Electoral district of Tamworth

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Tamworth
National Party
NamesakeTamworth
Electors56,751 (2019)
Area21,719.78 km2 (8,386.1 sq mi)
DemographicProvincial and rural
Electorates around Tamworth:
Barwon Northern Tablelands Northern Tablelands
Barwon Tamworth Northern Tablelands
Barwon Upper Hunter Upper Hunter

Tamworth is an

National Party
. In 2019 Anderson was sworn in as the Minister for Better Regulation & Innovation, with additional responsibility for Thoroughbred, Greyhound and Harness Racing codes in New South Wales.

Tamworth covers the entirety of Tamworth Regional Council, Gunnedah Shire, Walcha Shire and a small part of Liverpool Plains Shire around Werris Creek.[1]

History

Tamworth was created in 1880 and it elected two members between 1891 and 1894. In 1894, with the abolition of multi-member electorates, new electorates were established such as Quirindi, Bingara and Uralla-Walcha, and Tamworth became a single-member electorate. Proportional representation was introduced in 1920 and Tamworth, along with Gwydir, was absorbed into Namoi. In 1927 single-member electorates were re-established, including Tamworth.

Members for Tamworth

First incarnation 1880–1920

Two members (1880–1894)
Member Party Term Member Party Term
 
Robert Levien [2]
None 1880–1887   Sydney Burdekin[3] None 1880–1882
  John Gill[4] None 1882–1885
  Michael Burke[5] None 1885–1887
  Protectionist 1887–1894   William Dowel[6] Protectionist 1887–1894
Single-member (1894–1920)
Member Party Term
  George Dibbs[7] Protectionist 1894–1895
  Albert Piddington[8] Free Trade 1895–1898
  William Sawers[9] Protectionist 1898–1901
  Raymond Walsh[10] Independent 1901–1903
  Progressive 1903–1903
  John Garland[11] Liberal Reform 1903–1904
 
Robert Levien [2]
Progressive 1904–1907
Former Progressive 1907–1910
  Independent Liberal 1910–1913
  Frank Chaffey[12] Liberal Reform 1913–1917
  Nationalist 1917–1920

Second incarnation 1927–present

Single-member (1927—present)
Member Party Term
  Frank Chaffey[12] Nationalist 1927–1932
  United Australia 1932–1940
  Bill Chaffey[13] United Australia 1940–1941
  Independent 1941–1947
  Country 1947–1972
  Independent 1972–1973
  Noel Park[14] National 1973–1991
  Tony Windsor[15] Independent 1991–2001
  John Cull[16] National 2001–2003
  Peter Draper[17] Independent 2003–2011
  Kevin Anderson[18] National 2011–present

Election results

2023 New South Wales state election: Tamworth[19][20][21][22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Kevin Anderson 27,333 51.7 −1.8
Independent Mark Rodda 10,418 19.7 +4.0
Labor Kate McGrath 6,864 13.0 +3.8
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Matthew Scanlan 3,705 7.0 −9.8
Greens
Ryan Brooke 1,786 3.4 +0.6
Legalise Cannabis Sue Raye 1,554 2.9 +2.9
Informed Medical Options Rebecca McCredie 887 1.7 +1.7
Sustainable Australia Colin Drain 328 0.6 +0.5
Total formal votes 52,875 97.5 −0.3
Informal votes 1,374 2.5 +0.3
Turnout 54,249 89.3 −1.4
Notional two-party-preferred count
National Kevin Anderson 32,433 74.2 −3.8
Labor Kate McGrath 11,292 25.8 +3.8
Two-candidate-preferred
result
National Kevin Anderson 29,998 65.8 −5.0
Independent Mark Rodda 15,601 34.2 +5.0
National hold Swing −5.0

References

  1. ^ "Electoral Commission of New South Wales". Electoral Commission of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Mr Robert Henry Levien (1849–1938)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Mr Sydney Burdekin (1839-1899)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Mr John Gill (1823-1889)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Mr Michael Burke (2) (1865–1937)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  6. ^ "The Hon William Springthorpe Dowel (1837-1905)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  7. ^ "Sir George Richard Dibbs (1834–1904)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  8. ^ "Mr Albert Bathurst Piddington (1862-1945)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  9. ^ "Mr William Bowie Stewart Campbell Sawers (1844-1916)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  10. ^ "Mr Raymond Joseph Walsh (1862-1930)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  11. ^ "Mr John Garland (1862-1921)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  12. ^ a b "The Hon. Captain Frank Augustus Chaffey (1888–1940)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  13. ^ "Major William Adolphus Chaffey (1915-1987)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  14. ^ "Mr (Noel) Ernest Noel Park, DSO, ED (1920-1994)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  15. ^ "Mr Antony Harold Curties Windsor (1950– )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  16. ^ "John Douglas Cull (1951- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  17. ^ "Mr Peter Ross Draper (1958- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  18. ^ "The Hon. Kevin John Anderson, MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  19. ^ LA First Preference: Tamworth, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  20. ^ LA Two Candidate Preferred: Tamworth, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  21. ^ Two Candidate Preferred (TCP) Analytical Tool: Summer Hill, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  22. ^ Green, Antony. "2020/21 NSW Redistribution: Analysis of Draft Electoral Boundaries" (PDF). Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 April 2023.