2017 Bennelong by-election

2017 Bennelong by-election
16 December 2017 (2017-12-16)
Division of Bennelong (NSW) in the
House of Representatives
Registered106,534
Turnout85.96% ( 5.70)
  First party Second party
 
Candidate John Alexander Kristina Keneally
Party Liberal Labor
First preference vote 37,898 30,850
Percentage 45.04% 35.75%
Swing 5.37 7.27
TPP 54.88% 45.12%
TPP swing 4.84 4.84
MP before election

John Alexander
Liberal

 Elected MP

John Alexander
Liberal

A by-election for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Bennelong was held on 16 December 2017.

Previous incumbent and Liberal candidate John Alexander won the by-election despite a 4.8 percentage point two-party swing to Labor candidate Kristina Keneally which made the seat marginal.

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