Electoral district of Wagga Wagga
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Wagga Wagga is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Daryl Maguire of the Liberal Party of Australia.
According to the report for the 2004 redistribution of electoral districts, it is estimated that the electoral district will have 48,460 electors on 29 April 2007.[1] At the 2007 election it included the City of Wagga Wagga, Lockhart Shire and Tumut Shire (except for an area around Cabramurra).[2]
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[edit] History
Wagga Wagga was created in 1894. In 1920, Wagga Wagga, Albury and Corowa was absorbed into Murray and elected four members under proportional representation. At the end of proportional representation in 1927, Wagga Wagga was recreated.
[edit] Members for Wagga Wagga
| First incarnation (1894—1904) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | Term | |
| James Gormly | Protectionist | 1894—1901 | |
| Progressive | 1901—1904 | ||
| Second incarnation (1913—1920) | |||
| Member | Party | Term | |
| Walter Boston | Labor | 1913—1917 | |
| George Beeby | Nationalist | 1917—1920 | |
| Third incarnation (1927—present) | |||
| Member | Party | Term | |
| Matthew Kilpatrick | Country | 1927—1941 | |
| Eddie Graham | Labor | 1941—1957 | |
| Wal Fife | Liberal | 1957—1975 | |
| Joe Schipp | Liberal | 1975—1999 | |
| Daryl Maguire | Liberal | 1999—present | |
[edit] Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the district of Wagga Wagga
| New South Wales state election, 2011: Wagga Wagga[3] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Daryl Maguire | 24,393 | 53.5 | -5.5 | |
| Independent | Joe McGirr | 13,960 | 30.6 | +30.6 | |
| Labor | Glenn Elliott-Rudder | 4,609 | 10.1 | -22.4 | |
| Greens | Ros Prangnell | 1,527 | 3.4 | -5.0 | |
| Christian Democrats | Sylvia Mulholland | 1,070 | 2.3 | +2.3 | |
| Total formal votes | 45,559 | 97.8 | -0.1 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,028 | 2.2 | +0.1 | ||
| Turnout | 46,587 | 92.3 | |||
| Two-candidate preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Daryl Maguire | 25,542 | 60.3 | -2.8 | |
| Independent | Joe McGirr | 16,823 | 39.7 | +39.7 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | -2.8 | |||
[edit] References
- ^ "Redistribution Commissioners' Report". Election Funding Authority of New South Wales. 21 December 2004. http://efa.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/2105/pagesivtovii300.pdf. Retrieved 2006-12-18.
- ^ "Wagga Wagga Electoral District". New South Wales Electoral Commission. http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/state_government_elections/electoral_districts/all_districts_/wagga_wagga. Retrieved 2007-01-23.
- ^ 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=35. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
[edit] External links
- "Wagga Wagga". New South Wales Electoral Commission. http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/profiles/district_profiles/wagga_wagga. Retrieved 2011-09-24.
