Ku-ring-gai is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Barry O'Farrell of the Liberal Party of Australia, since 1999.
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Electorate History
Ku-ring-gai was created before the 1973 election and was held by Askin, Lewis and Willis government minister John Maddison, who retired in 1980, when it was won by Nick Greiner at a by-election. He held the seat until resigning from Parliament and as Premier in 1992 in the aftermath of the ICAC enquiry into the Metherell affair. He was succeeded by Stephen O'Doherty, who in 1999 chose to follow the majority of his constituents into the re-created seat of Hornsby. Barry O'Farrell became the new Liberal MP for Ku-ring-gai in 1999 after his seat of Northcott was abolished and is now Leader of the New South Wales Liberal Party. Kuring-gai is currently the safest Liberal Party Seat in the NSW Parliament. At the 2007 State Election, Liberal Barry O'Farrell obtained 29% Majority from the Greens and Labor.
Members for Ku-ring-gai
| Member | Party | Period | |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Maddison | Liberal | 1973—1980 | |
| Nick Greiner | Liberal | 1980—1992 | |
| Stephen O'Doherty | Liberal | 1992—1999 | |
| Barry O'Farrell | Liberal | 1999—present | |
Election results
| New South Wales state election, 2007: Ku-ring-gai | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Barry O'Farrell | 27,831 | 65.6 | +7.4 | |
| Labor | Adrian Macarthur-King | 5,839 | 13.8 | -7.3 | |
| Greens | Susie Gemmell | 5,592 | 13.2 | +1.2 | |
| Christian Democrats | Witold Wiszniewski | 1,402 | 3.3 | +0.3 | |
| Democrats | Jeannette Tsoulos | 1,002 | 2.4 | +0.4 | |
| Unity | Michael Sun | 790 | 1.9 | -0.9 | |
| Total formal votes | 42,456 | 97.9 | |||
| Informal votes | 857 | 2.1 | |||
| Turnout | 46,891 | 92.37 | |||
| Two Candidate Preferred Result | |||||
| Liberal | Barry O'Farrell | 29,939 | 79.0 | +10.3 | |
| Labor | Adrian Macarthur-King | 7,965 | 21.0 | -10.3 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | +10.3 | |||
External links
- "Ku-ring-gai Electoral District". New South Wales Electoral Commission. http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/state_government_elections/electoral_districts/all_districts_/ku-ring-gai. Retrieved 2007-01-25.
- "State Electoral District - Ku-ring-gai Results 2007". New South Wales Electoral Commission. http://vtr.elections.nsw.gov.au/lapreferential.ku-ring-gai.aspx. Retrieved 2007-05-07.
- "State Electoral District - Ku-ring-gai Results 2003". New South Wales Electoral Commission. http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/state_government_elections/election_results/district_index/ku-ring-gai/results/2003. Retrieved 2007-01-25.
- "State Electoral District - Ku-ring-gai Results 1999". New South Wales Electoral Commission. http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/state_government_elections/election_results/district_index/ku-ring-gai/results/1999. Retrieved 2007-01-25.
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