| Maroubra New South Wales—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
| Dates current | 1950–present | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Michael Daley | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Labor Party | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 56,169 (2019) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 46.33 km2 (17.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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Maroubra is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is currently represented by Michael Daley, former leader of the Labor Party,
Maroubra includes the suburbs of Banksmeadow, Botany, Chifley, Daceyville, Eastgardens, Hillsdale, Kingsford, La Perouse, Little Bay, Malabar, Maroubra, Maroubra Junction, Matraville, Pagewood, Phillip Bay, Port Botany and parts of Eastlakes.[1]
History
Maroubra is one of three current electorates in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly to have been held by two Premiers of New South Wales while in office. Both Premiers Bob Heffron and Bob Carr have held Maroubra while in office, the other two electorates being Wollondilly and Ku-ring-gai.
Maroubra has always been a safe seat for the Labor Party. It has had one of the fewest turnover of members of current seats in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, with just four members in over 60 years - equal with the electorates of Lake Macquarie and Wagga Wagga.
Members for Maroubra
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Heffron [2] | Labor | 1950–1968 | |
| Bill Haigh [3] | Labor | 1968–1983 | |
| Bob Carr [4] | Labor | 1983–2005 | |
| Michael Daley [5] | Labor | 2005–present | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Michael Daley | 20,243 | 41.93 | −10.46 | |
| Liberal | Pat Farmer | 15,329 | 31.75 | −3.61 | |
| Independent | Noel D'Souza | 6,492 | 13.45 | +13.45 | |
| Greens | James Cruz | 3,517 | 7.28 | −1.55 | |
| Keep Sydney Open | Rowan Kos | 1,242 | 2.57 | +2.57 | |
| Sustainable Australia | Petra Campbell | 923 | 1.91 | +1.91 | |
| Conservatives | Caroline Simons | 532 | 1.10 | +1.10 | |
| Total formal votes | 48,278 | 97.25 | +0.13 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,364 | 2.75 | −0.13 | ||
| Turnout | 49,642 | 88.38 | −1.58 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Michael Daley | 24,026 | 58.46 | −2.38 | |
| Liberal | Pat Farmer | 17,069 | 41.54 | +2.38 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | −2.38 | |||
References
- ^ "Maroubra". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ "Mr Robert James Heffron (1890–1978)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
- ^ "The Hon. William Henry Haigh (1924-2017)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ "The Hon. (Bob) Robert John Carr (1947– )". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ^ "Mr Michael John Daley". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
- ^ "Maroubra: First Preference Votes". 2019 NSW election results. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- ^ "Maroubra: Distribution of Preferences". 2019 NSW election results. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 22 September 2019.