Electoral district of Balmain

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Balmain
New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
NSW Electoral District 2023 - Balmain.svg
Electoral district of Balmain
Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election
State New South Wales
Created1885, 2007
Abolished1894, 1991
MP Kobi Shetty
Party Greens
Namesake Balmain, New South Wales
Electors 58,785 (2023)
Area16.14 km2 (6.2 sq mi)
DemographicInner metropolitan
Electorates around Balmain:
Drummoyne Lane Cove North Shore
Drummoyne
Summer Hill 		Balmain Sydney
Summer Hill Newtown Newtown

Balmain is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly of the Australian state of New South Wales in Sydney's Inner West. It is currently represented by Kobi Shetty of the Greens.

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Geography

On its current boundaries, Balmain includes the suburbs and localities of Annandale, Balmain, Balmain East, Birchgrove, Forest Lodge, Glebe, Glebe Island, Leichhardt, Lilyfield, Rozelle, White Bay and parts of Camperdown and Ultimo. [1]

History

Balmain was established in 1880 and from 1882, it elected two members, from 1885 it elected three members and from 1889 until 1894 it elected four members simultaneously. Voters cast a vote for each vacancy and the leading candidates were elected. In 1894 it was split into Balmain North, Balmain South, Annandale and Leichhardt, each electing one member. In 1904 with the downsizing of the Assembly after Federation, Balmain North and part of Balmain South were combined into a single electorate, electing one member. In 1920, parts of the electoral districts of Balmain, Annandale, Camperdown, Darling Harbour, Glebe and Rozelle were combined to create a new incarnation of Balmain, which elected five members by proportional representation. This was replaced by single member electorates of Balmain, Annandale, Glebe and Rozelle for the 1927 election. Balmain was abolished in 1991, being replaced by Port Jackson. It was recreated for the 2007 election, taking in large parts of the abolished district of Port Jackson (the Sydney CBD and Pyrmont, which were previously in Port Jackson, became part of the new Electoral district of Sydney).

Historically, Balmain has been a working-class seat and very safe for Labor—at the 1978 election, Labor won an 84.2 percent two-party vote. However, as with several inner-city seats, demographic change and the rise of the Greens has seen a strong Green vote in Balmain since the party first contested the seat from the seat's recreation at the 2007 election. Following the 2019 election, it is considered a safe Greens seat. [2] [3] [4] [5]

Matthews' ALP supporters. Photograph by Sam Hood taken about 1934 Matthews ALP supporters.jpg
Matthews' ALP supporters. Photograph by Sam Hood taken about 1934

Following the 2023 New South Wales state election, the seat became a marginal Greens seat following the retirement of Jamie Parker.

Members for Balmain

First incarnation (1880–1894)
1880–1882, 1 member
MemberPartyTerm
  Jacob Garrard   [6] None 1880–1882
1882–1885, 2 members
MemberPartyTermMemberPartyTerm
  Jacob Garrard   [6] None 1882–1885  William Hutchinson   [7] None 1882–1885
1885–1889, 3 members
MemberPartyTermMemberPartyTermMemberPartyTerm
  Jacob Garrard   [6] None 1885–1887  Solomon Hyam   [8] None 1885–1887  John Hawthorne   [9] None 1885–1887
  Free Trade 1887–1889  Frank Smith   [10] Free Trade 1887–1889  Free Trade 1887–1889
1889–1894, 4 members
MemberPartyTermMemberPartyTermMemberPartyTermMemberPartyTerm
  Jacob Garrard   [6] Free Trade 1889–1891  Frank Smith   [10] Free Trade 1889–1891  John Hawthorne   [9] Free Trade 1889–1891  George Clubb   [11] Free Trade 1889–1891
  George Clark   [12] Labour 1891–1891  Edward Darnley   [13] Labour 1891–1894  James Johnston   [14] Labour 1891–1894  William Murphy   [15] Labour 1891–1894
  Free Trade 1891–1894
 
Second incarnation (1904–1991)
1904–1920, 1 member
MemberPartyTerm
  Walter Anderson   [16] Liberal Reform 1904–1907
  John Storey   [17] Labour 1907–1920
1920–1927, 5 members
MemberPartyTermMemberPartyTermMemberPartyTermMemberPartyTermMemberPartyTerm
  John Storey   [17] Labor 1920–1921  John Doyle   [18] Labor 1920–1922  Robert Stuart-Robertson   [19] Labor 1920–1927  John Quirk   [20] Labor 1920–1927  Albert Smith   [21] Nationalist 1920–1922
  Tom Keegan   [22] Labor 1921  [lower-alpha 1] –1927
  Robert Stopford   [25] Nationalist 1922–1925  Albert Lane   [26] Nationalist 1922–1927
  H. V. Evatt   [27] Labor 1925–1927
1927–1991, 1 member
MemberPartyTerm
  H. V. Evatt   [27] Independent Labor 1927–1930
  John Quirk   [20] Labor 1930–1938
  Mary Quirk   [28] Labor 1939–1940
  Labor (N-C) 1940–1941
  Labor 1941–1950
  Independent Labor 1950–1950
  John McMahon   [29] Labor 1950–1968
  Roger Degen   [30] Labor 1968–1984
  Peter Crawford   [31] Labor 1984–1988
  Dawn Fraser   [32] Independent 1988–1991
 
Third incarnation (2007–present, 1 member)
MemberPartyTerm
  Verity Firth   [33] Labor 2007–2011
  Jamie Parker   [34] Greens 2011–2023
  Kobi Shetty   Greens 2023–present

Election results

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2023 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Balmain.[ edit ]
2023 New South Wales state election: Balmain [35] [36] [37]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Greens Kobi Shetty 20,24040.48−2.25
Labor Philippa Scott18,55537.11+8.25
Liberal Freya Leach9,56619.13−0.90
Sustainable Australia Stephen Bisgrove1,1892.38+0.84
Public Education Glen Stelzer4470.89+0.89
Total formal votes49,99798.39−0.05
Informal votes8201.61+0.05
Turnout 50,81786.45−0.28
Notional two-party-preferred count
Labor Philippa Scott32,75274.50+4.05
Liberal Freya Leach11,20825.50−4.05
Two-candidate-preferred result
Greens Kobi Shetty 22,11851.80−8.22
Labor Philippa Scott20,58048.20+8.22
Greens hold Swing −8.22

Notes

  1. ↑ John Storey died and Tom Keegan was appointed to replace him in accordance with the Parliamentary Elections (Casual Vacancies) Act. [23] [24]

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References

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  2. ↑ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Balmain". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  3. ↑ "Balmain – NSW Electorate, Candidates, Results". NSW Votes 2019. ABC News . Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  4. ↑ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  5. ↑ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Mr Jacob Garrard (1846–1931)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  7. ↑ "Mr William Alston Hutchinson (1839–1897)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  8. ↑ "Mr Solomon Herbert Hyam (1837–1901)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  9. 1 2 "Mr John Stuart Hawthorne (1848–1942)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  10. 1 2 "Mr Frank James Smith (1852–1910)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  11. ↑ "Mr George Clubb (1844–1924)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  12. ↑ "Mr George Daniel Clark (1848–1933)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  13. ↑ "Mr Edward Darnley (1859–1927)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  14. ↑ "Mr James Johnston (1854–1930)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  15. ↑ "Mr William Alfred Murphy (1858—1929)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  16. ↑ "Mr Walter Anderson (1865–1939)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  17. 1 2 "Mr John Storey (1869–1921)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  18. ↑ "Mr John William Doyle (1875–1951)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  19. ↑ "Mr Robert Stuart-Robertson (1874–1933)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  20. 1 2 "Mr John Quirk (1870–1938)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  21. ↑ "Mr Albert Frank Smith (1885–1975)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  22. ↑ "Mr Thomas Michael Keegan (1878–1937)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  23. ↑ Parliamentary Elections (Casual Vacancies) Act 1920 (NSW).
  24. ↑ Green, Antony. "1921 Balmain by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  25. ↑ "Mr Robert Stopford (1862–1926)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  26. ↑ "Mr Albert Lane (1873–1950)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  27. 1 2 "Mr Herbert Vere Evatt (1894–1965)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 23 September 2019.
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  29. ↑ "The Hon John Michael Alfred McMahon (1914–1975)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  30. ↑ "Mr Roger Charles Degen (1939– )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  31. ↑ "Mr Peter Thomson Crawford (1949–)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  32. ↑ "Ms Dawn Fraser (1937– )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  33. ↑ "The Hon. Verity Helen Firth (1973– )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  34. ↑ "Mr Jamie Thomas Jamie Parker MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  35. ↑ LA First Preference: Balmain, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  36. ↑ LA Two Candidate Preferred: Balmain, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  37. ↑ Two Candidate Preferred (TCP) Analytical Tool: Balmain, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
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