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2015 Gippsland South state by-election

A by-election for the seat of Gippsland South in the Victorian Legislative Assembly was held on 14 March 2015. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of former state National Party leader and Deputy Premier, Peter Ryan. Ryan had been a member of the Victorian parliament for over 22 years, and last retained the seat at the 2014 election on a 65.7 percent two-party vote, with a negative 6.9 percentage point swing. The election was contested on the same boundaries used at the previous state election.

The writ for the by-election was issued on 17 February, with the rolls closing at 8pm on Tuesday 24 February. A total of 40,649 people were registered to vote in the by-election. Candidate nominations closed on 27 February. The Labor Party did not nominate a candidate, and the election was contested by both a Liberal and National candidate, a rare occurrence given that the two parties are linked in the Coalition.

The two-party preferred count was initially completed between the Nationals and the Greens, who the VEC predicted to finish first and second respectively. However, Liberal candidate Scott Rossetti polled above Green Andrea Millsom and so a further distribution of preferences was required. The Nationals won the election on the preferences of minor parties and independents, without Green or Liberal preferences being allocated.

The seat was retained by the Nationals, with Danny O'Brien winning the seat after resigning from the Victorian Legislative Council to contest the by-election.

The Greens campaigned strongly on an anti-coal seam gas platform, and encouraged voters from other parties to write "no CSG" on ballot papers to register their displeasure with the practice.

The eight nominated candidates in ballot paper order are:


Independent	Warren Sanders	Builder based in Sale.
Independent	Viv Pepper	Korumburra resident, campaigned against the proposed buffer zone around the Burra Foods factory.
Independent	Deb Meester	Contested Gippsland South at the 2014 Victorian state election for the Australian Country Alliance.
National Party	Danny O'Brien	Member of the Victorian Legislative Council for Eastern Victoria Region. Former chief-of-staff to outgoing member Peter Ryan.
Independent	Gerard J. Donohue	Korumburra resident. Lodged a petition challenging the Victorian Electoral Commission over the validity of the election writ for the 2014 state election. A member of the United Christian Constitutional Law Group, he has previously challenged the validity of Victoria's constitution on the grounds that the 1855 Constitution Act was never repealed.
Liberal Democratic Party	Jim McDonald	Contested the Legislative Council Eastern Victoria Region for the Liberal Democrats at the 2014 Victorian state election.
Greens	Andrea Millsom	State public servant, activist, educator and volunteer. Lead Greens candidate for Eastern Victoria Region at the 2014 Victorian election.
Liberal Party	Scott Rossetti	Current councillor and ex Mayor of the Shire of Wellington.

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}±%
	National	Danny O'Brien	15,120	45.2	−12.0
	Liberal	Scott Rossetti	8,890	26.6	+26.6
	Greens	Andrea Millsom	5,258	15.7	+6.1
	Independent	Deb Meester	1,155	3.5	+3.5
	Independent	Warren Sanders	1,129	3.4	+3.4
	Independent	Viv Pepper	1,108	3.3	+3.3
	Liberal Democrats	Jim McDonald	449	1.3	+1.3
	Independent	Gerard J. Donohue	330	1.0	+1.0
33,439	94.5	−0.0
1,951	5.5	+0.0
35,390	87.1	−6.9
	National	Danny O'Brien	17,040	51.0	n/a
	Liberal	Scott Rossetti	9,528	28.5	n/a
	Greens	Andrea Millsom	6,871	20.5	n/a
	National hold	Swing	n/a

Gippsland South District by-election – Victorian Electoral Commission
2015 Gippsland South By-election – ABC Elections

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