Electoral district of Murray-Darling

Murray-Darling
New South WalesLegislative Assembly

Location in New South Wales
State New South Wales
Created 1999
Abolished 2015
Namesake Murray and Darling rivers
Electors 46,083 (2014)[1]
Area 250,388 km2 (96,675.3 sq mi)
Demographic Rural

Murray-Darling is a former electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales.

It included Urana Shire, Jerilderie Shire, Berrigan Shire, Murray Shire, Deniliquin Council, Conargo Shire, Wakool Shire, Hay Shire, Balranald Shire, Wentworth Shire, part of Carrathool Shire (including Goolgowi and Merriwagga), Central Darling Shire, the City of Broken Hill and the Unincorporated Far West.

History

Murray-Darling was created in 1999 from a merger of the Electoral district of Broken Hill and part of the Electoral district of Murray. In 2015, the southern parts of the electorate were absorbed into the new Electoral district of Murray and the northern parts (the City of Broken Hill, the Central Darling Shire and the Unincorporated Far West were absorbed into the Electoral district of Barwon.

Members for Murray-Darling

MemberPartyTerm
  Peter Black Labor 1999–2007
  John Williams The Nationals 2007–2015

Election results

New South Wales state election, 2011: Murray-Darling[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
The Nationals John Williams 28,941 74.1 +17.6
Labor Neville Gasmier 8,096 20.7 -16.3
Greens Heidi Hendry 2,031 5.2 +2.8
Total formal votes 39,068 97.3 -0.6
Informal votes 1,073 2.6 +0.6
Turnout 40,141 87.5
Two-party-preferred result
The Nationals John Williams 29,466 77.2 +17.1
Labor Neville Gasmier 8,684 22.8 -17.1
National hold Swing +17.1

References

  1. "State District Enrolments". Enrolment Statistics: Local Government Enrolments. New South Wales Electoral Commission. July 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
  2. Green, Antony. "2011 New South Wales Election: Analysis of Results" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Library. Retrieved 10 December 2011.

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