Maroubra is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales located south-east of Sydney CBD. It is currently represented by Michael Daley, former leader of the Labor Party.
| Maroubra 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 | 1950–present | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Michael Daley | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Labor Party | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Maroubra | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 56,169 (2019) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 46.33 km2 (17.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Inner-metropolitan | ||||||||||||||
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Geography
editOn its current boundaries, Maroubra takes in the suburbs of Banksmeadow, Botany, Chifley, Daceyville, Eastgardens, Hillsdale, Kingsford, La Perouse, Little Bay, Malabar, Maroubra, Maroubra Junction, Matraville, Pagewood, Phillip Bay, Port Botany and parts of Eastlakes.[1]
History
editMaroubra is one of four current electorates in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly to have been held by two Premiers of New South Wales while in office. Both Premiers Bob Heffron and Bob Carr have held Maroubra while in office, the other three electorates being Ku-ring-gai, Willoughby and Wollondilly.
Maroubra has always been a safe seat for the Labor Party. It has had one of the fewest turnover of members of current seats in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, with just four members in over 60 years - equal with the electorates of Lake Macquarie and Wagga Wagga.
Members for Maroubra
edit| Member | Party | Term | |
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| Bob Heffron [2] | Labor | 1950–1968 | |
| Bill Haigh [3] | Labor | 1968–1983 | |
| Bob Carr [4] | Labor | 1983–2005 | |
| Michael Daley [5] | Labor | 2005–present | |
Election results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labor | Michael Daley | 27,076 | 54.4 | +12.5 | |
| Liberal | Bill Burst | 13,378 | 26.9 | −5.1 | |
| Greens | Kym Chapple | 5,835 | 11.7 | +4.4 | |
| Informed Medical Options | Roderick Aguilar | 1,554 | 3.1 | +3.1 | |
| Animal Justice | Holly Williamson | 1,096 | 2.2 | +2.2 | |
| Sustainable Australia | Monique Isenheim | 850 | 1.7 | −0.2 | |
| Total formal votes | 49,789 | 97.0 | −0.2 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,516 | 3.0 | +0.2 | ||
| Turnout | 51,305 | 86.3 | −1.0 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Michael Daley | 31,677 | 68.7 | +10.4 | |
| Liberal | Bill Burst | 14,427 | 31.3 | −10.4 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +10.4 | |||
References
edit- ^ "Maroubra". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ "Mr Robert James Heffron (1890–1978)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
- ^ "The Hon. William Henry Haigh (1924-2017)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ "The Hon. (Bob) Robert John Carr (1947– )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ^ "Mr Michael John Daley". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
- ^ LA First Preference: Maroubra, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ LA Two Candidate Preferred: Maroubra, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.