Ballina
New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election
StateNew South Wales
Dates current1894–1904
1988–present
MPTamara Smith
PartyGreens
NamesakeBallina, New South Wales
Electors59,329 (2019)
Area1,059.16 km2 (408.9 sq mi)
DemographicRural
Electorates around Ballina:
Lismore Tweed Pacific Ocean
Lismore Ballina Pacific Ocean
Lismore Clarence Pacific Ocean

Ballina is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales.

History

Ballina was originally created in 1894, when the three-member electorate of Richmond was divided into Richmond, Lismore and Ballina. In 1904, Ballina was replaced by Byron. In 1988, a recreated Ballina and Murwillumbah replaced Byron.

The 2004 redistribution of electoral districts estimated that the electoral district would have 47,246 electors on 29 April 2007. At the 2007 election it encompassed all of Ballina Shire (including Ballina, Alstonville, Lennox Head and Wollongbar) and most of the populated areas of Byron Shire (including Byron Bay, Mullumbimby, Ocean Shores, Suffolk Park, Brunswick Heads, South Golden Beach and Bangalow).

The 2013 NSW state electoral redistribution once again changed the boundaries of the electorate, so at the next election it would comprise the entire shires of Ballina and Byron.

The Greens won the seat of Ballina at the 2015 state election, bringing their lower house representation to three seats. It became the first rural seat in any Australian parliament outside Tasmania to be won by the Greens.

Members for Ballina

First incarnation (1894–1904)
MemberPartyTerm
  John Perry [1] Protectionist 1894–1901
  Progressive 1901–1904
 
Second incarnation (1988–present)
MemberPartyTerm
  Don Page [2] National 1988–2015
  Tamara Smith [3] Greens 2015–present

Election results

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2023 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Ballina.[edit]
2023 New South Wales state election: Ballina[4][5][6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Greens Tamara Smith 16,792 35.2 +4.0
National Josh Booyens 14,535 30.4 −7.0
Labor Andrew Broadley 10,880 22.8 −2.2
Independent Kevin Loughrey 3,710 7.8 +7.8
Sustainable Australia Peter Jenkins 1,822 3.8 +1.6
Total formal votes 47,739 97.0 −0.3
Informal votes 1,455 3.0 +0.3
Turnout 49,194 83.4 −3.7
Notional two-party-preferred count
Labor Andrew Broadley 22,445 56.2 +2.3
National Josh Booyens 17,492 43.8 −2.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
Greens Tamara Smith 23,897 57.7 +2.9
National Josh Booyens 17,506 42.3 −2.9
Greens hold Swing+2.9

References

  1. ↑ "The Hon. John Perry (1) (1845-1922)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  2. ↑ "The Hon. Donald Loftus Page (1951- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  3. ↑ "Ms Tamara Francine Smith, MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  4. ↑ LA First Preference: Ballina, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  5. ↑ LA Two Candidate Preferred: Ballina, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  6. ↑ Two Candidate Preferred (TCP) Analytical Tool: Ballina, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  7. ↑ Green, Antony. "2020/21 NSW Redistribution: Analysis of Draft Electoral Boundaries" (PDF). Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.