Epping is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Monica Tudehope since the 2024 Epping by-election
| Epping 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 | 1999–present | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Monica Tudehope | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Liberal | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Epping | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 59,908 (2024) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 31.68 km2 (12.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Inner-metropolitan | ||||||||||||||
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History
editThe seat was created in 1999, largely replacing Eastwood.[1] Like its predecessor, it was a comfortably safe Liberal seat until 2023 when Perrottet suffered a huge swing against him, making it a marginal seat.
Geography
editOn its current boundaries, Epping includes the suburbs of Beecroft, Cheltenham, Cherrybrook, North Epping and parts of Epping, Carlingford, Castle Hill, Dural, Eastwood, North Parramatta, Pennant Hills and West Pennant Hills.[2]
Members for Epping
edit| Member | Party | Period | Notes | |
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| Andrew Tink [3] | Liberal | 1999–2007 | ||
| Greg Smith [4] | Liberal | 2007–2015 | ||
| Damien Tudehope [5] | Liberal | 2015–2019 | ||
| Dominic Perrottet [6] | Liberal | 2019–2024 | Premier of New South Wales from 5 October 2021 until 28 March 2023 | |
| Monica Tudehope | Liberal | 2024–present | Elected at the 2024 Epping state by-election | |
Election results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Monica Tudehope | 25,439 | 57.08 | +8.14 | |
| Greens | Duncan Voyage | 10,851 | 24.35 | +13.79 | |
| Independent | Edgar Lu | 4,602 | 10.33 | +10.33 | |
| Independent | Dezhong (Jerry) Wang | 2,435 | 5.46 | +5.46 | |
| Libertarian | Rob Cribb | 1,240 | 2.78 | +2.78 | |
| Total formal votes | 44,567 | 96.60 | −1.00 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,569 | 3.40 | +1.00 | ||
| Turnout | 46,136 | 77.01 | −13.69 | ||
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Monica Tudehope | 27,010 | 69.22 | +14.46 | |
| Greens | Duncan Voyage | 12,011 | 30.78 | +30.78 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |||
References
edit- ^ Green, Antony. Epping. New South Wales Election 2019. ABC News (Australia).
- ^ "Epping". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ "Mr Andrew Arnold Tink (1953- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- ^ "The Hon. Gregory Eugene Smith". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ^ "Mr Damien Francis Tudehope MP". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ "The Hon. Dominic Francis Perrottet MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ^ "LA - Check Count Final Results - First Preference Votes - Epping". NSW State Election Results 2024. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ "LA Check Count Final Results - Distribution of Preferences - Epping". NSW State Election Results 2024. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 8 November 2024.