Burrinjuck is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Katrina Hodgkinson of the National Party of Australia.
The 2004 redistribution of electoral districts estimated that the electoral district would have 47,688 electors on 29 April 2007.[1] At the 2007 election it will encompass almost all of Yass Valley Shire (including Yass, but excluding Sutton), all of the Upper Lachlan (including Crookwell and Gunning), Boorowa Council, Cowra Shire, a small part of Blayney Shire Council (including Mandurama and Lyndhurst), Weddin Shire (including Grenfell), a small part of Bland Shire, Young Shire, Harden Shire (including the twin towns of Harden and Murrumburrah), Cootamundra Shire, Gundagai Shire and part of Junee Shire (including Bethungra and Illabo).[2]
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Members for Burrinjuck
| Member | Party | Period | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Sheahan | Labor | 1950—1973 | |
| Terry Sheahan | Labor | 1973—1988 | |
| Alby Schultz | Liberal | 1988—1998 | |
| Katrina Hodgkinson | National | 1999—present | |
Election results
| New South Wales state election, 2007: Burrinjuck | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| National | Katrina Hodgkinson | 27,939 | 64.7 | +7.5 | |
| Labor | Jessica Forde | 12,601 | 29.2 | -3.8 | |
| Greens | Iain Fyfe | 2,645 | 6.1 | +1.8 | |
| Total formal votes | 44,047 | 98.0 | |||
| Informal votes | 862 | 2.0 | |||
| Turnout | 44,909 | 93.5 | |||
| Two Candidate Preferred Result | |||||
| National | Katrina Hodgkinson | 28,536 | 67.6 | +5.2 | |
| Labor | Jessica Forde | 13,688 | 32.4 | -5.2 | |
| National hold | Swing | +5.2 | |||
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.
- ^ "Burrinjuck Electoral District". New South Wales Electoral Commission. http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/state_government_elections/electoral_districts/all_districts_/burrinjuck. Retrieved 2006-11-28.
External links
- "State Electoral District - Burrinjuck Results 2007". New South Wales Electoral Commission. http://vtr.elections.nsw.gov.au/lapreferential.burrinjuck.aspx. Retrieved 2007-01-23.
- "State Electoral District - Burrinjuck Results 2003". New South Wales Electoral Commission. http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/state_government_elections/election_results/district_index/burrinjuck/results/2003. Retrieved 2007-01-23.
- "State Electoral District - Burrinjuck Results 1999". New South Wales Electoral Commission. http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/state_government_elections/election_results/district_index/burrinjuck/results/1999. Retrieved 2007-01-23.
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