Electoral district of Baulkham Hills
Baulkham Hills New South Wales—Legislative Assembly | |
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Location within Sydney | |
State | New South Wales |
Created | 1991 |
MP | David Elliott |
Party | Liberal Party of Australia |
Namesake | Baulkham Hills, New South Wales |
Electors | 54,002 (2015) |
Area | 41 km2 (15.8 sq mi) |
Demographic | Outer Metropolitan |
Baulkham Hills is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by David Elliott of the Liberal Party.
Baulkham Hills is a 41 km² electorate in Sydney's north-west, taking in the suburbs of Baulkham Hills, Bella Vista and parts of Carlingford, Castle Hill, Kellyville, North Rocks and West Pennant Hills.[1]
The Baulkham Hills electorate was first created in 1991, replacing the short-lived electorate of Carlingford (1988-1991). As with its predecessor, it covers a series of wealthy and largely conservative suburbs.
Members for Baulkham Hills
Member | Party | Period | |
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Wayne Merton | Liberal | 1991–2011 | |
David Elliott | Liberal | 2011–present | |
Election results
New South Wales state election, 2015: Baulkham Hills[2][3] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal | David Elliott | 31,793 | 64.5 | −3.1 | |
Labor | Ryan Tracey | 10,920 | 22.2 | +5.9 | |
Greens | Alice Suttie | 3,894 | 7.9 | −2.0 | |
Christian Democrats | Kaia Thorpe | 1,686 | 3.4 | −0.9 | |
No Land Tax | Neil Holden | 973 | 2.0 | +2.0 | |
Total formal votes | 49,266 | 97.3 | +0.4 | ||
Informal votes | 1,390 | 2.7 | −0.4 | ||
Turnout | 50,656 | 93.8 | −4.6 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | David Elliott | 33,021 | 71.8 | −6.6 | |
Labor | Ryan Tracey | 12,975 | 28.2 | +6.6 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | −6.6 | |||
References
External links
- "Baulkham Hills". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 April 2015.