Electoral district of Swansea

Swansea
Labor Party
Swansea; Labor Party
Namesake	Swansea
Electors	56,681 (2019)
Area	191.45 km2 (73.9 sq mi)
Demographic	Provincial
	Electorates around Swansea:

Swansea is an

Labor Party

.

Swansea is situated between

Budgewoi.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Swansea was created in 1981 and has usually been held by Labor.

Members for Swansea

	Party	Term
Don Bowman ^[4]	Labor	1981–1988
Ivan Welsh ^[5]	Independent	1988–1991
Don Bowman ^[4]	Labor	1991–1995
Jill Hall ^[6]	Labor	1995–1998
Milton Orkopoulos ^[7]	Labor	1999–2006
Milton Orkopoulos ^[7]	Independent	2006–2006
Robert Coombs ^[8]	Labor	2007–2011
Garry Edwards ^[9]	Liberal	2011–2014
Garry Edwards ^[9]	Independent	2014–2015
Yasmin Catley ^[10]	Labor	2015–present

Election results

2023 New South Wales state election: Swansea^[11]^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Yasmin Catley	27,943	53.6	+3.9
	Liberal	Megan Anderson	14,590	28.0	−4.9
	Greens	Heather Foord	4,463	8.6	+1.4
	Sustainable Australia	Alan Ellis	3,253	6.2	+6.2
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Jackson	1,918	3.7	+3.7
Total formal votes			52,167	96.3	+0.6
Informal votes			2,010	3.7	−0.6
Turnout			54,177	88.9	−2.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Yasmin Catley	30,972	65.4	+4.8
	Liberal	Megan Anderson	16,351	34.6	−4.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.8

References

^ "Swansea". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Swansea". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
^ "Swansea- NSW Electorate, Candidates, Results". NSW Votes 2019. ABC News. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Mr (Don) Donald John Bowman (1936-2013)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
^ "Mr Ivan Joseph Welsh (1940–2007)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
^ "Mrs Jill Griffiths Hall (1949- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
^ "Mr Milton Orkopoulos (1957- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
^ "Mr Robert Darcy Coombs (1959- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
^ "Mr Garry Keith Edwards (1950- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
^ "Ms Yasmin Maree Catley, MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
^ LA First Preference: Swansea, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
^ LA Two Candidate Preferred: Swansea, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.

[1] "Swansea". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.

[Green_Swansea-2] Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Swansea". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 September 2019.

[3] "Swansea- NSW Electorate, Candidates, Results". NSW Votes 2019. ABC News. Retrieved 10 September 2019.

[Don_Bowman_NSW_parl-4] "Mr (Don) Donald John Bowman (1936-2013)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 May 2019.

[Ivan_Welsh_NSW_parl-5] "Mr Ivan Joseph Welsh (1940–2007)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.

[Jill_Hall_NSW_parl-6] "Mrs Jill Griffiths Hall (1949- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.

[Milton_Orkopoulos_NSW_parl-7] "Mr Milton Orkopoulos (1957- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.

[Robert_Coombs_NSW_parl-8] "Mr Robert Darcy Coombs (1959- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 September 2019.

[Garry_Edwards_NSW_Parl-9] "Mr Garry Keith Edwards (1950- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 May 2019.

[Yasmin_Catley_NSW_parl-10] "Ms Yasmin Maree Catley, MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 April 2019.

[11] LA First Preference: Swansea, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.

[12] LA Two Candidate Preferred: Swansea, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.

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