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Australian Electoral Commission staff draw numbers from a barrel to determine positions on the ballot paper. Picture by John Veage
Early voting centres for the Cook byelection will open the day after the Easter break.
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Four voting centres will open at 8.30am on Tuesday April 2 and continue to Friday April 12.
The locations are:
Caringbah: St Phil's Anglican Church Hall, 402 Port Hacking Rd.
Cronulla: Shop 7 38-60 Croydon Road.
Miranda: Bellingara Netball Stadium.
Sans Souci: Ramsgate Scout Hall, 38 Park Road.
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The Cook electorate. Picture AEC
The six candidates contesting the April 13 byelection, their position on the ballot paper and home suburbs are:
- Vinay Kolhatkar, Libertarian (Sans Souci)
- Natasha Jade Brown, Animal Justice Party (Yarrawarrah)
- Roger Charles Woodward, Independent (Westleigh)
- Martin Moore, The Greens (Cronulla)
- Simon Peter Kennedy, Liberal (Maroubra)
- Simone Francis Gagatam, Sustainable Australia Party - Universal Basic Income (Oatley)
Further voting information: aec.gov.au/cook/