept to victory in the byelection to choose a replacement for Scott Morrison in the seat of Cook.
With no Labor Party candidate, the Greens candidate Martin Moore was his closest rival, with a 28.81 per cent two party-preferred.
A predicted backlash against Mr Kennedy because he was from outside the area did not occurred.
Mr Kennedy received 62.58 per cent of the primary vote and 71.19 per cent two-party preferred.
At the 2022 election, Scott Morrison won the seat with 55.53 per cent of the primary vote and 62.44 per cent two-party preferred.
However, the absence of a Labor Party candidate on this occasion makes comparisons difficult.
The informal vote jumped from 4.4 per cent in 2022 to 6.64 per cent.
The results:
- Vinay Kolhatkar, Libertarian, 4955 votes (6%).
- Natasha Brown, Animal Justice Party, 5631 votes (6.82%).
- Roger Woodward, Independent, 4689 votes (5.68%).
- Martin Moore, The Greens, 13,647 votes (16.52%).
- Simon Kennedy, Liberal, 51,687 votes (62,58%).
- Simone Francis Gagatam, Sustainable Australia Party - Universal Basic Income, 1982 votes (2.4%).
Murray Trembath
St George and Sutherland Shire Leader reporter covering politics, urban affairs, council, development and general community news. Email: mtrembath@theleader.com.au
St George and Sutherland Shire Leader reporter covering politics, urban affairs, council, development and general community news. Email: mtrembath@theleader.com.au
