Adrian Piccoli National Austin Evans National A by-election was held in the New South Wales state electoral district of Murray on 14 October 2017.
The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Adrian Piccoli (National), former deputy leader of the National Party.
[1] The National Party barely retained the seat and, after distribution of preferences, Austin Evans was elected.
Helen Dalton, candidate for the Shooters, Fishers & Farmers Party seen a swing of more than 13% on her personal vote building on the 2015 result.
The conduct of all three by-elections was administered by the NSW Electoral Commission.