Joe McGirr

Joseph Gregory McGirr is an independent politician, and a physician and former associate dean of the University of Notre Dame Australia. He is the elected member for Wagga Wagga in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly since the 2018 by-election. ABC News declared him the winner on 9 September, the day after the election, with the New South Wales Electoral Commission confirming it on 14 September. He came second to the Liberal candidate by only 28 votes after the Liberals' primary vote almost halved from 2015, and was elected on Labor preferences. He previously contested the seat in 2011 and received 30.6% of the first preference vote.