Electoral district of Lismore
Lismore is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Janelle Saffin of the Labor Party.
| Lismore New South Wales—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
Location in New South Wales | |
| State | New South Wales |
| Dates current | 1894–1904 1913–1920 1927–present |
| MP | Janelle Saffin |
| Party | Labor |
| Namesake | Lismore, New South Wales |
| Electors | 56,105 (2019) |
| Area | 13,020.61 km2 (5,027.3 sq mi) |
The electoral district includes all of the City of Lismore (including Lismore, Lindendale, Nimbin, Dunoon and Clunes), much of inland Tweed Shire (including Murwillumbah, Tyalgum and Uki), all of Kyogle Council (including Kyogle, Bonalbo, Tabulam and Woodenbong) and all of Tenterfield Shire.[1] (including Tenterfield, Drake, Jennings, Liston, Legume, Torrington and Urbenville)
History
Lismore was first created with the end of multi-member districts in 1894, when it was split from Richmond. In 1904, it was abolished with the reduction in the size of the Legislative Assembly, after Federation. In 1913, Lismore was recreated, replacing Richmond. With the introduction of proportional representation in 1920, Lismore and Clarence were absorbed into Byron. With the end of proportional representation in 1927, Lismore and Clarence were recreated.
Historically a Country Party/National Party seat, Lismore has only been represented by two Labor MPs: Keith Compton, who was elected at a by-election in 1959 and re-elected in 1962, and Janelle Saffin, who was elected in 2019 who is also the first woman to represent the division.
Members for Lismore
| First incarnation (1894–1904) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | Term | |
| Thomas Ewing [2] | Protectionist | 1894–1901 | |
| John Coleman [3] | Independent Liberal | 1901–1904 | |
| Second incarnation (1913–1920) | |||
| Member | Party | Term | |
| George Nesbitt [4] | Liberal Reform | 1913–1917 | |
| Nationalist | 1917–1920 | ||
| Third incarnation (1927–present) | |||
| Member | Party | Term | |
| William Missingham [5] | Country | 1927–1933 | |
| William Frith [6] | Country | 1933–1953 | |
| Jack Easter [7] | Country | 1953–1959 | |
| Keith Compton [8] | Labor | 1959–1965 | |
| Bruce Duncan [9] | Country | 1965–1975 | |
| National Country | 1975–1982 | ||
| National | 1982–1982 | ||
| Independent | 1982–1988 | ||
| Bill Rixon [10] | National | 1988–1999 | |
| Thomas George [11] | National | 1999–2019 | |
| Janelle Saffin [12] | Labor | 2019–present | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National | Austin Curtin | 19,104 | 39.68 | −2.78 | |
| Labor | Janelle Saffin | 12,328 | 25.61 | −0.02 | |
| Greens | Sue Higginson | 11,693 | 24.29 | −2.14 | |
| Independent | Greg Bennett | 2,530 | 5.26 | +5.25 | |
| Animal Justice | Alison Waters | 1,184 | 2.46 | +0.94 | |
| Sustainable Australia | David Taylor | 742 | 1.54 | +1.54 | |
| Conservatives | Paul Collits | 564 | 1.17 | +1.17 | |
| Total formal votes | 48,145 | 96.96 | −0.82 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,508 | 3.04 | +0.82 | ||
| Turnout | 49,653 | 88.50 | −1.29 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Janelle Saffin | 21,856 | 51.35 | +1.57 | |
| National | Austin Curtin | 20,710 | 48.65 | −1.57 | |
| Labor gain from National | Swing | +1.57 | |||
References
- ^ "Lismore". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ "Sir Thomas Thomson Ewing KCMG (1856–1920)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ "Mr John William Coleman (1862–1905)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ "The Hon. George Nesbitt (1859–1948)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ "Mr William Thomas Missingham (1868–1933)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ "Mr William Frith (1883-1960)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ "Mr Jack Stuart Easter (1907-1979)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ "Mr Keith Clive Compton (1900-1977)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ "Mr (Bruce) Robert Bruce Duncan (1928-2005)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ "Mr (Bill) Barry William Rixon (1941-2003)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ "The Hon. Thomas George (1949- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ "Ms Janelle Anne Saffin MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "Lismore: First Preference Votes". 2019 NSW election results. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "Lismore: Distribution of Preferences". 2019 NSW election results. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 January 2022.