However , those who qualified as an anonymous elector had until midnight on Thursday 8 November 2012 to register to vote .
The deadline for voters to register to vote in the by - election was midnight on Wednesday 31 October 2012 .
Those who qualified as an anonymous elector had until midnight on Thursday 8 November 2012 to register to vote .
The deadline for voters to register to vote in the by - election was midnight on Wednesday 31 October 2012 .