Electoral results for the Division of Werriwa

The by-election, as largely expected in the absence of a Liberal candidate, resulted in an easy victory for Labor candidate Chris Hayes.

Hayes polled 55.5% of the primary vote, with his nearest challenger being independent Liberal Young on 7.8%, ahead of Green Raue on 5.5%.

Locke, despite some predictions of an upset victory, polled only 3.1%.

[6] Hayes was able to claim victory on the day of the by-election, and was subsequently sworn in as a member of the Australian House of Representatives.

Steven Chaytor, who had stepped aside for Hayes in preselection, later served as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 2005 to 2007.

Alluvial diagram for preference flows in the seat of Werriwa in the 2022 federal election . check Y indicates at what stage the winning candidate had over 50% of the votes and was declared the winner.
The distribution of preferences in the by-election resulted in the election of Chris Hayes.