Labor Cites $950,000 Cost in Cancelling Mount Gambier By-Election
The decision has been criticised for the opposition for leaving residents in the area without a representative for 6 months.
Ballots are seen during counting following the close of polls in Australia's general election at a polling station in Melbourne, Australia on May 3, 2025. Martin Keep/AFP via Getty Images
The South Australian Labor government have opted not to hold a by-election in the state seat of Mount Gambier, leaving residents without a representative for several months before the next election on March 21, 2026.
This comes after independent Troy Bell resigned from the SA’s House of Assembly after losing an appeal against criminal convictions. In turn, Labor’s House of Assembly Speaker Leon Bignell announced he would not be issuing a writ for a by-election.
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Labor Cites $950,000 Cost in Cancelling Mount Gambier By-Election
The South Australian Labor government have opted not to hold a by-election in the state seat of Mount Gambier, leaving residents without a representative for several months before the next election on March 21, 2026.
This comes after independent Troy Bell resigned from the SA’s House of Assembly after losing an appeal against criminal convictions. In turn, Labor’s House of Assembly Speaker Leon Bignell announced he would not be issuing a writ for a by-election.
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