2015 Davenport state by-election

2015 Davenport state by-election
31 January 2015
  First party Second party Third party
 
Candidate Sam Duluk Mark Ward Jody Moate
Party Liberal Labor Greens
Popular vote 9,740 6,927 2,584
Percentage 46.9% 33.4% 12.5%
Swing 4.1pp 4.8pp 2.8pp
TPP 53.1% 46.9%
TPP swing 5.0pp 5.0pp
Electoral district of Davenport in the southern metropolitan area of Adelaide.
MP before election

Iain Evans
Liberal

 Elected MP

Sam Duluk
Liberal

A by-election for the seat of Davenport in the South Australian House of Assembly was held on 31 January 2015. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Liberal Party of Australia MP and former Liberal leader Iain Evans, who retained the seat at the 2014 election on a 58.1 (−2.8) percent two-party-preferred vote. Liberal Sam Duluk went on to win the seat despite a five-point two-party swing, turning the historically safe seat of Davenport in to a marginal for the first time.

The by-election was held on the same day as the 2015 Queensland state election.

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