Electoral district of Castle Hill
| Castle Hill New South Wales—Legislative Assembly | |
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Location within Sydney | |
| State | New South Wales |
| Created | 2007 |
| MP | Ray Williams |
| Party | Liberal Party of Australia |
| Namesake | Castle Hill |
| Electors | 53,050 (2015) |
| Area | 99.95 km2 (38.6 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Inner Metropolitan |
Castle Hill is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Ray Williams of the Liberal Party.
It is an urban electorate in Sydney's north west, taking in the suburbs of Annangrove, Beaumont Hills, Box Hill, Glenhaven, Nelson and parts of Castle Hill, Dural, Kellyville, Kenthurst, Maraylya, Middle Dural, Round Corner and Rouse Hill.[1]
The electorate formed during the redistribution in 2004 and replaced the former electorate of The Hills, which was abolished at the same time. It was first contested at the 2007 election, when it was won by Michael Richardson, previously the member for The Hills. Castle Hill is considered a safe seat for the Liberal Party.
Members for Castle Hill
| Member | Party | Period | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Richardson | Liberal | 2007–2011 | |
| Dominic Perrottet | Liberal | 2011–2015 | |
| Ray Williams | Liberal | 2015–present | |
Election results
| New South Wales state election, 2015: Castle Hill[2][3] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Ray Williams | 34,137 | 71.0 | −3.7 | |
| Labor | Matt Ritchie | 7,686 | 16.0 | +4.5 | |
| Greens | Michael Bellstedt | 3,353 | 7.0 | −1.1 | |
| Christian Democrats | Muriel Sultana | 1,535 | 3.2 | −0.4 | |
| No Land Tax | Anna Stevis | 1,381 | 2.9 | +2.9 | |
| Total formal votes | 48,092 | 97.3 | +0.6 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,311 | 2.7 | −0.6 | ||
| Turnout | 49,403 | 93.1 | −0.0 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Ray Williams | 35,544 | 79.4 | −5.3 | |
| Labor | Matt Ritchie | 9,224 | 20.6 | +5.3 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | −5.3 | |||
References
- ↑ "Castle Hill". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
- ↑ State Electoral District of Castle Hill: First Preference Votes, NSWEC.
- ↑ State Electoral District of Castle Hill: Distribution of Preferences, NSWEC.
External links
- "Castle Hill". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
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