| Myall Lakes New South Wales—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
) Location in New South Wales | |
| State | New South Wales |
| Dates current | 1988–present |
| MP | Stephen Bromhead |
| Party | The Nationals |
| Electors | 57,689 (2019) |
| Area | 5,023.82 km2 (1,939.7 sq mi) |
Myall Lakes is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Stephen Bromhead of The Nationals.
Myall Lakes covers most of the former Great Lakes Council including Forster, Tuncurry, Bulahdelah, Nabiac, Failford, Pacific Palms, Smiths Lake, Bungwahl, Coolongolook and Wootton, as well as most of the former City of Greater Taree including Taree, Cundletown, Wingham, Tinonee, Old Bar, Krambach, Nabiac, Possum Brush and Hallidays Point.[1]
History
Myall Lakes was created in 1988, partly replacing Gloucester.
Members for Myall Lakes
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Turner [2] | National | 1988–2011 | |
| Stephen Bromhead [3] | National | 2011–present | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National | Stephen Bromhead | 24,367 | 48.43 | +1.56 | |
| Labor | David Keegan | 14,691 | 29.20 | +1.26 | |
| Independent | Paul Sandilands | 4,169 | 8.29 | +8.29 | |
| Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Heather Elliott | 3,518 | 6.99 | +6.99 | |
| Greens | Ellie Spence | 2,797 | 5.56 | −1.04 | |
| Sustainable Australia | Quentin Bye | 773 | 1.54 | +1.54 | |
| Total formal votes | 50,315 | 96.70 | −0.33 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,715 | 3.30 | +0.33 | ||
| Turnout | 52,030 | 90.19 | −0.56 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| National | Stephen Bromhead | 25,990 | 59.19 | +0.45 | |
| Labor | David Keegan | 17,916 | 40.81 | −0.45 | |
| National hold | Swing | +0.45 | |||
References
- ^ "Myall Lakes". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ "Mr John Harcourt Turner (1949- )". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ "Mr Stephen Bruce Bromhead MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
- ^ "Myall Lakes: First Preference Votes". 2019 NSW election results. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- ^ "Myall Lakes: Distribution of Preferences". 2019 NSW election results. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 22 September 2019.