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Serena Copley Endorsed as Liberals' Candidate for Kiama By-Election

The September 13 vote could shift the balance in Chris Minns’s slim parliamentary majority.

Former Shoalhaven councillor Serena Copley has been endorsed as the Liberal candidate for Kiama. Facebook
After challenging Gareth Ward at the 2023 election Katelin McInerney will again run as the Labor candidate in next month's by-election. Picture by Adam McLean
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Overview

  • Labor has endorsed Katelin McInerney, a local advocate who lost by fewer than 700 votes in 2023, to contest the September 13 by-election.
  • The NSW Liberals have chosen former Shoalhaven councillor Serena Copley as their sole Coalition candidate after the Nationals ruled out participation.
  • The Greens plan to reselect Tonia Gray and Berry businesswoman Kate Dezarnaulds will run under the South Coast Community independent banner.
  • The by-election was prompted by former MP Gareth Ward’s July convictions for indecent assault and non-consensual intercourse and his resignation ahead of an expulsion motion.
  • Ward remains in custody awaiting sentencing and plans to appeal his convictions as the contest threatens to tip Premier Minns’s slim majority.