Murray-Darling is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by John Williams of the National Party of Australia.
According to the report for the 2004 redistribution of electoral districts, it is estimated that the electoral district will have 47,483 electors on 29 April 2007.[1] At the 2007 election it will include Urana Shire, Jerilderie Shire, Berrigan Shire, Murray Shire, Deniliquin Council, Conargo Shire, Wakool Shire, Hay Shire, Balranald Shire,
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History
Murray was a single member electorate from 1859 to 1920. From 1920 to 1927, it was merged with Albury, Corowa and Wagga Wagga, to create a four-member electorate, with voting by proportional representation. It was recreated as a single-member electorate in 1927. In 1999, Broken Hill and part of Murray were merged, creating Murray-Darling.
Members for Murray-Darling
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Black | Labor | 1999—2007 | |
| John Williams | National | 2007—present | |
Election results
| New South Wales state election, 2007: Murray-Darling | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| National | John Williams | 22,918 | 56.5 | +10.6 | |
| Labor | Peter Black | 15,015 | 37.0 | -6.7 | |
| Independent | Tom Kennedy | 1,069 | 2.6 | +2.6 | |
| Greens | Judy Renner | 983 | 2.4 | -0.5 | |
| Independent | Ron Page | 983 | 2.4 | -0.5 | |
| Total formal votes | 40,556 | 97.9 | |||
| Informal votes | 868 | 2.1 | |||
| Turnout | 41,424 | 89.5 | |||
| Two Candidate Preferred Result | |||||
| National | John Williams | 23,595 | 60.1 | +8.8 | |
| Labor | Peter Black | 15,664 | 39.9 | -8.8 | |
| National hold | Swing | +8.8 | |||
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 2006-12-18.
- ^ "Murray-Darling Electoral District". New South Wales Electoral Commission. http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/state_government_elections/electoral_districts/all_districts_/murray-darling. Retrieved 2007-01-22.
External links
- "State Electoral District - Murray-Darling Results 2007". New South Wales Electoral Commission. http://vtr.elections.nsw.gov.au/lapreferential.murray-darling.aspx. Retrieved 2007-05-07.
- "State Electoral District - Murray-Darling Results 2003". New South Wales Electoral Commission. http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/state_government_elections/election_results/district_index/murray-darling/results/2003. Retrieved 2007-01-22.
- "State Electoral District - Murray-Darling Results 1999". New South Wales Electoral Commission. http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/state_government_elections/election_results/district_index/murray-darling/results/1999. Retrieved 2007-01-22.
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