Electoral district of Shellharbour
Shellharbour is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Anna Watson who won Labor preselection after the former member Lylea McMahon decided not to contest the 2011 election.
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Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election | |||||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
| Dates current | 2007–present | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Anna Watson | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Labor | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Shellharbour | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 62,909 (2019) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 292.39 km2 (112.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Provincial | ||||||||||||||
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Geography edit
It currently encompasses part of the City of Shellharbour (east of the South Coast line, as far south as Shell Cove, including Flinders, Shellharbour, Warilla, Barrack Heights, Barrack Point, Oak Flats, Mount Warrigal and Blackbutt) and the southwestern edge of the City of Wollongong (including Dapto, Kanahooka, Koonawarra, Horsley, Penrose and Yallah).[1]
History edit
The seat was created at the 2004 redistribution of electoral districts and took in the majority of voters from the abolished Illawarra, as well as territory that previously belonged to Wollongong and Kiama.
Members for Shellharbour edit
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lylea McMahon | Labor | 2007–2011 | |
| Anna Watson | Labor | 2011–present | |
Election results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Anna Watson | 26,418 | 50.4 | −7.2 | |
| Independent | Chris Homer | 10,656 | 20.3 | +20.3 | |
| Liberal | Mikayla Barnes | 7,006 | 13.4 | −13.8 | |
| Greens | Jamie Dixon | 3,189 | 6.1 | −3.3 | |
| Legalise Cannabis | Mia Willmott | 2,246 | 4.3 | +4.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Rita Granata | 1,574 | 3.0 | +3.0 | |
| Sustainable Australia | Kenneth Davis | 1,306 | 2.5 | −3.3 | |
| Total formal votes | 52,395 | 96.2 | +1.0 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,049 | 3.8 | −1.0 | ||
| Turnout | 54,444 | 89.6 | −2.5 | ||
| Notional two-party-preferred count | |||||
| Labor | Anna Watson | 31,406 | 77.2 | +8.8 | |
| Liberal | Mikayla Barnes | 9,298 | 22.8 | −8.8 | |
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Anna Watson | 29,403 | 67.1 | −1.3 | |
| Independent | Chris Homer | 14,390 | 32.9 | +32.9 | |
| Labor hold | |||||
References edit
- ^ "Shellharbour". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ LA First Preference: Shellharbour, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ LA Two Candidate Preferred: Shellharbour, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ Two Candidate Preferred (TCP) Analytical Tool: Shellharbour, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ Green, Antony. "2020/21 NSW Redistribution: Analysis of Draft Electoral Boundaries" (PDF). Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 April 2023.