A by-election was held in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Willoughby on 12 February 2022, caused by the resignation of Premier of New South Wales and Liberal MP Gladys Berejiklian.
It was held on the same day as by-elections for the districts of Bega, Monaro and Strathfield. The writs for election were issued on 21 January 2022. Nominations for candidates closed seven days later at noon on 27 January, with the ballot paper draw commencing in the morning of 28 January.
The NSW Electoral Commission pre-emptively sent postal ballots to all voters registered on the state electoral roll for the relevant districts, under a regulation in a COVID-19 amendment to the Electoral Act. Postal votes were checked against in-person voting rolls to prevent double voting. The iVote online voting system was not used at these elections after the system failed during the NSW local government elections in December 2021.
Candidates Candidates are listed in the order they appeared on the ballot.
Party Candidate Background Notes Sustainable Australia William Bourke Founder and president of Sustainable Australia. Councillor and deputy mayor of North Sydney Council. Independent Larissa Penn Biotechnologist. Contested Willoughby at the 2019 state election. Liberal Democrats Samuel Gunning Former North Sydney councillor. Contested North Shore at the 2019 state election, and the federal seat of Wentworth at the 2018 by-election. Greens Lynne Saville Registered nurse and City of Willoughby councillor. Greens candidate for North Sydney at the 2022 federal election. Liberal Tim James Executive general manager of the Menzies Research Centre. Reason Penny Hackett Lawyer in private practice, funds management and investment banking and activist for voluntary assisted dying laws.
Results
The two-candidate swing from the 2019 general election is calculated from the NSW Electoral Commission Two Candidate Preferred (TCP) Analytical Tool for Berejiklian (LIB) vs Penn (IND).
See also Electoral results for the district of Willoughby List of New South Wales state by-elections
References
External links New South Wales Electoral Commission: Willoughby State by-election