Electoral district of Balmain

Location within Sydney

Balmain is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. In 2007, it was won by Verity Firth of the Australian Labor Party against her Greens opponent, Rochelle Porteous. Traditionally, this was a working-class seat and very safe for the ALP; however as with several inner-city seats, demographic change has led to a rise in the Green vote.

The 2004 redistribution of electoral districts estimated that the electoral district would have 49,240 electors on 29 April 2007.^[1]

History

Balmain was established in 1880 and from 1882, it elected two members, from 1885 it elected three members and from 1889 until 1894 it elected four members simultaneously. Voters cast a vote for each vacancy and the leading candidates were elected. In 1894 it was split into Balmain North, Balmain South, Annandale and Leichhardt, each electing one member. In 1904 with the downsizing of the Assembly after Federation, Balmain North and part of Balmain South were combined into a single electorate, electing one member. In 1920, parts of the electoral districts of Balmain, Annandale, Camperdown, Darling Harbour, Glebe and Rozelle were combined to create a new incarnation of Balmain, which elected four members by proportional representation. This was replaced by single member electorates, including parts of Balmain, Annandale, Glebe and Rozelle for the 1927 election. Balmain was abolished in 1991, being replaced by Port Jackson. It was recreated for the 2007 election, largely replacing the abolished district of Port Jackson.

Members for Balmain

Election results

References

External links

• "Balmain Electoral District". New South Wales Electoral Commission. http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/state_government_elections/electoral_districts/all_districts_/balmain. Retrieved 2007-01-27. 
• "State Electoral District - Balmain Results 2007". New South Wales Electoral Commission. http://vtr.elections.nsw.gov.au/lapreferential.balmain.aspx. Retrieved 2007-05-05.