2017 New England by-election
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A by-election for the Australian House of Representatives seat of New England was held on 2 December 2017.
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The Division of New England (NSW) in the House of Representatives | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Registered | 110,685 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turnout | 87.05% 6.14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Division of New England covers 66,394 km² in northern rural New South Wales. From south to north it includes the regional population centres of Scone, Tamworth, Armidale, Glen Innes, Inverell and Tenterfield. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous incumbent Barnaby Joyce, serving as Deputy Prime Minister and Nationals leader from February 2016 until October 2017 when his seat of New England was declared vacant, won the by-election with a large primary and two-party swing.[1][2]