0 8 , ▁O akes h ott ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁consider ▁standing ▁for ▁the ▁seat ▁in ▁the ▁en su ing ▁by - e lection . ▁ ▁On ▁ 5 ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁O akes h ott ▁res igned ▁from ▁the ▁NS W ▁parliament ▁to ▁stand ▁as ▁an ▁independent ▁candidate ▁at ▁the ▁federal ▁by - e lection ▁for ▁Ly ne . ▁His ▁ad visor , ▁Peter ▁B ess eling , ▁won ▁the ▁by - e lection ▁for ▁his ▁state ▁seat . ▁ ▁O akes h ott ▁won ▁virt ually ▁every ▁bo oth ▁in ▁the ▁elect or ate , ▁receiving ▁about ▁two - third s ▁of ▁the ▁primary ▁vote . ▁The ▁extent ▁of ▁his ▁primary ▁vote ▁saw ▁him ▁receive ▁more ▁than ▁$ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁elect oral ▁re imb urs ements ▁from ▁the ▁Australian ▁Elect oral ▁Commission . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁first ▁term , ▁O akes h ott ▁voted ▁ 3 2 ▁times ▁with ▁the ▁r uling ▁Labor ▁government ▁( including ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁proposed ▁emission ▁trad ing ▁scheme ) ▁and ▁nine ▁times ▁with ▁the ▁opposition . ▁He ▁has ▁explained ▁that ▁this ▁record ▁was ▁not ▁indic ative ▁of ▁support ▁for ▁Labor ' s ▁policy ▁platform , ▁but ▁rather ▁because ▁he ▁believed ▁in ▁allowing ▁govern ments ▁to ▁govern . ▁ ▁Second ▁term ▁– ▁support ▁for ▁minor ity ▁government ▁O akes h ott ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Australian ▁federal ▁election . ▁With ▁neither ▁Labor ▁nor ▁the ▁Liberal / National