2008 Cabramatta state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Cabramatta on 18 October 2008 to coincide with the Lakemba, Port Macquarie and Ryde by-elections. The Cabramatta by-election was triggered by the resignation of sitting member and former Health Minister Reba Meagher, after a spectacular series of events^{[citation needed]} that saw both the Deputy Premier and the Premier resign.

The seat was retained by the Labor Party at the by-election, but with a sharp decline in the party's vote.

Results

Cabramatta by-election, 2008^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Nick Lalich	21,423	50.96	−18.11
	Liberal	Dai Le	15,347	36.51	+20.18
	Greens	Lindsay Langlands	3,775	8.98	+2.09
	Christian Democrats	Doug Morrison	673	1.60	+1.60
		Joseph Adams	650	1.55	+1.55
		Alasdair Macdonald	168	0.40	+0.40
Total formal votes			42,036	96.95	+0.87
Informal votes			1,321	3.05	−0.87
Turnout			43,357	86.05	−6.53
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Nick Lalich	21,933	57.22	−21.82
	Liberal	Dai Le	16,396	42.78	+21.82
	Labor hold		Swing	−21.82