Electoral district of Wollondilly

Wollondilly New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
Location in Hunter-Sydney-Illawarra region
State	New South Wales
Dates current	1904–1981 2007–present
MP	Jai Rowell
Party	Liberal Party of Australia
Area	3,327.48 km^2 (1,284.7 sq mi)

Wollondilly is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is currently held by Jai Rowell of the Liberal Party of Australia.

History

Wollondilly was first established in 1904, partly replacing Bowral. In 1920, with the introduction of proportional representation, it absorbed Wollongong and Allowrie and elected three members simultaneously. In 1927, it was split into the single-member electorates of Wollondilly, Wollongong and Illawarra. It was abolished in 1981, but was recreated for the 2007 election, partly replacing Southern Highlands.^[1]

Wollondilly is one of three other electorates in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly to have been held by two Premiers of New South Wales while in office. Both Premiers Tom Lewis and George Fuller held Wollondilly while in office, the other two electorates being Ku-ring-gai and Maroubra

Wollondilly was recreated for the 2007 state election, covering areas previously belonging to the districts of Campbelltown, Camden and Southern Highlands, the last of which was abolished.^[2] It encompassed all of Wollondilly Shire (including Picton, Tahmoor, Bargo, Yanderra, Thirlmere, Buxton, Wilton, Appin, Douglas Park, Menangle, Cawdor, The Oaks, Oakdale, Warragamba and Silverdale) and part of the City of Campbelltown (including Ambarvale, Glen Alpine, some of Bradbury, St Helens Park, Rosemeadow, Gilead, Wedderburn and Menangle Park).^[3]

The next redistribution prior to the 2015 state election saw Wollondilly undergo a southward expansion. It gained the towns of Hill Top, Balmoral, Yerrinbool, Colo Vale, Willow Vale, Mittagong and Bowral from the district of Goulburn. At the same time Wollondilly ceded several suburbs at its northern end, losing Ambarvale, Glen Alpine, Bradbury, St Helens Park, Rosemeadow, Gilead, Wedderburn and Menangle Park to the district of Campbelltown and Camden Park to the district of Camden..^[4]

Members for Wollondilly

First Incarnation (1904––1920, 1 member)
Member		Party	Term
	William McCourt	Liberal Reform	1904–1913
	Frank Badgery	Liberal Reform	1913–1915
	(Sir) George Fuller	Liberal Reform	1915–1917
		Nationalist	1917–1920

(1920–1927, 3 members)
Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term
	Sir George Fuller	Nationalist	1920–1927		Billy Davies	Labor	1920–1927		John Cleary	Labor	1920–1922
				Mark Morton				Nationalist	1922–1925
				Andrew Lysaght				Labor	1925–1927

(1927–1981, 1 members)
Member		Party	Term
	George Fuller	Nationalist	1927–1928
	Mark Morton	Nationalist	1928–1932
		United Australia	1932–1938
	Jeff Bate	United Australia	1938–1945
		Liberal	1945–1949
	Blake Pelly	Liberal	1950–1957
	Tom Lewis	Liberal	1957–1978
	Bill Knott	Labor	1978–1981
(2007–present, 1 member)
Member		Party	Term
	Phil Costa	Labor	2007–2011
	Jai Rowell	Liberal	2011–present

Election results

New South Wales state election, 2015: Wollondilly[5][6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jai Rowell	27,345	58.0	+2.1
	Labor	Ciaran O'Brien	11,429	24.2	+5.3
	Greens	Patrick Darley-Jones	3,957	8.4	+1.1
	Independent	Lynette Styles	1,821	3.9	+3.9
	Christian Democrats	Susan Pinsuti	1,559	3.3	−0.2
	No Land Tax	Maria Foia	1,073	2.3	+2.3
Total formal votes			47,184	96.2	+0.5
Informal votes			1,844	3.8	−0.5
Turnout			49,028	92.9	−0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Jai Rowell	28,795	67.3	−4.3
	Labor	Ciaran O'Brien	13,994	32.7	+4.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	−4.3

References

1. "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 2007-04-13.
2. "Redistribution Commissioners' Report" (PDF). Election Funding Authority of New South Wales. 21 December 2004. Retrieved 2006-12-05.
3. "Wollondilly". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 2011-10-08.
4. "Wollondilly". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 2015-02-27.
5. State Electoral District of Wollondilly: First Preference Votes, NSWEC.
6. State Electoral District of Wollondilly: Distribution of Preferences, NSWEC.