The 2025 Kiama state by-election was held on 13 September 2025 to elect the member for Kiama in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, following the resignation of independent MP Gareth Ward.
Ward was found guilty on 25 July 2025 of sexually abusing two men. He was scheduled to be expelled from parliament on 8 August 2025, but resigned the same day.
Thirteen candidates stood in the 2025 Kiama state by-election. Labor candidate Katelin McInerney was projected to have won the by-election at 7:45pm AEST on election night.
The previous member for Kiama, Gareth Ward, a former Liberal Party Minister turned independent MP, was convicted on charges of sexually abusing two young men. Ward resigned shortly before a vote to expel him was to be proposed by the government in the Legislative Assembly.
Some important dates for this by-election included:
13 candidates stood in the election. The table below shows candidates according to the NSW Electoral Commission, listed in the order they appeared on the ballot.
Family First intended to stand Kyle Napoleoni as the party's candidate, but his nomination was disqualified for not meeting NSW Electoral Commission requirements.