Electoral district of Myall Lakes

Myall Lakes New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
Location in New South Wales
State	New South Wales
Dates current	1988–present
MP	Stephen Bromhead
Party	The Nationals
Area	5,023.82 km^2 (1,939.7 sq mi)

Myall Lakes is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Stephen Bromhead of The Nationals.

Myall Lakes covers most of Great Lakes Shire including Forster, Tuncurry, Bulahdelah, Nabiac, Failford, Pacific Palms, Smiths Lake, Bungwahl, Coolongolook and Wootton, as well as most of the City of Greater Taree including Taree, Cundletown, Wingham, Tinonee, Old Bar, Krambach, Nabiac, Possum Brush and Hallidays Point.^[1]

History

Myall Lakes was created in 1988, partly replacing Gloucester.

Members for Myall Lakes

Member		Party	Term
	John Turner	National	1988–2011
	Stephen Bromhead	National	2011–present

Election results

New South Wales state election, 2015: Myall Lakes[2][3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Stephen Bromhead	22,617	46.9	−17.7
	Labor	David Keegan	13,483	27.9	+15.2
	Independent	Steve Attkins	7,295	15.1	+15.1
	Greens	Stephen Ballantine	3,186	6.6	−0.4
	Christian Democrats	Andrew Weatherstone	1,158	2.4	+2.4
	No Land Tax	Giovina Gouskos	515	1.1	+1.1
Total formal votes			48,254	97.0	+0.2
Informal votes			1,475	3.0	−0.2
Turnout			49,729	90.8	+0.4
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Stephen Bromhead	24,370	58.7	−19.8
	Labor	David Keegan	17,115	41.3	+19.8
	National hold		Swing	−19.8

References

1. "Myall Lakes". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 2015-02-28.
2. State Electoral District of Myall Lakes: First Preference Votes, NSWEC.
3. State Electoral District of Myall Lakes: Distribution of Preferences, NSWEC.