2024 Pittwater state by-election

A by-election for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Pittwater was held on 19 October 2024, following the resignation of [New South Wales New South Wales Liberal Party|Liberal Party|Liberal] MP Rory Amon.
Amon resigned from parliament on 30 August 2024 after he was charged with child sex offences. Several hours prior to resigning from parliament, Amon also resigned as a member of the Liberal Party.
Independent Jacqui Scruby was elected.

Key dates

Issue of writ – 27 September 2024
Close of roll – 27 September 2024
Close of nominations – 3 October 2024
Declaration of nominations – 4 October 2024
Commencement of early voting – 12 October 2024
Applications for postal voting close – 14 October 2024
Polling day – 19 October 2024
Last day for return of the writ – 8 November 2024

Candidates

Liberal pre-selection

On 11 September 2024 Manly ward councillor Georgia Ryburn defeated fellow councillors Michael Gencher from Pittwater ward and Bianca Crvelin from Narrabeen ward along with lawyer Claire Longley to win Liberal Party preselection. Ryburn previously served as the deputy mayor of Northern Beaches Council, but was unable to contest the local government elections on 14 September after the Liberal Party missed the candidate nomination deadline.

Labor absence

The governing Labor Party did not contest the by-election with Premier Chris Minns stating "a swing against us would be a massive distraction".