| Marrickville By-election, 2005 |
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The by-election was prompted by the resignation of the sitting member Deputy Premier Andrew Refshauge ( Australian Labor Party ) on 10 August 2005 , in the wake of the resignation of Premier Bob Carr . The main contenders were the ALP's Carmel Tebbutt , who had been a member of the Legislative Council since 1998 and is the wife of Anthony Albanese , the member for the local Federal Electorate of Grayndler , and Greens candidate Sam Byrne , who at that time was the deputy mayor of Marrickville . The Liberal Party did not stand a candidate. Nominations for the by-election closed on September 2 , 2005 . RESULTS Carmel Tebbutt was elected with 49.79% of the primary vote and 55.07% of two-candidate preferred vote after preferences were distributed. However, this was a 5.63% swing to the Greens, and Sam Byrne's 38.96% primary vote was the highest for a Greens candidate in New South Wales electoral history.
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