Electoral district of Wollongong
| Wollongong New South Wales—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
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Location in Hunter-Sydney-Illawarra region | |
| State | New South Wales |
| Dates current |
1904–1920 1927–1930 1968–present |
| MP | Noreen Hay |
| Party | Australian Labor Party |
| Area | 79.25 km2 (30.6 sq mi) |
Wollongong is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Noreen Hay of the Australian Labor Party. Since a redistribution in 2013,[1] it has covered an area of 79.25 square kilometres and includes the localities of Berkeley, Coachwood Park, Coniston, Cordeaux Heights, Corrimal, Cringila, Fairy Meadow, Farmborough Chase, Farmborough Heights, Figtree, Gwynneville, Kembla Grange, Kembla Heights, Kemblawarra, Lake Heights, Lindsay Heights, Mangerton, Mount Kembla, Mount Saint Thomas, North Wollongong, Port Kembla, Primbee, Spring Hill, Towradgi, Unanderra, Warrawong, West Wollongong, Windang, Wollongong.[2]
History
Wollongong was created in 1904,[3] replacing parts of Woronora and Kiama. In 1920, with the introduction of proportional representation, it was absorbed into Wollondilly, along with Allowrie. In 1927, with the abolition of proportional representation, it was recreated, along with a new Illawarra electorate. In 1930, it was replaced by Bulli. In 1941, a new electorate of Wollongong-Kembla was created. This was split into Wollongong and Kembla in 1968.
Wollongong has rarely been won by right-wing parties and in recent decades has become one of Labor's safest seats.
Members for Wollongong
| First incarnation (1904—1920) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | Term | |
| John Nicholson | Labour | 1904–1916 | |
| Nationalist | 1916–1917 | ||
| Billy Davies | Labor | 1917–1920 | |
| Second incarnation (1927—1930) | |||
| Member | Party | Term | |
| Billy Davies | Labor | 1927–1930 | |
| Third incarnation (1968—present) | |||
| Member | Party | Term | |
| Jack Hough | Liberal | 1968–1971 | |
| Eric Ramsay | Labor | 1971–1984 | |
| Frank Arkell | Independent | 1984–1991 | |
| Gerry Sullivan | Labor | 1991–1999 | |
| Col Markham | Labor | 1999–2003 | |
| Noreen Hay | Labor | 2003–present | |
Election results
| New South Wales state election, 2015: Wollongong[4][5] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labor | Noreen Hay | 20,071 | 40.4 | +3.6 | |
| Liberal | Cameron Walters | 10,465 | 21.0 | −0.1 | |
| Independent | Arthur Rorris | 10,162 | 20.4 | +20.4 | |
| Greens | Mitchell Bresser | 4,747 | 9.5 | −0.2 | |
| No Land Tax | Noreen Colonelli | 2,197 | 4.4 | +4.4 | |
| Christian Democrats | Clarrie Pratt | 1,463 | 2.9 | +0.4 | |
| Cyclists | Phil Latz | 613 | 1.2 | +1.2 | |
| Total formal votes | 49,718 | 95.9 | +0.2 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,123 | 4.1 | −0.2 | ||
| Turnout | 51,841 | 89.1 | −1.9 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Noreen Hay | 24,326 | 63.4 | +4.2 | |
| Liberal | Cameron Walters | 14,019 | 36.6 | −4.2 | |
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Noreen Hay | 22,293 | 58.9 | +4.3 | |
| Independent | Arthur Rorris | 15,556 | 41.1 | +41.1 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +4.3 | |||
References
- ↑ "2013 Redistribution process". 2013 NSW Electoral Boundaries Redistribution. New South Wales Electoral Commission. 23 January 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ↑ "Wollongong". NSW Electoral Commission. New South Wales Electoral Commission. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ↑ "New Electorate Boundaries". Illawarra Mercury. 27 April 1904. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ↑ State Electoral District of Wollongong: First Preference Votes, NSWEC.
- ↑ State Electoral District of Wollongong: Distribution of Preferences, NSWEC.
External links
- "Wollongong". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.