2025 Kiama state by-election

2025 Kiama state by-election
13 September 2025
Electoral district of Kiama in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Registered62,486
Turnout51,890 (89.82%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
IND
Candidate Katelin McInerney Serena Copley Kate Dezarnaulds
Party Labor Liberal Independent
Primary vote 18,622 13,226 5,225
Percentage 37.32% 26.51% 10.47%
Swing 2.93% 14.48% 10.47
TPP 60.19% 39.81%
TPP swing 9.54% 9.54%
MP before election

Gareth Ward
Independent

Elected MP

Katelin McInerney
Labor

The 2025 Kiama state by-election was held on 13 September 2025 to elect the member for Kiama in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, following the resignation of independent MP Gareth Ward.

Ward was found guilty on 25 July 2025 of sexually abusing two men. He was scheduled to be expelled from parliament on 8 August 2025, but resigned the same day.

Thirteen candidates stood in the 2025 Kiama state by-election. Labor candidate Katelin McInerney was projected to have won the by-election at 7:45 pm AEST on election night.

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