Electoral district of Kogarah
| Kogarah New South Wales—Legislative Assembly | |
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Location within Sydney | |
| State | New South Wales |
| Dates current | 1930–present |
| MP | Chris Minns |
| Party | Australian Labor Party |
| Area | 18.13 km2 (7.0 sq mi) |
Kogarah is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales in Sydney's St George district. It is represented by Chris Minns of the Australian Labor Party.
Kogarah includes the suburbs of Allawah, Beverly Hills, Carlton, Carss Park, Kogarah and parts of Bexley, Bexley North, Blakehurst, Hurstville, Kingsgrove, Penshurst and South Hurstville.[1]
History
Kogarah was created for the 1930 election, partly replacing the abolished districts of Oatley and St George. It was a marginal seat in the 1930s and 1940s, however since 1953, it has become increasingly safe for the Australian Labor Party.
Members for Kogarah
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Gosling | Labor | 1930–1932 | |
| James Ross | United Australia | 1932–1941 | |
| William Currey | Labor | 1941–1948 | |
| Douglas Cross | Liberal | 1948–1953 | |
| Bill Crabtree | Labor | 1953–1983 | |
| Brian Langton | Labor | 1983–1999 | |
| Cherie Burton | Labor | 1999–2015 | |
| Chris Minns | Labor | 2015–present | |
Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the district of Kogarah
| New South Wales state election, 2015: Kogarah[2][3] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labor | Chris Minns | 21,084 | 45.4 | −2.0 | |
| Liberal | Nick Aroney | 15,866 | 34.2 | −3.9 | |
| Unity | Annie Tang | 3,647 | 7.9 | +7.9 | |
| Greens | Brent Heber | 3,015 | 6.5 | −2.3 | |
| Christian Democrats | Sonny Susilo | 1,638 | 3.5 | −2.2 | |
| No Land Tax | David Lin | 1,173 | 2.5 | +2.5 | |
| Total formal votes | 46,423 | 95.4 | +0.2 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,225 | 4.6 | −0.2 | ||
| Turnout | 48,648 | 90.5 | +1.8 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Chris Minns | 23,058 | 56.9 | +1.5 | |
| Liberal | Nick Aroney | 17,492 | 43.1 | −1.5 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +1.5 | |||
References
- ↑ "Kogarah". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ↑ State Electoral District of Kogarah: First Preference Votes, NSWEC.
- ↑ State Electoral District of Kogarah: Distribution of Preferences, NSWEC.
External links
- "Kogarah". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
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