Electoral district of Wollondilly
Wollondilly is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Nathaniel Smith of the Liberal Party.
| Wollondilly New South Wales—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
Location in New South Wales | |
| State | New South Wales |
| Dates current | 1904–1981 2007–present |
| MP | Nathaniel Smith |
| Party | Liberal |
| Electors | 57,397 (2019) |
| Area | 3,327.48 km2 (1,284.7 sq mi) |
History
Wollondilly was first established in 1904, partly replacing Bowral. In 1920, with the introduction of proportional representation, it absorbed Wollongong and Allowrie and elected three members simultaneously. In 1927, it was split into the single-member electorates of Wollondilly, Wollongong and Illawarra. It was abolished in 1981, but was recreated for the 2007 election, partly replacing Southern Highlands.[1]
Wollondilly is one of four electorates in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly to have been held by two Premiers of New South Wales while in office. Both Premiers Tom Lewis and George Fuller held Wollondilly while in office, the other three electorates being Ku-ring-gai, Maroubra and Willoughby.
Wollondilly was recreated for the 2007 state election, covering areas previously belonging to the districts of Campbelltown, Camden and Southern Highlands, the last of which was abolished.[2] It encompassed all of Wollondilly Shire (including Picton, Tahmoor, Bargo, Yanderra, Thirlmere, Buxton, Wilton, Appin, Douglas Park, Menangle, Cawdor, The Oaks, Oakdale, Warragamba and Silverdale) and part of the City of Campbelltown (including Ambarvale, Glen Alpine, some of Bradbury, St Helens Park, Rosemeadow, Gilead, Wedderburn and Menangle Park).[3]
The next redistribution prior to the 2015 state election saw Wollondilly undergo a southward expansion. It gained the towns of Hill Top, Balmoral, Yerrinbool, Colo Vale, Willow Vale, Mittagong and Bowral from the district of Goulburn. At the same time Wollondilly ceded several suburbs at its northern end, losing Ambarvale, Glen Alpine, Bradbury, St Helens Park, Rosemeadow, Gilead, Wedderburn and Menangle Park to the district of Campbelltown and Camden Park to the district of Camden.[4]
Members for Wollondilly
First incarnation 1904–1981
| 1904–1920, 1 member | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | Term | |
| William McCourt [5] | Liberal Reform | 1904–1913 | |
| Frank Badgery [6] | Liberal Reform | 1913–1915 | |
| George Fuller [7] | Liberal Reform | 1915–1917 | |
| Nationalist | 1917–1920 | ||
| 1920–1927, 3 members | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | Term | Member | Party | Term | Member | Party | Term | |||
| Sir George Fuller [7] | Nationalist | 1920–1927 | Billy Davies [8] | Labor | 1920–1927 | John Cleary [9] | Labor | 1920–1922 | |||
| Mark Morton [10] | Nationalist | 1922–1925 | |||||||||
| Andrew Lysaght Jr. [11] | Labor | 1925–1927 | |||||||||
| 1927–1981, 1 member | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | Term | |
| Sir George Fuller [7] | Nationalist | 1927–1928 | |
| Mark Morton [10] | Nationalist | 1928–1932 | |
| United Australia | 1932–1938 | ||
| Jeff Bate [12] | United Australia | 1938–1945 | |
| Liberal | 1945–1949 | ||
| Blake Pelly [13] | Liberal | 1950–1957 | |
| Tom Lewis [14] | Liberal | 1957–1978 | |
| Bill Knott [15] | Labor | 1978–1981 | |
Second incarnation 2007–
| 2007–present, 1 member | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | Term | |
| Phil Costa [16] | Labor | 2007–2011 | |
| Jai Rowell [17] | Liberal | 2011–2018 | |
| Nathaniel Smith [18] | Liberal | 2019–present | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Nathaniel Smith | 19,351 | 37.95 | −20.00 | |
| Independent | Judy Hannan | 10,258 | 20.12 | +20.12 | |
| Labor | Jo-Ann Davidson | 7,723 | 15.15 | −9.08 | |
| One Nation | Charlie Fenton | 5,712 | 11.20 | +11.20 | |
| Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Jason Bolwell | 3,235 | 6.34 | +6.34 | |
| Greens | David Powell | 2,847 | 5.58 | −2.80 | |
| Animal Justice | Heather Edwards | 1,326 | 2.60 | +2.60 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mitchell Black | 537 | 1.05 | +1.05 | |
| Total formal votes | 50,989 | 96.35 | +0.11 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,934 | 3.65 | −0.11 | ||
| Turnout | 52,923 | 92.21 | −0.69 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Nathaniel Smith | 22,925 | 63.83 | −3.46 | |
| Labor | Jo-Ann Davidson | 12,988 | 36.17 | +3.46 | |
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Nathaniel Smith | 21,113 | 55.50 | −11.80 | |
| Independent | Judy Hannan | 16,931 | 44.50 | +44.50 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | −11.80 | |||
References
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- ^ "Redistribution Commissioners' Report" (PDF). Election Funding Authority of New South Wales. 21 December 2004. Retrieved 5 December 2006.
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- ^ "Mr William McCourt (1851–1913)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ^ "Mr Francis Arthur Badgery (1852–1915)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ a b c "Sir George Warburton Fuller (1861–1940)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ "Mr William Davies (2) (1883-1956)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ "Mr John Joseph Cleary (1883–1962)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ^ a b "Mr Mark Fairlies Morton (1865–1938)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ "Mr Andrew Augustus Lysaght". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "Mr (Jeff) Henry Jefferson Percival Bate". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ "Mr Blake Raymond Pelly". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "The Hon. Thomas Lancelot Lewis (1922-2016)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ^ "William Edwin Knott". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "Mr Phillip John Costa". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ "Mr Jai Traver Rowell (1977 - )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
- ^ "Mr Nathaniel Gerard Smith, MP (1977- )". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ "Wollondilly: First Preference Votes". 2019 NSW election results. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "Wollondilly: Distribution of Preferences". 2019 NSW election results. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 January 2022.