Tamworth is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by the Honourable Kevin Anderson MP of the 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 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 | 1880–1920 1927–present | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Kevin Anderson | ||||||||||||||
| Party | National Party | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Tamworth | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 56,751 (2019) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 21,719.78 km2 (8,386.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Provincial and rural | ||||||||||||||
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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
editTamworth 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
editFirst incarnation 1880–1920
edit| Two members (1880–1894) | |||||||
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| 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
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit- ^ "Electoral Commission of New South Wales". Electoral Commission of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Mr Robert Henry Levien (1849–1938)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ "Mr Sydney Burdekin (1839-1899)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ^ "Mr John Gill (1823-1889)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ^ "Mr Michael Burke (2) (1865–1937)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ^ "The Hon William Springthorpe Dowel (1837-1905)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- ^ "Sir George Richard Dibbs (1834–1904)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ "Mr Albert Bathurst Piddington (1862-1945)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "Mr William Bowie Stewart Campbell Sawers (1844-1916)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "Mr Raymond Joseph Walsh (1862-1930)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ "Mr John Garland (1862-1921)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ^ a b "The Hon. Captain Frank Augustus Chaffey (1888–1940)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ^ "Major William Adolphus Chaffey (1915-1987)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "Mr (Noel) Ernest Noel Park, DSO, ED (1920-1994)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ "Mr Antony Harold Curties Windsor (1950– )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "John Douglas Cull (1951- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "Mr Peter Ross Draper (1958- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
- ^ "The Hon. Kevin John Anderson, MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- ^ LA First Preference: Tamworth, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ LA Two Candidate Preferred: Tamworth, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ Two Candidate Preferred (TCP) Analytical Tool: Summer Hill, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ Green, Antony. "2020/21 NSW Redistribution: Analysis of Draft Electoral Boundaries" (PDF). Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 April 2023.