Electoral district of Ballina
| Ballina New South Wales—Legislative Assembly |
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Location in New South Wales |
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| State or territory: | New South Wales |
| Created: | 1894, 1988 |
| Abolished: | 1904 |
| MP: | Don Page |
| Party: | National Party of Australia |
| Namesake: | Ballina, New South Wales |
| Electors: | 48,334 |
| Area: | 890 km² (344 sq mi) |
| Demographic: | Rural |
Ballina is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Donald Page of the National Party of Australia.
The 2004 redistribution of electoral districts estimated that the electoral district would have 47,246 electors on 29 April 2007. At the 2007 election it will encompass all of Ballina Shire (including Ballina, Alstonville, Lennox Head and Wollongbar) and most of the populated areas of Byron Shire (including Byron Bay, Mullumbimby, Ocean Shores, Suffolk Park, Brunswick Heads, South Golden Beach and Bangalow).
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[edit] History
Ballina was originally created in 1894, when the three-member electorate of Richmond was divided into Richmond, Lismore and Ballina. In 1904, Ballina was replaced by Byron. In 1988, a recreated Ballina and Murwillumbah replaced Byron.
[edit] Members for Ballina
| First incarnation (1894—1904) | |||
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| Member | Party | Term | |
| John Perry | Protectionist | 1894—1901 | |
| Progressive | 1901—1904 | ||
| Second incarnation (1988—present) | |||
| Member | Party | Term | |
| Don Page | National | 1988—present | |
[edit] Election results
| New South Wales state election, 2011: Ballina[1] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| National | Don Page | 24,054 | 57.0 | +2.6 | |
| Greens | Simon Richardson | 9,159 | 21.7 | +2.3 | |
| Labor | Toby Warnes | 5,033 | 11.9 | -11.2 | |
| Independent | Karin Kolbe | 2,296 | 5.4 | +5.4 | |
| Christian Democrats | Bruce Kemp | 847 | 2.0 | +2.0 | |
| Family First | Nathan Willis | 835 | 2.0 | +2.0 | |
| Total formal votes | 42,224 | 97.9 | -0.6 | ||
| Informal votes | 886 | 2.1 | +0.6 | ||
| Turnout | 43,110 | 89.0 | -0.9 | ||
| Two-candidate preferred result | |||||
| National | Don Page | 25,816 | 67.8 | +3.3 | |
| Greens | Simon Richardson | 12,268 | 32.2 | +32.2 | |
| National hold | Swing | +3.3 | |||
[edit] References
- ^ Antony Green. "2011 New South Wales Election: Analysis of Results". NSW Parliamentary Library. http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/Prod/parlment/publications.nsf/0/5782D7DAA39DF57ACA25790B001FE146/$File/2011+New+South+Wales+Election+BP+3,2011.pdf#page=16. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
[edit] External links
- "Ballina". New South Wales Electoral Commission. http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/profiles/district_profiles/ballina. Retrieved 2011-07-04.