Electoral district of Monaro
Monaro Labor | |||||||||||||||
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Namesake | Monaro Region | ||||||||||||||
Electors | 56,951 (2019) | ||||||||||||||
Area | 20,479.02 km2 (7,907.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Demographic | Rural | ||||||||||||||
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Monaro, also known as Maneroo (1856–1858), Monara (1858–1879) and Manaro (1894–1904) is an
Labor party since the 2023 New South Wales state election
.
Monaro is a regional district in the south of the state. It encompasses the
Adaminaby.[1]
History
The electorate was created in 1856 for the First Parliament under the name Maneroo, derived from an
Queanbeyan, which is its major city. In 1920, with the introduction of proportional representation, it was absorbed into Goulburn, along with Bega
. It was recreated in 1927.
Nationals member Nichole Overall made history in 2022 by being elected as the first female representative of the Monaro. Overall's husband was previously mayor of the City of Queanbeyan.
Members for Monaro
First incarnation (1858–1920) | |||||||
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1856–1880, 1 member | |||||||
Member | Party | Term | |||||
Daniel Egan | None | 1856–1859 | |||||
Alexander Hamilton | None | 1859–1860 | |||||
Thomas Garrett | None | 1860–1864 | |||||
James Martin | None | 1864–1865 | |||||
William Grahame
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None | 1865 –1869
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Daniel Egan | None | 1870–1870 | |||||
James Hart | None | 1870 –1872
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William Grahame
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None | 1872–1874 | |||||
Alexander Montague | None | 1875–1877 | |||||
John Murphy
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None | 1877–1880 | |||||
1880–1894, 2 members | |||||||
Member | Party | Term | Member | Party | Term | ||
Henry Badgery | None | 1880–1885 | Robert Tooth
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None | 1880–1884 | ||
David Ryrie | None | 1884–1885 | |||||
Henry Dawson | None | 1885–1887 | Harold Stephen | None | 1885–1887 | ||
Protectionist | 1887–1894 | Thomas O'Mara | Ind. Protectionist | 1887–1889 | |||
Harold Stephen | Protectionist | 1889–1889 | |||||
Gus Miller | Protectionist | 1889–1894 | |||||
1894–1920, 1 member | |||||||
Member | Party | Term | |||||
Gus Miller | Protectionist | 1894–1901 | |||||
Labour | 1901–1918 | ||||||
John Bailey
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Labor | 1918–1920 | |||||
Second incarnation (1927–present) | |||||||
1927–present 1 member | |||||||
Member | Party | Term | |||||
William Hedges | Country | 1927–1941 | |||||
John Seiffert | Labor | 1941–1950 | |||||
Independent Labor | 1950–1953 | ||||||
Labor | 1953–1965 | ||||||
Steve Mauger | Liberal | 1965–1976 | |||||
John Akister | Labor | 1976–1988 | |||||
Peter Cochran | National | 1988–1999 | |||||
Peter Webb | National | 1999–2003 | |||||
Steve Whan | Labor | 2003–2011 | |||||
John Barilaro | National | 2011–2021 | |||||
Nichole Overall | National | 2022–2023 | |||||
Steve Whan | Labor | 2023–present |
Election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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National | Nichole Overall | 19,890 | 39.1 | −13.2 | |
Labor | Steve Whan | 19,401 | 38.1 | +11.0 | |
Greens
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Jenny Goldie | 3,924 | 7.7 | −0.2 | |
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Chris Pryor | 3,077 | 6.1 | −1.7 | |
Independent | Andrew Thaler | 1,855 | 3.6 | +3.6 | |
Legalise Cannabis | Josie Tanson | 1,722 | 3.4 | +3.4 | |
Sustainable Australia | James Holgate | 987 | 1.9 | +1.9 | |
Total formal votes | 50,856 | 97.5 | +0.1 | ||
Informal votes | 1,313 | 2.5 | −0.1 | ||
Turnout | 52,169 | 87.7 | −0.2 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Steve Whan | 23,757 | 52.3 | +13.9 | |
National | Nichole Overall | 21,676 | 47.7 | −13.9 | |
Labor gain from National | Swing | +13.9 |
References
- ^ "Monaro". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ "1904 Redistribution". Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.
- ^ "Notice of final electoral districts". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 227. 22 April 1904. p. 3251. Retrieved 10 December 2019 – via Trove.
- ^ LA First Preference: Monaro, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ LA Two Candidate Preferred: Monaro, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.