Electoral district of Keira
Keira Labor | |||||||||||||||
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Namesake | Mount Keira | ||||||||||||||
Electors | 58,824 (2019) | ||||||||||||||
Area | 204.43 km2 (78.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Demographic | Provincial | ||||||||||||||
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Keira is an
Labor Party
.
History
Keira was established in 1988 largely as a replacement to the seat of
Liberal Party
in 1988 and 2011 and once to an independent in 1999.
Geography
Keira is a northern Illawarra electorate, currently taking in the northern and western Wollongong suburbs of Figtree, Keiraville, Mount Ousley, Mount Pleasant, Balgownie, Corrimal, Bellambi, Woonona, Bulli, Thirroul, Austinmer and Coledale.[2]
Members for Keira
Member | Party | Term | |
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Col Markham [3] | Labor | 1988–1999 | |
David Campbell [4] | Labor | 1999–2011 | |
Ryan Park [5] | Labor | 2011–present |
Election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Ryan Park | 28,938 | 57.8 | +4.3 | |
Liberal | Noah Shipp | 10,924 | 21.8 | −5.7 | |
Greens
|
Kit Docker | 7,297 | 14.6 | +1.7 | |
Sustainable Australia | Andrew Anthony | 2,867 | 5.7 | +1.7 | |
Total formal votes | 50,026 | 96.9 | +0.2 | ||
Informal votes | 1,589 | 3.1 | −0.2 | ||
Turnout | 51,615 | 89.6 | −2.0 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Ryan Park | 34,592 | 74.2 | +5.9 | |
Liberal | Noah Shipp | 12,059 | 25.8 | −5.9 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +5.9 |
References
- ^ "Keira". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
- ^ "Keira". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ "Mr Colin William Markham (1940- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ "The Hon. David Andrew Campbell (1957- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "Mr Ryan John Park MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
- ^ LA First Preference: Keira, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ LA Two Candidate Preferred: Keira, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.