Ballina is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales.
| Ballina 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 | 1894–1904 1988–present | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Tamara Smith | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Greens | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Ballina, New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 59,329 (2019) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1,059.16 km2 (408.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Rural | ||||||||||||||
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History
editBallina was originally created in 1894, when the three-member electorate of Richmond was divided into Richmond, Lismore and Ballina. In 1904, Ballina was replaced by Byron. In 1988, a recreated Ballina and Murwillumbah replaced Byron.
The 2004 redistribution of electoral districts estimated that the electoral district would have 47,246 electors on 29 April 2007. At the 2007 election it encompassed all of Ballina Shire (including Ballina, Alstonville, Lennox Head and Wollongbar) and most of the populated areas of Byron Shire (including Byron Bay, Mullumbimby, Ocean Shores, Suffolk Park, Brunswick Heads, South Golden Beach and Bangalow).
The 2013 NSW state electoral redistribution once again changed the boundaries of the electorate, so at the next election it would comprise the entire shires of Ballina and Byron.
The Greens won the seat of Ballina at the 2015 state election, bringing their lower house representation to three seats. It became the first rural seat in any Australian parliament outside Tasmania to be won by the Greens.
Members for Ballina
edit| First incarnation (1894–1904) | |||
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| Member | Party | Term | |
| John Perry [1] | Protectionist | 1894–1901 | |
| Progressive | 1901–1904 | ||
| Second incarnation (1988–present) | |||
| Member | Party | Term | |
| Don Page [2] | National | 1988–2015 | |
| Tamara Smith [3] | Greens | 2015–present | |
Election results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Greens | Tamara Smith | 16,792 | 35.2 | +4.0 | |
| National | Josh Booyens | 14,535 | 30.4 | −7.0 | |
| Labor | Andrew Broadley | 10,880 | 22.8 | −2.2 | |
| Independent | Kevin Loughrey | 3,710 | 7.8 | +7.8 | |
| Sustainable Australia | Peter Jenkins | 1,822 | 3.8 | +1.6 | |
| Total formal votes | 47,739 | 97.0 | −0.3 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,455 | 3.0 | +0.3 | ||
| Turnout | 49,194 | 83.4 | −3.7 | ||
| Notional two-party-preferred count | |||||
| Labor | Andrew Broadley | 22,445 | 56.2 | +2.3 | |
| National | Josh Booyens | 17,492 | 43.8 | −2.3 | |
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Greens | Tamara Smith | 23,897 | 57.7 | +2.9 | |
| National | Josh Booyens | 17,506 | 42.3 | −2.9 | |
| Greens hold | Swing | +2.9 | |||
References
edit- ^ "The Hon. John Perry (1) (1845–1922)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- ^ "The Hon. Donald Loftus Page (1951- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "Ms Tamara Francine Smith, MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
- ^ LA First Preference: Ballina, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ LA Two Candidate Preferred: Ballina, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ Two Candidate Preferred (TCP) Analytical Tool: Ballina, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ Green, Antony. "2020/21 NSW Redistribution: Analysis of Draft Electoral Boundaries" (PDF). Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
External links
edit- "Ballina". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.