2017 Port Macquarie-Hastings mayoral by-election|
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| First party | Second party | Third party | | IND | IND | IND | Candidate | Peta Pinson | Robert Turner | Lisa Intemann | Party | Independent | Independent | Independent | Popular vote | 17,590 | 14,313 | 10,491 | Percentage | 36.07% | 29.35% | 21.51% | 2CP | 51.07% | 48.93% | | |
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The 2017 Port Macquarie-Hastings mayoral by-election was held on 29 July 2017 to elect a new mayor of Port Macquarie-Hastings, a local government area in New South Wales, Australia.
The by-election was held following the resignation of mayor Peter Besseling, who resigned on 8 May 2017 just months after being re-elected at the 2016 election.[1]
Peta Pinson was elected mayor with 51.07% of the vote after preferences.[2]