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Electoral district of Tamworth

Tamworth
New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
NSW Electoral District 2019 - Tamworth.png
Location in New South Wales
StateNew South Wales
Dates current1880–1920
1927–present
MPKevin Anderson
PartyNational Party
Electors56,751 (2019)
Area21,719.78 km2 (8,386.1 sq mi)

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 covers the entirety of Tamworth Regional Council, Gunnedah Shire, Walcha Shire and a small part of Liverpool Plains Shire around Werris Creek.[1]

History

Tamworth 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

First incarnation 1880–1920

Two members (1880–1894)
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
Liberal Reform 1907–1910
Independent Liberal 1910–1913
Frank Chaffey [12] Liberal Reform 1913–1917
Nationalist 1917–1920

Second incarnation 1927–present

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 NSW 1973–1991
Tony Windsor [15] Independent 1991–2001
John Cull [16] National NSW 2001–2003
Peter Draper [17] Independent 2003–2011
Kevin Anderson [18] National NSW 2011–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Tamworth
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2019 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Tamworth[edit]
2019 New South Wales state election: Tamworth [19][20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Kevin Anderson 27,855 55.07 +0.00
Independent Mark Rodda 8,283 16.38 +16.38
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Jeff Bacon 8,180 16.17 +16.17
Labor Steve Mears 4,133 8.17 +2.40
Greens Robin Gunning 1,367 2.70 +0.57
Animal Justice Emma Hall 760 1.50 +1.50
Total formal votes 50,578 97.80 +0.11
Informal votes 1,136 2.20 −0.11
Turnout 51,714 91.12 −1.07
Two-party-preferred result
National Kevin Anderson 32,700 79.47 +0.53
Labor Steve Mears 8,448 20.53 −0.53
Two-candidate-preferred result
National Kevin Anderson 30,522 71.11 +11.07
Independent Mark Rodda 12,403 28.89 −11.07
National hold Swing +11.07

References

  1. ^ "Electoral Commission of New South Wales". Electoral Commission of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Mr Robert Henry Levien (1849–1938)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Mr Sydney Burdekin (1839-1899)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Mr John Gill (1823-1889)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Mr Michael Burke (2) (1865–1937)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  6. ^ "The Hon William Springthorpe Dowel (1837-1905)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  7. ^ "Sir George Richard Dibbs (1834–1904)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  8. ^ "Mr Albert Bathurst Piddington (1862-1945)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  9. ^ "Mr William Bowie Stewart Campbell Sawers (1844-1916)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  10. ^ "Mr Raymond Joseph Walsh (1862-1930)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  11. ^ "Mr John Garland (1862-1921)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  12. ^ a b "The Hon. Captain Frank Augustus Chaffey (1888–1940)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  13. ^ "Major William Adolphus Chaffey (1915-1987)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  14. ^ "Mr (Noel) Ernest Noel Park, DSO, ED (1920-1994)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  15. ^ "Mr Antony Harold Curties Windsor (1950– )". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  16. ^ "John Douglas Cull (1951- )". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  17. ^ "Mr Peter Ross Draper (1958- )". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  18. ^ "The Hon. Kevin John Anderson, MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  19. ^ "Tamworth: First Preference Votes". 2019 NSW election results. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  20. ^ "Tamworth: Distribution of Preferences". 2019 NSW election results. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
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