Electoral district of Yaralla

Yaralla was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It was created in 1968, named after Yaralla Estate and largely replaced Concord, extending west to the districts of Parramatta and Granville. It also extended to the north of the Parramatta River, absorbing parts of Eastwood, Parramatta and Ryde^[1] It was abolished in 1981 with the area south of the river being absorbed by Electoral district of Burwood and the area north of the river by the re-created district of Ryde.^[2][3][4] The first member was Lerryn Mutton (Liberal) who had previously unsuccessfully contested Concord.^[5][6] The sitting member Garry McIlwaine (Labor) successfully contested Ryde.^[7][8]

Members for Yaralla

Member		Party	Period
	Lerryn Mutton	Liberal	1968–1978
	Garry McIlwaine	Labor	1978–1981

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Yaralla

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1978 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Yaralla.[edit]

1978 New South Wales state election: Yaralla ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Garry McIlwaine	16,219	56.5	+10.9
	Liberal	Lerryn Mutton	11,533	40.1	-14.3
	Democrats	Christopher Dunkerley	973	3.4	+3.4
Total formal votes			28,725	97.6	-0.2
Informal votes			697	2.4	+0.2
Turnout			29,422	92.5	+1.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Garry McIlwaine	16,706	58.2	+12.6
	Liberal	Lerryn Mutton	12,019	41.8	-12.6
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+12.6

References

1. . Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.
2. . Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.
3. "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
4. Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Yaralla". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
5. "Mr Lerryn William Mutton". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
6. Green, Antony. "1965 Concord". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
7. "Mr Garry David McIlwaine". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
8. Green, Antony. "1981 Ryde". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
9. Green, Antony. "1978 Yaralla". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.