Bega By-Election: Candidate Positions on Key Issues
Based on a survey of essential workers, we identified five key issues at this Bega By-Election. Then we worked out which two candidates for Bega were likely to gain the most votes – it is Michael Holland (Labor) and Fiona Kotvojs (Liberal). We reviewed their policies or the policies of the political party they represent. The table below shows the results.
| Michael Holland | Fiona Kotvojs | |
| Supports good wages and conditions for healthcare workers | YES | NO |
| Supports strong workplace health and safety laws to prevent COVID-19 spread or workplace deaths | YES | NO |
| Supports free and accessible rapid antigen tests | YES | NO |
| Supports secure jobs that provide stability and allow people to plan for the future | YES | NO |
| Supports Wage Theft laws in NSW | YES | NO |