2008 Gippsland by-election

2008 Gippsland by-election
28 June 2008
  First party Second party Third party
 
Candidate Darren Chester Darren McCubbin Rohan Fitzgerald
Party National Labor Liberal
Popular vote 32,921 22,652 17,249
Percentage 39.60% 28.41% 20.72%
Swing 8.77pp 8.14pp 20.72pp
TPP 61.99% 38.01%
TPP swing 6.08pp 6.08pp
Gippsland (green) within Victoria.
MP before election

Peter McGauran
National

 Elected MP

Darren Chester
National

The 2008 Gippsland by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Gippsland on 28 June 2008. It was triggered by the resignation of National Party MP Peter McGauran.

The writ for the by-election was issued on 19 May 2008. Nominations closed at 12 noon on 5 June 2008. The declaration of nominations, including the ballot order, was revealed the following day, 6 June 2008. The electorate was contested on the same boundaries drawn for Gippsland at the 2007 federal election.

The by-election saw the National Party retain the seat with an increased margin, electing candidate Darren Chester.

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