Summary
Murray-Darling is a former electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales.[2][3][4][5]
| Murray-Darling New South Wales—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
 Location in New South Wales. | |
| State | New South Wales |
| Created | 1999 |
| Abolished | 2015 |
| Namesake | Murray and Darling rivers |
| Electors | 46,083 (2014)[1] |
| Area | 250,388 km2 (96,675.3 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Rural |
It included Urana Shire, Jerilderie Shire, Berrigan Shire, Murray Shire, Conargo Shire, Deniliquin Council, Wakool Shire, Hay Shire, Balranald Shire, Wentworth Shire, part of Carrathool Shire (including Goolgowi and Merriwagga), Central Darling Shire, the City of Broken Hill and the Unincorporated Far West.[6]
History edit
Murray-Darling was created in 1999 from a merger of the Electoral district of Broken Hill and part of the Electoral district of Murray. In 2015, the southern parts of the electorate were absorbed into the new Electoral district of Murray and the northern parts (the City of Broken Hill, the Central Darling Shire and the Unincorporated Far West were absorbed into the Electoral district of Barwon.
Members for Murray-Darling edit
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Black | Labor | 1999–2007 | |
| John Williams | National | 2007–2015 | |
Election results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National | John Williams | 28,941 | 74.1 | +17.6 | |
| Labor | Neville Gasmier | 8,096 | 20.7 | -16.3 | |
| Greens | Heidi Hendry | 2,031 | 5.2 | +2.8 | |
| Total formal votes | 39,068 | 97.3 | -0.6 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,073 | 2.6 | +0.6 | ||
| Turnout | 40,141 | 87.5 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| National | John Williams | 29,466 | 77.2 | +17.1 | |
| Labor | Neville Gasmier | 8,684 | 22.8 | -17.1 | |
| National hold | Swing | +17.1 | |||
References edit
- ^ "State District Enrolments". Enrolment Statistics: Local Government Enrolments. New South Wales Electoral Commission. July 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
- ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Murray-Darling". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ "Mr Peter Laurence Black". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ "Mr John Douglas Williams (1948- )". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ^ "Murray-Darling - NSW Electorate, Candidates, Results". NSW Votes 2011. ABC News. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ Antony Green. "2011 New South Wales Election: Analysis of Results" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
External links edit
- "Murray-Darling". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 10 October 2011.