NSW By-elections Yesterday

[Smid]

Cabramatta
Labor Retain, 22.8% Swing to Libs (2PP)
Safe Labor at the 2007 General Election (79.15% Labor 2PP - 69.08% Labor Primary, 16.33% Liberal Primary, 6.89% Green Primary)
Yesterday's figures: 56.4% Labor 2PP on notional preferences:
http://lg.elections.nsw.gov.au/State%20By-Elections%2018%20October%202008/cabramatta/Post%20Election%20Night%20Notional.pdf
Yesterday's primary figures: 49.6% Labor, 37.3% Liberal, 9.5% Green.
http://lg.elections.nsw.gov.au/State%20By-Elections%2018%20October%202008/cabramatta/Election%20Night.pdf

Lakemba
Former Premier's seat - he resigned, triggering this by-election.
Labor Retain, 13% Swing to Libs (2PP)
Safe Labor at the 2007 General Election (84% Labor 2PP - 73.9% Labor Primary, 13.2% Liberal Primary, 3.87% Green Primary)
Yesterday's figures: 71% Labor 2PP on notional preferences:
http://lg.elections.nsw.gov.au/State%20By-Elections%2018%20October%202008/lakemba/Election%20Night%20Notional.pdf
Yesterday's primary figures: 58.1% Labor, 23.4% Liberal, 12.7% Green.

Port Macquarie
Appears to be an Independent vs Nationals Two Candidate Preferred (Independent about 55%). 11 Primary candidates.

Ryde
Former Deputy Premier's seat.
Liberal Gain
62.5% Liberal 2PP, swing of ~22% to Liberal:
GE results:
http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/state_government_elections/electoral_districts/all_districts_/ryde/results_2007/notional_distribution_of_preferences
By-election results: http://lg.elections.nsw.gov.au/State%20By-Elections%2018%20October%202008/ryde/Election%20Night%20Notional.pdf
GE primary results:
http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/state_government_elections/electoral_districts/all_districts_/ryde/results_2007/first_candidates_post
By-election primary results:
http://lg.elections.nsw.gov.au/State%20By-Elections%2018%20October%202008/ryde/Post%20Election%20Night%20Notional.pdf

[Associate Justice PiT]

     Sweet (feels funny to cheer for the Liberals though).

[Smid]

     Sweet (feels funny to cheer for the Liberals though).

My fiancee worked for a Canadian Tory Minister back in Ottawa - she came over here and campaigned, and when she went back, took a bunch of campaign material with her... had a Liberal banner on the wall and everything. The others in her office almost died when they saw it.