| Epping New South Wales—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
| Dates current | 1999–present | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Dominic Perrottet | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Liberal | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Epping | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 54,489 (2019) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 31.68 km2 (12.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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Epping is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Dominic Perrottet of the Liberal Party.
It includes the suburbs of Beecroft, Cheltenham, Cherrybrook, North Epping and parts of Epping, Carlingford, Castle Hill, Dural, Eastwood, Pennant Hills and West Pennant Hills.[1]
The seat was created in 1999, largely replacing Eastwood.[2] Like its predecessor, it is a comfortably safe Liberal seat.
Members for Epping
| Member | Party | Period | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Tink [3] | Liberal | 1999–2007 | |
| Greg Smith [4] | Liberal | 2007–2015 | |
| Damien Tudehope [5] | Liberal | 2015–2019 | |
| Dominic Perrottet [6] | Liberal | 2019–present | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Dominic Perrottet | 27,506 | 55.88 | +1.54 | |
| Labor | Alan Mascarenhas | 13,652 | 27.73 | +8.04 | |
| Greens | Simon Margan | 5,143 | 10.45 | −3.69 | |
| Independent | Victor Waterson | 1,544 | 3.14 | +3.14 | |
| Keep Sydney Open | Samuel Lyndon | 1,379 | 2.80 | +2.80 | |
| Total formal votes | 49,224 | 97.73 | +0.19 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,145 | 2.27 | −0.19 | ||
| Turnout | 50,369 | 92.44 | −0.65 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Dominic Perrottet | 28,584 | 62.38 | −3.85 | |
| Labor | Alan Mascarenhas | 17,238 | 37.62 | +3.85 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | −3.85 | |||
References
- ^ "Epping". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ Green, Antony. Epping. New South Wales Election 2019. ABC News (Australia).
- ^ "Mr Andrew Arnold Tink (1953- )". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- ^ "The Hon. Gregory Eugene Smith". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ^ "Mr Damien Francis Tudehope MP". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ "The Hon. Dominic Francis Perrottet MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ^ "Epping: First Preference Votes". 2019 NSW election results. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- ^ "Epping: Distribution of Preferences". 2019 NSW election results. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 22 September 2019.