Electoral district of Ballina

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Ballina
New South WalesLegislative Assembly
NSW Electoral District 2023 - Ballina.svg
Electoral district of Ballina
Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election
State New South Wales
Dates current1894–1904
1988–present
MP Tamara Smith
Party Greens
Namesake Ballina, New South Wales
Electors 58,971 (2023)
Area1,059.16 km2 (408.9 sq mi)
DemographicRural
Electorates around Ballina:
Lismore Tweed Pacific Ocean
Lismore Ballina Pacific Ocean
Lismore Clarence Pacific Ocean

Ballina is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales.

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History

Ballina was originally created in 1894, when the three-member electorate of Richmond was divided into Richmond, Lismore and Ballina. In 1904, Ballina was replaced by Byron. In 1988, a recreated Ballina and Murwillumbah replaced Byron.

The 2004 redistribution of electoral districts estimated that the electoral district would have 47,246 electors on 29 April 2007. At the 2007 election it encompassed all of Ballina Shire (including Ballina, Alstonville, Lennox Head and Wollongbar) and most of the populated areas of Byron Shire (including Byron Bay, Mullumbimby, Ocean Shores, Suffolk Park, Brunswick Heads, South Golden Beach and Bangalow).

The 2013 NSW state electoral redistribution once again changed the boundaries of the electorate, so at the next election it would comprise the entire shires of Ballina and Byron.

The Greens won the seat of Ballina at the 2015 state election, bringing their lower house representation to three seats. It became the first rural seat in any Australian parliament outside Tasmania to be won by the Greens.

Members for Ballina

First incarnation (1894–1904)
MemberPartyTerm
  John Perry [1] Protectionist 1894–1901
  Progressive 1901–1904
 
Second incarnation (1988–present)
MemberPartyTerm
  Don Page [2] National 1988–2015
  Tamara Smith [3] Greens 2015–present

Election results

2023 New South Wales state election: Ballina [4] [5] [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Greens Tamara Smith 16,79235.2+4.0
National Josh Booyens14,53530.4−7.0
Labor Andrew Broadley10,88022.8−2.2
Independent Kevin Loughrey3,7107.8+7.8
Sustainable Australia Peter Jenkins1,8223.8+1.6
Total formal votes47,73997.0−0.3
Informal votes1,4553.0+0.3
Turnout 49,19483.4−3.7
Notional two-party-preferred count
Labor Andrew Broadley22,44556.2+2.3
National Josh Booyens17,49243.8−2.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
Greens Tamara Smith 23,89757.7+2.9
National Josh Booyens17,50642.3−2.9
Greens hold Swing +2.9

References

  1. "The Hon. John Perry (1) (1845–1922)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  2. "The Hon. Donald Loftus Page (1951- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  3. "Ms Tamara Francine Smith, MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  4. LA First Preference: Ballina, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  5. LA Two Candidate Preferred: Ballina, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  6. Two Candidate Preferred (TCP) Analytical Tool: Ballina, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  7. Green, Antony. "2020/21 NSW Redistribution: Analysis of Draft Electoral Boundaries" (PDF). Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 April 2023.