2008 Cabramatta state by-election
# 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 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 :

| Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 42,036 | 96.95 | +0.87 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,321 | 3.05 | −0.87 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 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 | Labor hold | Swing | −21.82 | |
