Electoral district of Baulkham Hills
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| Baulkham Hills New South Wales—Legislative Assembly |
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 Location within Sydney |
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| State or territory: | New South Wales |
| Created: | 1991 |
| MP: | David Elliott |
| Party: | Liberal Party of Australia |
| Namesake: | Baulkham Hills, New South Wales |
| Electors: | 50,920 (2011) |
| Area: | 41 km² (16 sq mi) |
| Demographic: | Outer Metropolitan |
Baulkham Hills is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is a 41 km² electorate in Sydney's north-west, taking in the suburbs of Bella Vista, Baulkham Hills, Northmead, Carlingford and North Rocks. There were 50,920 electors enrolled within the district as of November 2011.
The Baulkham Hills electorate was first created in 1991, replacing the short-lived electorate of Carlingford (1988-1991). As with its predecessor, it covers a series of wealthy and largely conservative suburbs.
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[edit] Members for Baulkham Hills
| Member | Party | Period | |
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| Wayne Merton | Liberal | 1991—2011 | |
| David Elliott | Liberal | 2011—present | |
[edit] Election results
| New South Wales state election, 2011: Baulkham Hills[1] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | David Elliott | 31,000 | 66.0 | +14.4 | |
| Labor | Tony Hay | 8,337 | 17.7 | -13.3 | |
| Greens | Mick Hollins | 5,360 | 11.4 | +3.9 | |
| Christian Democrats | Kaia Thorpe | 2,280 | 4.9 | +0.0 | |
| Total formal votes | 46,977 | 97.2 | -0.3 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,330 | 2.8 | +0.3 | ||
| Turnout | 48,307 | 94.8 | +0.5 | ||
| Two-candidate preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | David Elliott | 32,963 | 76.4 | +15.9 | |
| Labor | Tony Hay | 10,161 | 23.6 | -15.9 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | +15.9 | |||
[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=17. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
[edit] External links
- "Baulkham Hills". New South Wales Electoral Commission. http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/profiles/district_profiles/baulkham_hills. Retrieved 2011-10-08.
