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2024 Dunstan state by-election

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2024 Dunstan state by-election

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Electoral district of Dunstan in the South Australian House of Assembly
Turnout24,447 (80.8% Decrease 8.9)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Candidate Cressida O'Hanlon Anna Finizio Katie McCusker
Party Labor Liberal Greens
Popular vote 6,896 9,334 4,116
Percentage 32.1% 43.5% 19.2%
Swing Decrease 3.1 Decrease 3.2 Increase 5.5
TPP 50.8% 49.2%
TPP swing Increase 1.4 Decrease 1.4

The electoral district of Dunstan (highlighted in green) in the greater Adelaide area.

MP before election

Steven Marshall
Liberal

Elected MP

Cressida O'Hanlon
Labor

A by-election for the seat of Dunstan in the South Australian House of Assembly was held on 23 March 2024, following the resignation of incumbent member and former premier Steven Marshall, which was announced on 24 January 2024.[1]

Labor candidate Cressida O'Hanlon was elected the new member, defeating Liberal candidate Anna Finizio. O'Hanlon is the first Labor member to represent the seat, and the only member other than Marshall to have represented the seat since its creation in 2014. It is the first instance of a governing party gaining a seat in a by-election from the Opposition in South Australia in over a century.[2]

Background

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The by-election was triggered by the resignation of sitting Liberal MP and former premier Steven Marshall.

Dunstan is considered an ultra-marginal seat, sitting on a 0.5% margin. Indeed, at the 2022 state election, when Marshall's Liberal government unsuccessfully sought a second term (but were defeated in a landslide), Marshall came close to losing his own seat.

2022 result

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2022 South Australian state election: Dunstan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Steven Marshall 11,219 46.7 −2.6
Labor Cressida O'Hanlon 8,445 35.2 +6.4
Greens Kay Moncrieff 3,279 13.7 +4.7
Family First Tony Holloway 1,067 4.4 +4.4
Total formal votes 24,010 98.2
Informal votes 437 1.8
Turnout 24,447 89.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Steven Marshall 12,135 50.5 −6.9
Labor Cressida O'Hanlon 11,875 49.5 +6.9
Liberal hold Swing −6.9

Candidates

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List of candidates as they appear on the ballot order.

Results

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2024 Dunstan state by-election[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Anna Finizio 9,334 43.5 −3.2
Labor Cressida O'Hanlon 6,896 32.1 −3.1
Greens Katie McCusker 4,116 19.2 +5.5
Animal Justice Frankie Bray 682 3.2 +3.2
Australian Family Nicole Hissey 440 2.0 +2.0
Total formal votes 21,468 98.1 −0.2
Informal votes 425 1.9 +0.2
Turnout 21,893 80.8 −8.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Cressida O'Hanlon 10,914 50.8 +1.4
Liberal Anna Finizio 10,554 49.2 −1.4
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +1.4

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Former premier Steven Marshall announces he will soon retire from state parliament". The Advertiser.
  2. ^ Liberals behind in Dunstan by-election, 23 March 2024, retrieved 23 March 2024
  3. ^ "Frankie Bray". Animal Justice Party South Australia. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Cressida O'Hanlon". South Australian Labor Party. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Katie McCusker". Greens SA. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Anna Finizio | Liberal Candidate for Dunstan". voteanna.com.au. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Dunstan By-Election 2024". ECSA. Retrieved 3 April 2024.