Electoral district of Murray

For other uses, see Electoral district of Murray (disambiguation).

Murray New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
Location in New South Wales
State	New South Wales
Dates current	1859–1999 2015–present
MP	Austin Evans
Party	National Party
Namesake	Murray River
Electors	55,931 (2017)
Area	107,362.20 km2 (41,452.8 sq mi)

Murray is an electoral district in the Australian state of New South Wales.

Murray is a regional electorate lying in the southwestern corner of the state. It encompasses several local government areas, namely Wentworth Shire, Balranald Shire, Carrathool Shire, the City of Griffith, Leeton Shire, Hay Shire, Murrumbidgee Shire, Wakool Shire, Murray Shire, Edward River Council and Berrigan Shire.

History

Murray was a single-member electorate from 1859 to 1920, but from 1920 to 1927 it was merged with Albury, Corowa and Wagga Wagga to create a three-member electorate, voting by proportional representation. It was recreated as a single-member electorate in 1927. Murray was abolished in 1999 when it was merged with Broken Hill to create Murray-Darling.

Murray was recreated for the 2015 state election, combining the southern part of the abolished district of Murray-Darling and the western part of the abolished district of Murrumbidgee.

Members for Murray

Single-member (1859–1880)
Member		Party	Term
	John Hay	None	1859–1864
	Robert Landale	None	1864–1869
	Patrick Jennings	None	1869–1872
	William Hay	None	1872–1877
	Robert Barbour	None	1877–1880

Two members (1880–1894)
Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term
	William Hay	None	1880–1882		Alexander Wilson	None	1880–1885
	Robert Barbour	None	1882–1887			None
					John Chanter	None	1885–1887
		Protectionist	1887–1894			Protectionist	1887–1894

Single-member (1894–1920)
Member		Party	Term
	James Hayes	Protectionist	1894–1901
		Progressive	1901–1904
	Robert Scobie	Labour	1904–1917
		Nationalist	1917–1917
	Brian Doe	Nationalist	1917–1920

Three members (1920–1927)
Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term
	George Beeby	Progressive	1920–1920		William O'Brien	Labor	1920–1925		Richard Ball	Nationalist	1920–1927
	Matthew Kilpatrick	Progressive	1920–1925
		Country	1925—1927		Vern Goodin	Labor	1925–1927
						Independent	1927–1927

Murray (1927–1999)
Member		Party	Term
	Mat Davidson	Labor	1927–1930
	John Donovan	Labor	1930–1932
	Joe Lawson	Country	1932–1968
		Independent	1968–1973
	Mary Meillon	Liberal	1973–1980
	Tim Fischer	National	1980–1984
	Jim Small	National	1985–1999
Murray (2015–present)
Member		Party	Term
	Adrian Piccoli	National	2015–2017
	Austin Evans	National	2017–present

Election results

Murray state by-election, 2017

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Austin Evans	18,548	40.7	−14.8
	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers	Helen Dalton	14,332	31.5	+31.5
	Labor	Michael Kidd	9,324	20.5	+4.3
	Independent	Brian Mills	1,363	3.0	−0.8
	Independent	Peter Robinson	1,072	2.4	+2.4
	Greens	Ray Goodlass	912	2.0	−0.2
Total formal votes			45,551	96.9	+0.6
Informal votes			1,466	3.1	−0.6
Turnout			47,017	84.0	−3.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
	National	Austin Evans	21,237	53.3	−19.3
	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers	Helen Dalton	18,570	46.7	+46.7
	National hold		Swing	–19.3

New South Wales state election, 2015: Murray

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Adrian Piccoli	25,752	55.5	−22.3
	Independent	Helen Dalton	8,440	18.2	+18.2
	Labor	Max Buljubasic	7,509	16.2	−1.3
	Independent	Brian Mills	1,745	3.8	+3.8
	Greens	Jordanna Glassman	1,035	2.2	−1.1
	No Land Tax	Garry Codemo	929	2.0	+2.0
	Christian Democrats	David Elder	651	1.4	+0.0
	Independent	Atul Misra	337	0.7	+0.7
Total formal votes			46,398	96.3	−0.5
Informal votes			1,801	3.7	+0.5
Turnout			48,199	87.5	−3.7
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Adrian Piccoli	28,295	75.2	−5.7
	Labor	Max Buljubasic	9,329	24.8	+5.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
	National	Adrian Piccoli	27,504	72.7	−8.3
	Independent	Helen Dalton	10,353	27.3	+27.3
	National hold		Swing	−8.3