National Holds Botany

National’s Jamie-Lee Ross has won the Botany by-election with a very low turn out.

He gained a majority of 3996 with 14,911 votes cast.

Candidates
AL-SAADY, Hussain PIR 28
BIGGS, Leo ALCP 58
BRIGHT, Penny IND 124
CAITHNESS, Robin JAMP 45
GOH, Robert IND 31
MURPHY, Lyn ACT 671
ROSS, Jami-Lee NAT 8,150
WOOD, Michael LAB 4,154
YOUNG, Paul NCP 1,572
YOUNG, Wayne IND 55

In 2008, National Pansy Wong received 17,382 votes over Labour's Koro Tawa 6,510.

She gained a majority of 10,782 with 30,919 votes cast.

The by-election was called after Wong resigned late last year over her use of international travel subsidies.

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