Barwon is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Kevin Humphries of the National Party of Australia.
The 2004 redistribution of electoral districts estimated that the electoral district would have 48,049 electors on 29 April 2007.[1]
At the 2007 election it encompassed Warrumbungle Shire (including Coonabarabran, Binnaway, Coolah, Dunedoo and Mendooran), almost all of Narrabri Shire (including Narrabri and Wee Waa), Moree Plains Shire (including Moree), Gilgandra Shire, Coonamble Shire, Walgett Shire, Brewarrina Shire, Bourke Shire, Cobar Shire, Bogan Shire, Warren Shire, some of Narromine Shire (including Trangie) and almost all of Lachlan Shire (including Condobolin).[2]
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History
Barwon was originally created in 1894, when it along with Moree, replaced Gwydir. In 1904, with the downsizing of the Legislative Assembly after Federation, Gwydir was recreated and Moree and Barwon were abolished. In 1927, with the breakup of the three-member Electoral district of Namoi, it was recreated.
Members for Barwon
| First incarnation (1894—1904) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | Term | |
| William Willis | Protectionist | 1894—1901 | |
| Progressive | 1901—1904 | ||
| Second incarnation (1927—present) | |||
| Member | Party | Term | |
| Walter Wearne | Nationalist | 1927—1930 | |
| Wilfred Ratcliffe | Labor | 1930—1932 | |
| Ben Wade | Country | 1932—1940 | |
| Stephen Heferen | Labor | 1940—1950 | |
| Geoff Crawford | Country | 1950—1976 | |
| Wal Murray | Country, National | 1976—1995 | |
| Ian Slack-Smith | National | 1995—2007 | |
| Kevin Humphries | National | 2007—present | |
Election results
| New South Wales state election, 2007: Barwon | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| National | Kevin Humphries | 17,591 | 44.3 | -8.1 | |
| Independent | Tim Horan | 11,607 | 29.2 | +29.2 | |
| Labor | Meryl Dillon | 7,732 | 19.5 | -9.0 | |
| Greens | Darren Bodell | 1,180 | 3.0 | +0.5 | |
| Christian Democrats | Heath Wilson | 906 | 2.3 | +2.3 | |
| Independent | Les Paul | 696 | 1.8 | +1.8 | |
| Total formal votes | 40,589 | 97.9 | |||
| Informal votes | 877 | 2.1 | |||
| Turnout | 41,466 | 91.1 | |||
| Two Candidate Preferred Result | |||||
| National | Kevin Humphries | 19,000 | 56.2 | -8.1 | |
| Independent | Tim Horan | 14,800 | 43.8 | +8.1 | |
| National hold | Swing | -8.1 | |||
References
- ^ "Redistribution Commissioners' Report". Election Funding Authority of New South Wales. 21 December 2004. http://efa.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/2105/pagesivtovii300.pdf. Retrieved 2006-12-05.
- ^ "Barwon Electoral District". New South Wales Electoral Commission. http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/state_government_elections/electoral_districts/all_districts_/barwon. Retrieved 2006-12-05.
External links
- "State Electoral District - Barwon Results 2007". New South Wales Electoral Commission. http://vtr.elections.nsw.gov.au/lapreferential.barwon.aspx. Retrieved 2007-05-05.
- "State Electoral District - Barwon Results 2003". New South Wales Electoral Commission. http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/state_government_elections/election_results/district_index/barwon/results/2003. Retrieved 2007-01-23.
- "State Electoral District - Barwon Results 1999". New South Wales Electoral Commission. http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/state_government_elections/election_results/district_index/barwon/results/1999. Retrieved 2007-01-23.
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