2025 Port Macquarie state by-election

2025 Port Macquarie state by-election

15 March 2025

Electoral district of Port Macquarie in the
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Registered63,320
  First party Second party
 
Candidate Robert Dwyer Sean Gleeson
Party Liberal National
Primary vote 18,752 16,101
Percentage 36.2% 31.1%
Swing 3.3 5.4
2CP 53.5% 46.5%
2CP swing 7.3 7.3

  Third party Fourth party
 
Candidate Warwick Yonge Stuart Watson
Party Independent Greens
Primary vote 6,370 5,184
Percentage 12.3% 10.0%
Swing 12.3 3.5

Results by postcode

MP before election

Leslie Williams
Liberal

Elected MP

Robert Dwyer
Liberal

The 2025 Port Macquarie state by-election was held on 15 March 2025 to elect the member for Port Macquarie in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, following the resignation of Liberal Party MP Leslie Williams. Liberal candidate Robert Dwyer declared victory over Nationals candidate Sean Gleeson on 17 March 2025.