sentences:  Tagliaferri immediately emerged as the favourite to win Labor preselection in the Fremantle by-election, and was unanimously preselected by the state administrative committee on 7 April.He was defeated by Greens challenger Adele Carles on 16 May - the first time a Labor candidate has lost in Fremantle since 1924.He chose not to run for mayor again in the October 2009 elections, after two successful terms, and was succeeded by Brad Pettit.