Electoral district of Baulkham Hills

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Baulkham Hills
New South WalesLegislative Assembly
NSW Electoral District 2019 - Baulkham Hills.png
Location within Sydney
State New South Wales
Abolished2023
Dates current1991–2023
Namesake Baulkham Hills, New South Wales
Electors 55,564 (2019)
Area41 km2 (15.8 sq mi)
DemographicOuter metropolitan
Electorates around Baulkham Hills:
Riverstone Castle Hill Epping
Riverstone Baulkham Hills Epping
Seven Hills Parramatta Epping

Baulkham Hills was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. Its last member was David Elliott of the Liberal Party. [1]

Contents

Baulkham Hills was a 41 km² electorate in Sydney's north-west, taking in the suburbs of Baulkham Hills, Bella Vista and parts of Carlingford, Castle Hill, Kellyville, North Rocks and West Pennant Hills. [2] [3] [4]

The Baulkham Hills electorate was first created in 1991, replacing the short-lived electorate of Carlingford (1988–1991). As with its predecessor, it covers a series of wealthy and largely conservative suburbs. As a result of a redistribution in 2021, Baulkham Hills was abolished at the 2023 election; its territory split between Castle Hill, Epping and Kellyville. [5]

Members for Baulkham Hills

MemberPartyPeriod
  Wayne Merton Liberal 1991–2011
  David Elliott Liberal 2011–2023

Election results

2019 New South Wales state election: Baulkham Hills [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal David Elliott 30,04059.71−4.82
Labor Ryan Tracey11,60023.06+0.89
Greens Erica Hockley3,9377.83−0.08
Christian Democrats Craig Hall1,8683.71+0.29
Animal Justice Linda Newfield1,4852.95+2.95
Sustainable Australia Heather Boyd1,3802.74+2.74
Total formal votes50,31097.48+0.22
Informal votes1,3022.52−0.22
Turnout 51,61292.89−0.92
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal David Elliott 31,65868.68−3.11
Labor Ryan Tracey14,43431.32+3.11
Liberal hold Swing −3.11

References

  1. "The Hon. David Andrew Elliott MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  2. "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  3. "Baulkham Hills". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 18 May 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  4. "Mr Wayne Ashley Merton". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  5. "Redistribution of electoral districts 2021" (PDF). NSW Electoral Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  6. "Baulkham Hills: First Preference Votes". 2019 NSW election results. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  7. "Baulkham Hills: Distribution of Preferences". 2019 NSW election results. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 January 2022.