Kiama is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is currently represented by Gareth Ward. Originally elected as a member of the Liberal Party, Ward stood down from the party in May 2021 following allegations of sexual misconduct.
| Kiama 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 | 1859–1904 1981–present | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Gareth Ward | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Independent | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Kiama | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 55,490 (2019) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 2,275.06 km2 (878.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Rural | ||||||||||||||
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The electorate is named after and includes the Municipality of Kiama. It also includes the southern part of the City of Shellharbour (including the suburbs of Albion Park and the western part of Albion Park Rail) and the part of the City of Shoalhaven to the north of the Shoalhaven river (including Bomaderry and Berry). It includes a thinly populated area to the west of Nowra south of the Shoalhaven. It also includes Marshall Mount in the City of Wollongong.
History
editKiama was created in 1859. It was abolished in 1904 with the downsizing of parliament after federation and replaced by Allowrie.[1][2] It was recreated in 1981, replacing parts of Illawarra and South Coast.
Members for Kiama
edit| First incarnation (1859—1904) | |||
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| Member | Party | Term | |
| Samuel Gray [3] | None | 1859–1864 | |
| Henry Parkes [4] | None | 1864–1870 | |
| John Stewart [5] | None | 1871–1874 | |
| Samuel Charles [6] | None | 1874–1880 | |
| Harman Tarrant [7] | None | 1880–1887 | |
| Angus Cameron [8] | Free Trade | 1887–1889 | |
| George Fuller [9] | Free Trade | 1889–1894 | |
| Alexander Campbell [10] | Ind. Protectionist | 1894–1895 | |
| Protectionist | 1895–1901 | ||
| Progressive | 1901–1904 | ||
| Second incarnation (1981–present) | |||
| Member | Party | Term | |
| Bill Knott [11] | Labor | 1981–1986 | |
| Bob Harrison [12] | Labor | 1986–1999 | |
| Matt Brown [13] | Labor | 1999–2011 | |
| Gareth Ward [14] | Liberal | 2011–2021 | |
| Independent | 2021–present | ||
Election results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Gareth Ward | 20,316 | 38.79 | +38.79 | |
| Labor | Katelin McInerney | 18,010 | 34.39 | +6.19 | |
| Liberal | Melanie Gibbons | 6,301 | 12.03 | −41.56 | |
| Greens | Tonia Gray | 5,833 | 11.14 | −0.74 | |
| Sustainable Australia | John Gill | 1,911 | 3.65 | +0.73 | |
| Total formal votes | 52,371 | 96.90 | +0.07 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,678 | 3.10 | −0.07 | ||
| Turnout | 54,049 | 89.82 | −1.28 | ||
| Notional two-party-preferred count | |||||
| Labor | Katelin McInerney | 24,564 | 69.73 | +31.74 | |
| Liberal | Melanie Gibbons | 10,665 | 30.27 | −31.74 | |
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Independent | Gareth Ward | 23,018 | 50.76 | +50.76 | |
| Labor | Katelin McInerney | 22,329 | 49.24 | +11.25 | |
| Member changed to Independent from Liberal | |||||
References
edit- ^ "New Electorate Boundaries". Illawarra Mercury. 27 April 1904. Retrieved 12 March 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ "The new electorates: where and what they are". Evening News. 26 March 1904. p. 3. Retrieved 7 December 2019 – via Trove.
- ^ "Mr Samuel William Gray (1823–1889)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- ^ "Sir Henry Parkes (1815-1896)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- ^ "Mr John Stewart [1] (1810-1896)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- ^ "Mr Samuel Charles (1818-1901)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- ^ "Mr Harman John Tarrant (1844-1900)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ^ "Mr Angus Cameron (1847-1896)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- ^ "Sir George Warburton Fuller (1861–1940)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ "Mr Alexander James Campbell (1846-1926)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "William Edwin Knott (1921-2013)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "Mr (Bob) Robert Joseph Wilson Harrison (1934- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- ^ "Mr (Matt) Matthew James Brown (1972- )". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ "The Hon. Gareth James Ward MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
- ^ LA First Preference: Kiama, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ LA Two Candidate Preferred: Kiama, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ Two Candidate Preferred (TCP) Analytical Tool: Kiama, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
External links
edit- "Kiama". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.