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| On December 23, John Lister, a local school teacher and ] volunteer firefighter, was confirmed as Labor's candidate for the by-election.<ref>{{cite web |title=Meet John |url=https://www.facebook.com/VictorianLabor/posts/meet-john-hes-a-local-high-school-teacher-cfa-volunteer-firefighter-and-your-lab/1174217180930367/ |publisher=Facebook.com |access-date=23 December 2024 |date=22 December 2024 |quote=Meet John. He’s a local high school teacher, CFA volunteer firefighter, and your Labor candidate for Werribee. Werribee is John’s home. He was raised there and he and his partner, Mary, are building their life together in Werribee’s South. John followed in his mum Meg’s footsteps, becoming a teacher at Wyndham Central College. He’s running for the same reason he became a teacher: to make a difference. Labor has delivered for Werribee, from upgrading the Mercy Hospital to removing three level crossings and building eight new schools. But John knows there is more to do. That’s why he’ll be campaigning for every single vote from now and polling day.}}</ref> This will be the second by-election contested by Victorian Labor during this term of government, after |
On December 23, John Lister, a local school teacher and ] volunteer firefighter, was confirmed as Labor's candidate for the by-election.<ref>{{cite web |title=Meet John |url=https://www.facebook.com/VictorianLabor/posts/meet-john-hes-a-local-high-school-teacher-cfa-volunteer-firefighter-and-your-lab/1174217180930367/ |publisher=Facebook.com |access-date=23 December 2024 |date=22 December 2024 |quote=Meet John. He’s a local high school teacher, CFA volunteer firefighter, and your Labor candidate for Werribee. Werribee is John’s home. He was raised there and he and his partner, Mary, are building their life together in Werribee’s South. John followed in his mum Meg’s footsteps, becoming a teacher at Wyndham Central College. He’s running for the same reason he became a teacher: to make a difference. Labor has delivered for Werribee, from upgrading the Mercy Hospital to removing three level crossings and building eight new schools. But John knows there is more to do. That’s why he’ll be campaigning for every single vote from now and polling day.}}</ref> This will be the second by-election contested by Victorian Labor during this term of government, after ], after the party opted against fielding candidates in by-elections in ] and ]. | ||
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A by-election for the electorate of Werribee in the Victorian Legislative Assembly is scheduled to be held sometime in 2025 following the resignation of incumbent member Tim Pallas, which was announced on 16 December 2024.
Background
2022 election results
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 Victorian state election (Legislative Assembly) § Werribee.| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labor | Tim Pallas | 17,512 | 45.4 | −0.6 | |
| Liberal | Mia Shaw | 9,779 | 25.3 | +8.7 | |
| Greens | Jack Boddeke | 2,613 | 6.8 | +0.3 | |
| Independent | Paul Hopper | 2,278 | 5.9 | +5.9 | |
| Victorian Socialists | Sue Munro | 1,391 | 3.6 | +3.6 | |
| Family First | Matthew Emerson | 964 | 2.5 | +2.5 | |
| Democratic Labour | Kathryn Breakwell | 767 | 2.0 | −1.2 | |
| Animal Justice | Josh Segrave | 730 | 1.9 | +1.9 | |
| Justice | Patricia Anne Wicks | 709 | 1.8 | +1.8 | |
| Freedom | Mark Strother | 663 | 1.7 | +1.7 | |
| Transport Matters | Trevor Russell Collins | 360 | 0.9 | +0.9 | |
| New Democrats | Prashant Tandon | 319 | 0.8 | +0.8 | |
| Health Australia | Karen Hogan | 260 | 0.7 | +0.7 | |
| Independent | Patrizia Barcatta | 213 | 0.6 | +0.6 | |
| Independent | Heni Cazlynn Kwan | 45 | 0.1 | +0.1 | |
| Total formal votes | 38,603 | 90.3 | −2.9 | ||
| Informal votes | 4,156 | 9.7 | +2.9 | ||
| Turnout | 42,759 | 85.6 | +4.5 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Tim Pallas | 23,517 | 60.9 | −2.4 | |
| Liberal | Mia Shaw | 15,086 | 39.1 | +2.4 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | −2.4 | |||
Candidates
The Liberal Party and the Victorian Socialists have indicated that they will contest the by-election.
Labor
On December 23, John Lister, a local school teacher and CFA volunteer firefighter, was confirmed as Labor's candidate for the by-election. This will be the second by-election contested by Victorian Labor during this term of government, after Mulgrave, after the party opted against fielding candidates in by-elections in Warrandyte and Prahran.
References
- Green, Antony (11 January 2023). "VIC22 – 2-Party Preferred Results and Swings by District". Antony Green's Election Blog. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- VIC 2021 Final Redistribution, ABC News. [Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- Full preference distributions – 2022 State election, Victorian Electoral Commission. [Retrieved 17 June 2023.
- Green, Antony (10 January 2023). "VIC22 – Werribee – Analysis of Preferences". Antony Green's Election Blog. Archived from the original on 18 December 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- "Werribee District results". Victorian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 25 October 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- "Victorian Opposition Leader John Pesutto apologises to Moira Deeming, calls new vote". ABC News. 22 December 2024. Archived from the original on 22 December 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
Since last Friday's meeting it has become clear that there is now a definite absolute majority of my colleagues who want this issue resolved with her readmission so that we can collectively put this behind us and concentrate on the Prahran and Werribee by-elections and holding the Allan Labor Government to account.
- Victorian Socialists (21 December 2024). "Victorian Socialists will contest the Werribee by-election. We will announce our candidate soon" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 22 December 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2024 – via Twitter.
- "Meet John". Facebook.com. 22 December 2024. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
Meet John. He's a local high school teacher, CFA volunteer firefighter, and your Labor candidate for Werribee. Werribee is John's home. He was raised there and he and his partner, Mary, are building their life together in Werribee's South. John followed in his mum Meg's footsteps, becoming a teacher at Wyndham Central College. He's running for the same reason he became a teacher: to make a difference. Labor has delivered for Werribee, from upgrading the Mercy Hospital to removing three level crossings and building eight new schools. But John knows there is more to do. That's why he'll be campaigning for every single vote from now and polling day.