2008 Port Macquarie state by-election

2008 Port Macquarie state by-election
18 October 2008
  First party Second party
 
IND
Candidate Peter Besseling Leslie Williams
Party Independent National
Popular vote 15,003 14,061
Percentage 35.94% 33.69%
Swing 35.94 14.24
TPP 54.52% 45.48%
TPP swing 54.52 23.70
Location in New South Wales
MP before election

Rob Oakeshott
Independent

 Elected MP

Peter Besseling
Independent

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Port Macquarie on 18 October 2008. This was triggered by the resignation of independent MP Rob Oakeshott who was elected to the federal seat of Lyne at a by-election the previous month.

The writ for the Port Macquarie by-election was issued on 29 August, which was also when the rolls closed. Candidate nominations closed on 18 September. The by-election was contested on the same boundaries drawn for Port Macquarie at the 2007 state election. At that election, the independent MP won the seat over the Nationals by a two-party preferred margin of 78.2% to 21.8%.

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