Electoral district of Kiama
Kiama is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Gareth Ward of the Liberal Party.
Kiama New South Wales—Legislative Assembly | |
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Location in New South Wales | |
State | New South Wales |
Dates current | 1859–1904 1981–present |
MP | Gareth Ward |
Party | Liberal Party |
Electors | 55,490 (2019) |
Area | 2,275.06 km2 (878.4 sq mi) |
The electorate is named after and includes the Municipality of Kiama. It also includes the southern part of the City of Shellharbour (including the suburbs of Albion Park and the western part of Albion Park Rail) and the part of the City of Shoalhaven to the north of the Shoalhaven river (including Bomaderry and Berry). It includes a thinly populated area to the west of Nowra south of the Shoalhaven. It also includes Marshall Mount in the City of Wollongong.
History
Kiama was created in 1859. It was abolished in 1904 with the downsizing of parliament after federation and replaced by Allowrie.[1][2] It was recreated in 1981, replacing parts of Illawarra and South Coast.
Members for Kiama
First incarnation (1859—1904) | |||
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Member | Party | Term | |
Samuel Gray [3] | None | 1859–1864 | |
Henry Parkes [4] | None | 1864–1870 | |
John Stewart [5] | None | 1871–1874 | |
Samuel Charles [6] | None | 1874–1880 | |
Harman Tarrant [7] | None | 1880–1887 | |
Angus Cameron [8] | Free Trade | 1887–1889 | |
George Fuller [9] | Free Trade | 1889–1894 | |
Alexander Campbell [10] | Independent Protectionist | 1894–1895 | |
Protectionist | 1895–1901 | ||
Progressive | 1901–1904 | ||
Second incarnation (1981–present) | |||
Member | Party | Term | |
Bill Knott [11] | Labor | 1981–1986 | |
Bob Harrison [12] | Labor | 1986–1999 | |
Matt Brown [13] | Labor | 1999–2011 | |
Gareth Ward [14] | Liberal | 2011–present |
Election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Liberal | Gareth Ward | 26,230 | 53.59 | +1.98 | |
Labor | Anthony Higgins | 13,803 | 28.20 | −3.85 | |
Greens | Nina Digiglio | 5,815 | 11.88 | +0.83 | |
Christian Democrats | John Kadwell | 1,671 | 3.41 | +0.26 | |
Sustainable Australia | Anne Whatman | 1,427 | 2.92 | +2.92 | |
Total formal votes | 48,946 | 96.83 | −0.36 | ||
Informal votes | 1,603 | 3.17 | +0.36 | ||
Turnout | 50,549 | 91.10 | −1.26 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Gareth Ward | 28,016 | 62.01 | +3.35 | |
Labor | Anthony Higgins | 17,167 | 37.99 | −3.35 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +3.35 |
References
- "New Electorate Boundaries". Illawarra Mercury. 27 April 1904. Retrieved 12 March 2020 – via Trove.
- "The new electorates: where and what they are". Evening News. 26 March 1904. p. 3. Retrieved 7 December 2019 – via Trove.
- "Mr Samuel William Gray (1823–1889)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- "Sir Henry Parkes (1815-1896)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- "Mr John Stewart [1] (1810-1896)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- "Mr Samuel Charles (1818-1901)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- "Mr Harman John Tarrant (1844-1900)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- "Mr Angus Cameron (1847-1896)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- "Sir George Warburton Fuller (1861–1940)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- "Mr Alexander James Campbell (1846-1926)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- "William Edwin Knott (1921-2013)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- "Mr (Bob) Robert Joseph Wilson Harrison (1934- )". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- "Mr (Matt) Matthew James Brown (1972- )". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- "The Hon. Gareth James Ward MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
- "Kiama: First Preference Votes". 2019 NSW election results. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- "Kiama: Distribution of Preferences". 2019 NSW election results. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
External links
- "Kiama". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.