First the issue of the Belt and Road, the source is Epoch Times which is not considered a reliable source. . I think Jason is doing alright media coverage and presence wise (I dont think the media is ignoring his candidacy). Current elections in NSW Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council countback election - 7 Feb 2023 Election of one Councillor North Sydney Council (St Leonards Ward) countback election - 21 Feb 2023 Election of one Councillor Lachlan Shire Council (D Ward) by-election - 25 Feb 2023 Election of one Councillor for D Ward A by-election was held in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Strathfield on 12 February 2022, following the resignation of former leader of the Labor Party Jodi McKay. Ms Overall said the campaign had been a "tough fight". Saturday 12th February 2022 - NSW By-Elections - Bega / Monaro / Strathfield / Willoughby. Li is a Company Director, Corporate Advisor and Investor, and has been a fellow of the University of Sydney since 2017 where he is Pro-Chancellor. Antony Green is the ABC's Chief Elections Analyst. After the defeat she moved to Sydney and took up a job as Communications Director for Family Planning NSW. Interestingly enough state Labor in 2019 did much better than Federal Labor did only a few weeks later. Auto news:Shock new reason behind car delays - drive.com.au, Your web browser is no longer supported. Playlet (talk) 01:11, 7 February 2022 (UTC), @El C: Campaign controversy from Labor candidate Jason Yet-Sen Li who is a real estate director, newspaper article on page 2 today says "Mr Li [] is a director of a company providing accommodation services to international students [] despite Labor Party rules banning real estate agents from running for election", would it be at all possible for you to add this reference please, given the transparency currently being reported in this by-election: [2], @El C: I was going to add this newspaper reference, but wasn't able to, would it be at all possible for you to add this reference please: [1], @El C: Campaign controversy from Labor candidate Jason Yet-Sen Li who is a real estate director, newspaper article on page 2 today says "Mr Li [] is a director of a company providing accommodation services to international students [] despite Labor Party rules banning real estate agents from running for election", would it be at all possible for you to add this reference please, given the transparency currently being reported in this by-election: [2] KoalaAussieBlue (talk) 17:39, 8 February 2022 (UTC), I object to those changes. Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Farrelly is an author, architecture critic, essayist, columnist and public speaker. Sakr spent more than three decades working in the financial services sector, and is the co-founder of a home loans business. For the first time all electors will be sent a postal vote pack. The iVote online voting system was not used at these elections after the system failed during the NSW local government elections in December 2021. https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/key-labor-candidate-says-parliament-needs-ethnic-diversity-targets-20190423-p51geh.html NSW by-elections: NSW by-elections early results indicate large - 9News In 2011, Judge lost to Liberal candidate Charles Casuscelli. Nominations for candidates closed seven days later at noon on 27 January, with the ballot paper draw commencing in the morning of 28 January. This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn, and work. Distribution of Preferences. Access and review the results of past State government elections run by the NSW Electoral Commission. Booths in Strathfield have been split into three parts: east, south and west. Each level of government has a law-making body - a parliament or council - which is made up of representatives elected by the people. In Monaro, 23.1 per cent had cast a pre-poll and 15.3 per cent of postal votes had been returned. Her campaign material seems to say she will fight for more roads, and is passionate about selling mortgages which are not the best of drawcards. However, a majority is expected to vote early by optional postal vote, potentially adding weeks to the counting process. While Labor isn't running a candidate in the seat, independent Larissa Penn is polling well. In nearly a century of existence, Burwood had only been won by Labor at the pair of 'Wranslide' elections in 1978 and 1981. The incumbent minority Liberal/National Coalition government, led by Premier Dominic . Strathfield became an option because Labor needed a quick fix and also many in head office are still somewhat suspicious of Jason, and this would be a true test of his political character. In the days before the Sydney Harbour Bridge opened up Sydney's north shore, Strathfield was a desirable suburb for Sydney's better classes. Strathfield covers parts of Ashfield, Burwood, Canada Bay, Canterbury and Strathfield local government areas, specifically the suburbs of Croydon, Burwood, Enfield, Homebush andStrathfield. He was in nearly every photo with Burwood Mayor John Faker at the Citizenship Ceremony on Australia Day, and has been interviewed by Local Media for Chinese New Year. NSW voters hit the polls for Super Saturday by-elections in Bega, Monaro, Willoughby and Strathfield New South Wales Premier Dominic Perrottet and Opposition Leader Chris Minns were put to the test on Saturday as thousands of residents hit the polls for four by-elections. I object to the 2022 Results section. The media for some reason is Showing Bias to Bridget Sakr. Looked at the booth by booth breakdown and compared it with the corresponding booths in the federal electorate of Reid. Perhaps change the title to "Interim Partial Results until Official Results are Published on 23 February 2022" for audience clarity, The current caveat in small print is too small, too vague and it's misleading as only some of the votes have been counted. "I hope to go on and represent my community now as a simple rural local Member of Parliament," he said. KoalaAussieBlue (talk) 09:05, 11 February 2022 (UTC), Im at a Strathfield electorate polling station all day, and can confirm the number of people voting today is extremely low compared to previous years. When the state seat of Strathfield was first contested in the 1980s and 1990s, the area was more Liberal leaning than NSW, but that trend disappeared as the electorate expanded further east and as the demography of the district changed. To make a comment or suggest a change to the election site, pleasecontact us. 12 February 2022 Monaro State by-election Final count reports: . Venue and Vote Types LI Jason Yat-Sen (LAB) SAKR Bridget (LIB) Exhausted Total Formal Informal Total; Voting Centres: Postal votes for voters marked as having voted will be rejected. ABC chief elections analyst Antony Green said Labor'sMichael Holland was set to win the seat with a swing of more than 13per cent. [3]. Looking at Playlet's contributions over the last 2 years, there's a pro Labor bias from Playlet, and that appears to be occurring here too. The column was terminated at the end of 2021 after Farrelly had registered under public funding laws as a Labor candidate for the local government elections, though Farrelly did not run for the elections. He was awarded the 2002 Eisenhower Fellowship with which he travelled to the USA to study the intersection of corporate, political and community interests. @JS She used to live in Redfern (in the Newtown electorate), she moved to Homebush last year and attempted unsuccessfully to get Labor preselection, so she is now an Independent candidate. Posted Sat 12 Feb 2022 at 12:05pm. Election daily metrics - NSW Electoral Commission Prior to the 1999 election, Strathfield was redrawn to take in parts of the abolished Labor seat of Ashfield, cutting back McCarthys margin. [6] Li has said that in theory he is not opposed to considering Chinese investment if the right opportunity came about. He is somewhat of a political nomad moving around until he can eventually get into parliament, which I dont think is the optimum start for any politician. Casuscelli was narrowly defeated at the 2015 election by Jodi McKay who increased her majority in 2019. Go to content. First Preference Votes Report - Election Results At the 1999 election, McCarthy lost to the ALPs Paul Whelan, the sitting Member for Ashfield. Votes werealso held in the electorates of Willoughby, Strathfield and Monaro. Strathfield was first created in 1988 to replace the abolished electorate of Burwood. 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So as I said above this article should not become a hit piece against one candidate days out from an election Playlet (talk) 21:05, 8 February 2022 (UTC). Mr James claimed victory three hours into the countbut the government's once-comfortable margin of 21 per cent looked set to take a hit. @LJ Davidson. Strathfield Councillor Election. Former transport minister and Bega MP Andrew Constanceresigned from the NSW parliament last year to concentrate on a tilt at federal politics. Most people won't read that far down, and most people aren't aware of the inherent statistical sampling methodological flaws. Make no mistake that Labor has gone backwards," he said. "People generally keep to themselves and obviously reflect their intentions at the ballot box. @Redistributed- Allawah comes from his candidate declaration https://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/Elections/State-government-elections/Strathfield-By-election/nominated-candidates Long story short, he wants to get into Federal politics. Postal votes must be completed by polling day and returned by at latest Friday 25 February. February 2022 State By-Elections 12-FEB-2022 First Preference Votes Report Parliamentary Election: Strathfield Report was last updated on - 26/02/2022 1:31:20 PM. AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time which is 10 hours ahead of GMT (Greenwich Mean Time). Saturday, February 19 The Willoughby count has been updated with 9673 postals on the primary vote, and while these have leaned less heavily to the Liberals than postals did in 2019, they suggest Tim James' lead is likely to widen from here rather than narrow. "The idea that Monaro is ever a safe seat is never actually the case," she told the ABC. The 1996 Strathfield by-election was won by the Liberal Partys Bruce McCarthy. "The Premier of New South Wales needs to listen to that message. McKay was a witness at the ICAC's 2014 inquiries into illegal political donations which uncovered evidence that former Labor figures had conspired with developers to defeat her in 2011. Many thanks in advance @El C:. She was re-elected in 2007, and served as a minister in the Labor government from 2008 to 2011. In my meeting with Chris Minns yesterday, Labor will be targeting Greens via socials to place Labor second on their ballots. Between the two there was a slight swing towards the local Sakr, but Yat-Sen Li did enough to hold the lead in the early results and will likely hold the seat for Labor.