Sydney supplementary election, August 2019

The Sydney supplementary election, August 2019 is a supplementary election that will be held in the Division of Sydney after no candidates nominated to run in the seat for the July 2019 federal election.

Background
The result of the previous federal election was a hung Parliament, with neither side possessing a majority and the crossbench holding the balance of power. This means that, although the result in Sydney will not give either side a majority, it will be influential in negotiations to form government. On the ABC's election night panel, the election was discussed, and newly elected Liberal senator tobycool2001_1 stated that "I think that might be the place the whigs might make their final stand," and South Gippsland Network leader AnswerMeNow1 saying that "I would hope Gredsen chooses to contest the supplementary election, he would be a great addition to Parliament and to the national debate."

Candidates
No candidates have yet declared for the supplementary election.