Electoral district of Kogarah

Location within Sydney

Kogarah is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales in Sydney's St George district. It is represented by Cherie Burton of the Australian Labor Party.

History

Kogarah was created for the 1930 election, partly replacing the abolished districts of Oatley and St George. It was a marginal seat in the 1930's and 1940's, however since 1953, it has become increasingly safe for the Australian Labor Party.

Members for Kogarah

Member		Party	Term
	Mark Gosling	Labor	1930—1932
	James Ross	United Australia	1932—1941
	William Currey	Labor	1941—1948
	Douglas Cross	Liberal	1948—1953
	Bill Crabtree	Labor	1953—1983
	Brian Langton	Labor	1983—1999
	Cherie Burton	Labor	1999—present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Kogarah

New South Wales state election, 2011: Kogarah
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Cherie Burton	19,668	44.2	-12.6
	Liberal	Miray Hindi	18,360	41.3	+14.3
	Greens	Simone Francis	3,952	8.9	+1.8
	Christian Democrats	Joseph Abdel Massih	2,507	5.6	+1.6
Total formal votes			44,487	96.0	-0.8
Informal votes			1,851	4.0	+0.8
Turnout			46,338	93.2
Two-candidate preferred result
	Labor	Cherie Burton	21,207	51.9	-15.8
	Liberal	Miray Hindi	19,665	48.1	+15.8
	Labor hold		Swing	-15.8

External links

• "Kogarah". New South Wales Electoral Commission. http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/state_government_elections/electoral_districts/all_districts_/kogarah. Retrieved 2011-09-30.