2020 Bunn West by-election
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The 2020 Bunn West by-election took place on 14 November 2020 to elect the Member of the House of Representatives for the Bunn West. The by-election was be held because of the resignation of Puff Puffin.
Background
The electorate of Bunn West is a safe electorate that usually goes to the Labor Party of House Hold.
Key dates
- 12 November 2020 – Puff Puffin resigns
- 12 November 2020 – Nominations open
- 13 November 2020 – Early voting starts
- 14 November 2020 – Polling day (6am – 6pm)
- 17 November 2020 – All mail votes are in (4pm)
- 17 November 2020 – Declaration of result (6pm)
Party Primaries
No party primaries were held because only 1 candidate contested for each party.
Candidates
9 candidates have declared their candidacy.
| Candidates (9) in ballot paper order and party endorsements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Background | |
| Green Party of House Hold | Africa Elephant | Former Leader of the federal Greens
and former Prime Minister | |
| Outdoors Party | |||
| House Hold Alliance | |||
| Bolderash Party | Sergio | Federal Bolderash Party leader | |
| Shooters, Fishers, and Farmers | |||
| Sustainable House Hold Party | |||
| DBP | Mist Duck | Federal Deputy Leader of the DBP | |
| Progressive Party | Snow Swan | Federal Progressive Party Leader | |
| Progressive Green Party | |||
| Maine Party of House Hold | Grey Goose | Federal Maine Party Leader | |
| Christian Coalition | Polar Bear | Liberal Room MP | |
| Labor Party of House Hold | Peacock Bird | ||
| Spartan Party | |||
| Liberal Party | Tall Bunny | Several time Liberal Party candidate | |
| Communist Bird Workers Party | Red Tail | Former Labor Party MP for Living South | |
| Candidates (9) in ballot paper order and party endorsements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Background | |
| Green Party of House Hold | Africa Elephant | Former Leader of the federal Greens
and former Prime Minister | |
| Bolderash Party | Sergio | Bolderash Party leader | |
| DBP | Mist Duck | Deputy Leader of the DBP | |
| Progressive Party | Snow Swan | Federal Progressive Party Leader | |
| Maine Party of House Hold | Grey Goose | Federal Maine Party Leader | |
| Christian Coalition | Polar Bear | Liberal Room MP | |
| Labor Party of House Hold | Peacock Bird | ||
| Liberal Party | Tall Bunny | Several time Liberal Party candidate | |
| Communist Bird Workers Party | Red Tail | Former Labor Party MP for Living South | |
Results
| 2020 Bunn West by-election | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | FPv% | ±% | |
| Liberal Party | Tall Bunny* | 3 | 27.3 | -10.2 | |
| Labor Party of House Hold | Peacock Bird | 3 | 27.3 | -35.2 | |
| Christian Coalition | Polar Bear | 2 | 18.2 | N/A | |
| DBP | Mist Duck | 1 | 9.1 | N/A | |
| Bolderash Party | Sergio* | 1 | 9.1 | N/A | |
| Communist Bird Workers Party | Red Tail* | 1 | 9.1 | N/A | |
| Green Party of House Hold | Africa Elephant* | 0 | 0.0 | -0.0 | |
| Progressive Party | Snow Swan* | 0 | 0.0 | N/A | |
| Maine Party of House Hold | Grey Goose* | 0 | 0.0 | N/A | |
| Total formal votes | 11 | 100.0 | -0.0 | ||
| Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | -0.0 | ||
| Turnout | 11 | 100.0 | +27.3 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor Party of House Hold | Peacock Bird | 6 | 54.5 | -8.0 | |
| Liberal Party | Tall Bunny | 5 | 45.5 | +8.0 | |
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Christian Coalition | Polar Bear | 7 | 63.6 | N/A | |
| Labor Party of House Hold | Peacock Bird | 4 | 36.4 | -26.1 | |
| Christian Coalition gain from Labor | Swing | N/A | |||