Blue Mountains is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Phil Koperberg of the Australian Labor Party as of 2007.
The 2004 redistribution of electoral districts estimated that the electoral district would have 45,289 electors on 29 April 2007.[1] Since the 2007 election it has encompassed all of the City of Blue Mountains, except Glenbrook and Lapstone.[2] The district has been a significant bellwether in state elections. Since its creation in 1968, the district has gone to the winning party at each state election[3].
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Members for Blue Mountains
| Member | Party | Period | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harold Coates | Independent | 1968—1976 | |
| Mick Clough | Labor | 1976—1981 | |
| Bob Debus | Labor | 1981—1988 | |
| Barry Morris | Liberal | 1988—1994 | |
| Independent | 1994—1995 | ||
| Bob Debus | Labor | 1995—2007 | |
| Phil Koperberg | Labor | 2007—present | |
Elections results
| New South Wales state election, 2007: Blue Mountains | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labor | Phil Koperberg | 17,449 | 40.8 | -4.8 | |
| Liberal | Michael Paag | 12,179 | 28.5 | +1.2 | |
| Greens | Pippa McInnes | 6,947 | 16.2 | -1.0 | |
| Independent | Robert Stock | 4,700 | 11.0 | +11.0 | |
| AAFI | Robert Dwight | 837 | 2.0 | +2.0 | |
| Outdoor Recreation | Bob Wilcox | 675 | 1.6 | +1.6 | |
| Total formal votes | 43,709 | 97.8 | |||
| Informal votes | 922 | 2.2 | |||
| Turnout | 44,631 | 93.5 | |||
| Two Candidate Preferred Result | |||||
| Labor | Phil Koperberg | 22,330 | 61.1 | -3.7 | |
| Liberal | Michael Paag | 14,226 | 38.9 | +3.7 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | -3.7 | |||
See also
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.
- ^ "Blue Mountains Electoral District". New South Wales Electoral Commission. http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/state_government_elections/electoral_districts/all_districts_/blue_mountains. Retrieved 2006-12-11.
- ^ http://blogs.abc.net.au/antonygreen/2009/09/a-byelection-for-blue-mountans.html#more
External links
- "State Electoral District - Blue Mountains Results 2007". New South Wales Electoral Commission. http://vtr.elections.nsw.gov.au/lapreferential.blue%20mountains.aspx. Retrieved 2007-01-23.
- "State Electoral District - Blue Mountains Results 2003". New South Wales Electoral Commission. http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/state_government_elections/election_results/district_index/blue_mountains/results/2003. Retrieved 2007-01-23.
- "State Electoral District - Blue Mountains Results 1999". New South Wales Electoral Commission. http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/state_government_elections/election_results/district_index/blue_mountains/results/1999. Retrieved 2007-01-23.
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