KIAMA BY -ELECTION, 13 SEPEMBER 2025 ==================================================================== South of Sydney: Berry, Kiama, Shoalhaven Heads -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the resignation of Gareth Ward -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2023 majority: Independent Liberal over Labor 00.8% -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 62,836 Votes cast: 51,890 82.6 Informal votes: 1,995 03.8 Formal votes: 49,895 96.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tonia Gray The Greens 4,074 08.2 -02.9 Serena Copley Liberal Party 13,226 26.5 +14.5 Andrew Thaler 544 01.1 Roger Woodward 429 00.9 Don Fuggle Legalise Cannabis 2,550 05.1 Ken Davis Sustainable Aust 420 00.8 Lisa Cotton 676 01.4 Cyrille Jeufo Keuheu 69 00.1 Felix Nelson Shooters F&F 2,543 05.1 Joshua Beer Libertarian 895 01.8 Ellie Robertson Animal Justice 622 01.3 Kate Dezarnaulds 5,225 10.5 Katelin McInerney Labor Party 18,622 37.3 +02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 49,895 -------------------------------------------------------------------- At the 2023 election, the sitting member Gareth Ward was disendorsed by the Liberal Party, but was elected with a primary vote of 38.8%, while the Liberal candidate polled 12.0%. This explains the apparent rise in the Liberal vote in the by-election. Final count -------------------------------------------------------------------- Serena Copley Liberal Party 15,421 39.8 Katelin McInerney Labor Party 23,313 60.2 +11.0 Exhausted 11,161 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 49,895 10.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Labor had a notional majority of 19.3% over the Liberals.