Electoral district of Clarence
| Clarence New South Wales—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election | |||||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
| Dates current | 1859–1920 1927–present | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Richie Williamson | ||||||||||||||
| Party | The Nationals | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Clarence River | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 56,859 (2019) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 13,494.54 km2 (5,210.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Rural | ||||||||||||||
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Clarence is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales.
It includes all of the Clarence Valley Council including Grafton, Maclean, Yamba, Illuka, Junction Hill, Ulmarra, Coutts Crossing and Glenreagh, as well as all of the Richmond Valley Council including Casino, Coraki, Woodburn, Evans Head and Tatham.[1]
History
Clarence was created in 1859, replacing the New South Wales part of Clarence and Darling Downs. With the introduction of proportional representation in 1920, it was absorbed into Byron along with Lismore. It was recreated in 1927.
It has historically been a safe National seat, having been held by that party for all but seven years in its current incarnation. However, Labor has won it at high-tide elections.
Members for Clarence
| First incarnation (1859–1920) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | Term | |
| Clark Irving [2] | None | 1859–1864 | |
| John Laycock [3] | None | 1864–1866 | |
| John Robertson [4] | None | 1866–1869 | |
| Thomas Bawden [5] | None | 1869–1880 | |
| Charles Fawcett [6] | None | 1880–1880 | |
| John Purves [7] | None | 1880–1887 | |
| John McFarlane [8] | Protectionist | 1887–1901 | |
| Progressive | 1901–1907 | ||
| Liberal Reform | 1907–1915 | ||
| William Zuill [9] | Liberal Reform | 1915–1917 | |
| Nationalist | 1917–1920 | ||
| Second incarnation (1927–present) | |||
| Member | Party | Term | |
| Alfred Pollack [10] | Country | 1927–1931 | |
| Alfred Henry [11] | Country | 1931–1938 | |
| Cecil Wingfield [12] | Country | 1938–1955 | |
| Bill Weiley [13] | Country | 1955–1971 | |
| Matt Singleton [14] | Country | 1971–1981 | |
| Don Day [15] | Labor | 1981–1984 | |
| Ian Causley [16] | National | 1984–1996 | |
| Harry Woods [17] | Labor | 1996–2003 | |
| Steve Cansdell [18] | National | 2003–2011 | |
| Chris Gulaptis [19] | National | 2011–2023 | |
| Richie Williamson | National | 2023–present | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National | Richie Williamson | 24,247 | 49.6 | +3.0 | |
| Labor | Leon Ankersmit | 10,700 | 21.9 | +0.9 | |
| Greens | Greg Clancy | 3,739 | 7.6 | −0.3 | |
| Legalise Cannabis | Mark Rayner | 3,708 | 7.6 | +7.6 | |
| Independent | Debrah Novak | 3,433 | 7.0 | +7.0 | |
| Independent | Nicki Levi | 1,320 | 2.7 | +2.7 | |
| Sustainable Australia | George Keller | 1,061 | 2.2 | +0.6 | |
| Independent Indigenous | Brett Duroux | 725 | 1.5 | +1.5 | |
| Total formal votes | 48,933 | 96.2 | −0.5 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,911 | 3.8 | +0.5 | ||
| Turnout | 50,844 | 88.8 | −0.7 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| National | Richie Williamson | 26,475 | 64.3 | −0.2 | |
| Labor | Leon Ankersmit | 14,731 | 35.7 | +0.2 | |
| National hold | Swing | −0.2 | |||
References
- ^ "Clarence". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ "Mr Clark Irving (1808-1865)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- ^ "Mr John Connell Laycock (1818-1897)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- ^ "Sir John Robertson (1816–1891)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ "Mr Thomas Bawden (1833-1897)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ "Mr Charles Hugh Fawcett (1813-1890)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- ^ "Major John Mitchell Purves (1847-1915)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ^ "Mr John McFarlane (1854-1915)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ "Mr William Arthur Zuill (1867–1942)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ^ "Mr Alfred John Pollack (1878–1931)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "Mr Alfred Stephen Henry (1890-1938)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "Mr Cecil Gordon Wingfield (1893-1955)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ "Mr William Robert Weiley (1901–1989)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ "Mr (Matt) Matthew Singleton (1927- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ "The Hon. Donald DAY (1924–2010)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ "Mr Ian Raymond Causley (1940– )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "The Hon. Harry Francis Woods (1947- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "Mr (Steve) Stephen Rhett Cansdell (1950- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- ^ "Mr Christopher Gulaptis MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- ^ LA First Preference: Clarence, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ LA Two Candidate Preferred: Clarence, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
