The Hon Dan Cregan MP, Speaker of the House of Assembly, announced on Tuesday 6 February 2024 the resignation of the Hon Steven Marshall from the House of Assembly. On 16 February 2024, the Writ was issued for a by-election in the Electoral District of Dunstan, with polling day on Saturday 23 March 2024.
Results
Dunstan by-election results - final distribution
Dunstan by-election results - final distribution
| Absolute Majority (50% + 1) = 10,735 | CANDIDATES Names of candidates (with affiliations), in ballot paper order |
TOTAL FORMAL VOTES |
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BRAY AJP |
O'HANLON ALP |
McCUSKER GRN |
FINIZIO LIB |
HUSSEY AFP |
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| 1st preference votes | 682 | 6,896 | 4,116 | 9,334 | 440 | 21,468 | |
| 1st excluded candidate HUSSEY | 440 | +88 | +61 | +52 | +239 | -440 | |
| Progressive total | 770 | 6,957 | 4,168 | 9,573 | Excluded | 21,468 | |
| 2nd excluded candidate BRAY | 770 | -770 | +177 | +430 | +163 | ||
| Progressive total | Excluded | 7,134 | 4,598 | 9,736 | 21,468 | ||
| 3rd excluded candidate McCUSKER | 4,598 | +3,780 | -4,598 | +818 | |||
| FINAL DISTRICT TOTALS | 10,914 | Excluded | 10,554 | 21,468 | |||
| FINAL % | 50.8% | 49.2% | |||||
| ELECTION RESULT | ELECTED | ||||||
Count conducted on 3 April 2024
Key dates
| Event | Date |
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Issue of writ |
Friday 16 February 2024 |
| Nominations open | Friday 16 February 2024 |
| Candidate briefing session | Wednesday 21 February 2024 |
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Close of rolls |
5 pm Monday 26 February 2024 |
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Close of nominations |
12 noon Friday 1 March 2024 |
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Early voting opens |
Tuesday 12 March to Friday 22 March |
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Postal vote applications close |
5 pm Thursday 21 March 2024 |
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Polling day |
Saturday 23 March 2024 |
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Return of writ |
Monday 8 April 2024 |
Early voting centre
DUNSTAN EARLY VOTING CENTRE
Address: 2/260 Magill Rd, Beulah Park (Parking off Brand St)
Accessibility: Assisted wheelchair access
Dates open: Tuesday 12 March - Friday 22 March
Hours open: Monday - Friday: 9am – 6pm
Polling booth locations - Saturday 23 March, 8am to 6pm
Use the interactive map to find your nearest polling booths – enter your address in the search box, and the map will zoom directly to your location and your nearest polling booths will be displayed.
All polling booth locations are also listed below.
Vote at any of the following Polling booths on Saturday 23 March, between 8am to 6pm.
| Suburb | Location | Address | Accessibility |
| JOSLIN | College Park Scout Hall | 95 Fourth Ave, Joslin | Assisted wheelchair access |
| KENSINGTON | Marryatville Primary School | Dankel Ave, Kensington | Assisted wheelchair access |
| KENSINGTON PARK | Kensington Park RSL | 346 The Parade, Kensington Park | Assisted wheelchair access |
| KENT TOWN | Wesley Uniting Church Hall | 27 Grenfell St, Kent Town (Cnr Fullarton Rd and Grenfell St) | Assisted wheelchair access |
| MARDEN | Marden Education Centre | 1-37 Marden Rd, Marden | Assisted wheelchair access |
| MAYLANDS | Field of Dreams Centre Hall | 17A Augusta St, Maylands (parking on Dover St) | Assisted wheelchair access |
| NORWOOD | Don Pyatt Hall, Norwood Town Hall | 175 The Parade, Norwood (enter off George St) | Assisted wheelchair access |
| NORWOOD WEST | Norwood Primary School | 37 Osmond Tce, Norwood | Assisted wheelchair access |
| ST MORRIS | Adelaide Korean Uniting Church Hall | 40 Third Ave, St Morris (enter off Gardiner Ave) | Assisted wheelchair access |
| ST PETERS | Coles Hall | 34A Third Ave, St Peters | Assisted wheelchair access |
| ST PETERS EAST | East Adelaide School | 57-59 Second Ave, St Peters (enter off Third Ave) | Full wheelchair access |
| TRINITY GARDENS | Trinity Gardens School | 160 Portrush Rd, Trinity Gardens | Assisted wheelchair access |
Interstate voting
Interstate voting locations will be open during local business hours from 12 March to 22 March 2024.
- ACT Electoral Commission: Level 1, Canberra Nara Centre - 3 Constitution Ave, Canberra ACT 2601
- NT Electoral Commission: Level 3, TCG Centre - 80 Mitchell St, Darwin NT 0801
- NSW Electoral Commission: Level 23, 175 Liverpool St, Sydney NSW 2000
- Victorian Electoral Commission: Level 11, 530 Collins St, Melbourne VIC 3000
- QLD Electoral Commission: Level 20, Waterfront Place - 1 Eagle St, Brisbane QLD 4000
- Western Australian Electoral Commission: Level 2, 66 St Georges Tce, Perth WA 6000
- Tasmanian Electoral Commission: Level 3, Taswater Building - 169 Main Road, Moonah TAS 7009
Daily postal vote returns
The graph above displays reply paid envelopes received.
View table of daily postal vote returns
| Date | Postal envelopes returned |
| Thursday 07 March 2024 | 14 |
| Friday 08 March 2024 | 196 |
| Saturday 09 March 2024 | n/a - weekend |
| Sunday 10 March 2024 | n/a - weekend |
| Monday 11 March 2024 | Public holiday |
| Tuesday 12 March 2024 | 324 |
| Wednesday 13 March 2024 | 268 |
| Thursday 14 March 2024 | 552 |
| Friday 15 March 2024 | 268 |
| Saturday 16 March 2024 | n/a - weekend |
| Sunday 17 March 2024 | n/a - weekend |
| Monday 18 March 2024 | 180 |
| Tuesday 19 March 2024 | 217 |
| Wednesday 20 March 2024 | 241 |
| Thursday 21 March 2024 | 180 |
| Friday 22 March 2024 | 103 |
| Saturday 23 March 2024 | n/a - weekend |
| Sunday 24 March 2024 | n/a - weekend |
| Monday 25 March 2024 | 174 |
| Tuesday 26 March 2024 | 156 |
| Wednesday 27 March 2024 | 242 |
| Thursday 28 March 2024 | 76 |
| Friday 29 March 2024 | Public holiday |
| Saturday 30 March 2024 | n/a - weekend |
| Sunday 31 March 2024 | n/a - weekend |
| Monday 01 April 2024 | Public holiday |
| Tuesday 02 April 2024 | 53 |
| Total | 3,244 |
Daily early votes
The following graph and table show the daily early votes taken at the Dunstan Early Voting Centre in Beulah Park.
View table of Daily early votes
| Date | Early votes |
| Tuesday 12 March 2024 | 270 |
| Wednesday 13 March 2024 | 507 |
| Thursday 14 March 2024 | 550 |
| Friday 15 March 2024 | 607 |
| Saturday 16 March 2024 | n/a - weekend |
| Sunday 17 March 2024 | n/a - weekend |
| Monday 18 March 2024 | 528 |
| Tuesday 19 March 2024 | 649 |
| Wednesday 20 March 2024 | 707 |
| Thursday 21 March 2024 | 728 |
| Friday 22 March 2024 | 933 |
| Total | 5,479 |
Daily accepted postal vote applications
View table of daily accepted postal vote applications
| Date | Accepted postal vote applications |
| Monday 4 March 2024 | 2,511 |
| Tuesday 5 March 2024 | 136 |
| Wednesday 6 March 2024 | 153 |
| Thursday 7 March 2024 | 150 |
| Friday 8 March 2024 | 50 |
| Saturday 9 March 2024 | n/a - weekend |
| Sunday 10 March 2024 | n/a - weekend |
| Monday 11 March 2024 | Public holiday |
| Tuesday 12 March 2024 | 54 |
| Wednesday 13 March 2024 | 126 |
| Thursday 14 March 2024 | 100 |
| Friday 15 March 2024 | 113 |
| Saturday 16 March 2024 | n/a - weekend |
| Sunday 17 March 2024 | n/a - weekend |
| Monday 18 March 2024 | 69 |
| Tuesday 19 March 2024 | 105 |
| Wednesday 20 March 2024 | 88 |
| Thursday 21 March 2024 | 174 |
| Total | 3,829 |