Electoral district of Murray-Darling
| Murray-Darling New South Wales—Legislative Assembly | |
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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 |
Murray-Darling is a former electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales.
It included Urana Shire, Jerilderie Shire, Berrigan Shire, Murray Shire, Deniliquin Council, Conargo Shire, 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.
History
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
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Black | Labor | 1999–2007 | |
| John Williams | The Nationals | 2007–2015 | |
Election results
| New South Wales state election, 2011: Murray-Darling[2] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| The Nationals | 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 | |||||
| The Nationals | John Williams | 29,466 | 77.2 | +17.1 | |
| Labor | Neville Gasmier | 8,684 | 22.8 | -17.1 | |
| National hold | Swing | +17.1 | |||
References
- ↑ "State District Enrolments". Enrolment Statistics: Local Government Enrolments. New South Wales Electoral Commission. July 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "2011 New South Wales Election: Analysis of Results" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Library. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
External links
- "Murray-Darling". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 2011-10-10.