Electoral district of Kiama
Kiama New South Wales—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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Interactive map of district boundaries from the2023 state election | |||||||||||||||
State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
Dates current | 1859–1904 1981–present | ||||||||||||||
MP | Gareth Ward | ||||||||||||||
Party | Independent | ||||||||||||||
Namesake | Kiama | ||||||||||||||
Electors | 55,490 (2019) | ||||||||||||||
Area | 2,275.06 km2(878.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Demographic | Rural | ||||||||||||||
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Kiama is anelectoral districtof theLegislative Assemblyin the Australian state ofNew South Wales.It is currently represented byGareth Ward.Originally elected as a member of theLiberal Party,Ward stood down from the party in May 2021 following allegations of sexual misconduct.
The electorate is named after and includes theMunicipality of Kiama.It also includes the southern part of theCity of Shellharbour(including the suburbs ofAlbion Parkand the western part ofAlbion Park Rail) and the part of theCity of Shoalhavento the north of theShoalhavenriver (includingBomaderryandBerry). It includes a thinly populated area to the west ofNowrasouth of the Shoalhaven. It also includesMarshall Mountin theCity of Wollongong.
History[edit]
Kiama was created in 1859. It was abolished in 1904 with the downsizing of parliament afterfederationand replaced byAllowrie.[1][2]It was recreated in 1981, replacing parts ofIllawarraandSouth Coast.
Members for Kiama[edit]
First incarnation (1859—1904) | |||
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Member | Party | Term | |
Samuel Gray [3] | None | 1859–1864 | |
Henry Parkes [4] | None | 1864–1870 | |
John Stewart [5] | None | 1871–1874 | |
Samuel Charles [6] | None | 1874–1880 | |
Harman Tarrant [7] | None | 1880–1887 | |
Angus Cameron [8] | Free Trade | 1887–1889 | |
George Fuller [9] | Free Trade | 1889–1894 | |
Alexander Campbell [10] | Ind. Protectionist | 1894–1895 | |
Protectionist | 1895–1901 | ||
Progressive | 1901–1904 | ||
Second incarnation (1981–present) | |||
Member | Party | Term | |
Bill Knott [11] | Labor | 1981–1986 | |
Bob Harrison [12] | Labor | 1986–1999 | |
Matt Brown [13] | Labor | 1999–2011 | |
Gareth Ward [14] | Liberal | 2011–2021 | |
Independent | 2021–present |
Election results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Gareth Ward | 20,316 | 38.79 | +38.79 | |
Labor | Katelin McInerney | 18,010 | 34.39 | +6.19 | |
Liberal | Melanie Gibbons | 6,301 | 12.03 | −41.56 | |
Greens | Tonia Gray | 5,833 | 11.14 | −0.74 | |
Sustainable Australia | John Gill | 1,911 | 3.65 | +0.73 | |
Total formal votes | 52,371 | 96.90 | +0.07 | ||
Informal votes | 1,678 | 3.10 | −0.07 | ||
Turnout | 54,049 | 89.82 | −1.28 | ||
Notionaltwo-party-preferredcount | |||||
Labor | Katelin McInerney | 24,564 | 69.73 | +31.74 | |
Liberal | Melanie Gibbons | 10,665 | 30.27 | −31.74 | |
Two-candidate-preferredresult | |||||
Independent | Gareth Ward | 23,018 | 50.76 | +50.76 | |
Labor | Katelin McInerney | 22,329 | 49.24 | +11.25 | |
MemberchangedtoIndependentfromLiberal |
References[edit]
- ^"New Electorate Boundaries".Illawarra Mercury.27 April 1904.Retrieved12 March2020– via Trove.
- ^"The new electorates: where and what they are".Evening News.26 March 1904. p. 3.Retrieved7 December2019– via Trove.
- ^"Mr Samuel William Gray (1823–1889)".Former members of theParliament of New South Wales.Retrieved23 June2019.
- ^"Sir Henry Parkes (1815-1896)".Former members of theParliament of New South Wales.Retrieved5 April2019.
- ^"Mr John Stewart [1] (1810-1896)".Former members of theParliament of New South Wales.Retrieved15 April2019.
- ^"Mr Samuel Charles (1818-1901)".Former members of theParliament of New South Wales.Retrieved19 April2019.
- ^"Mr Harman John Tarrant (1844-1900)".Former members of theParliament of New South Wales.Retrieved22 May2019.
- ^"Mr Angus Cameron (1847-1896)".Former members of theParliament of New South Wales.Retrieved21 May2019.
- ^"Sir George Warburton Fuller (1861–1940)".Former members of theParliament of New South Wales.Retrieved11 May2019.
- ^"Mr Alexander James Campbell (1846-1926)".Former members of theParliament of New South Wales.Retrieved13 May2019.
- ^"William Edwin Knott (1921-2013)".Former members of theParliament of New South Wales.Retrieved13 May2019.
- ^"Mr (Bob) Robert Joseph Wilson Harrison (1934- )".Former members of theParliament of New South Wales.Retrieved4 May2019.
- ^"Mr (Matt) Matthew James Brown (1972- )".Members of theParliament of New South Wales.Retrieved22 October2019.
- ^"The Hon. Gareth James Ward MP".Members of theParliament of New South Wales.Retrieved4 April2019.
- ^LA First Preference: Kiama,NSW State Election Results 2023,NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^LA Two Candidate Preferred: Kiama,NSW State Election Results 2023,NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^Two Candidate Preferred (TCP) Analytical Tool: Kiama,NSW State Election Results 2023,NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
External links[edit]
- "Kiama".New South Wales Electoral Commission.Retrieved23 November2019.