Electoral district of Georges River

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Georges River was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1930 to 2007. It was replaced by Oatley. [1] [2] [3]

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Members for Georges River

MemberPartyPeriod
  Ted Kinsella Labor 1930–1932
  Cecil Monro United Australia 1932–1941
  Arthur Williams Labor 1941–1953
  Frank O'Neill Labor 1953–1956
  Douglas Cross Liberal 1956–1970
  Frank Walker Labor 1970–1988
  Terry Griffiths Liberal 1988–1994
  Independent 1994–1995
  Marie Ficarra Liberal 1995–1999
  Kevin Greene Labor 1999–2007

Election results

2003 New South Wales state election: Georges River [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Kevin Greene 21,84052.4+5.3
Liberal Joanne McCafferty13,14831.5-5.4
Greens Christine Welsh2,5046.0+3.0
Unity John Lau1,8724.5+2.5
Independent Michele Adair1,2463.0+3.0
AAFI Francis Bush5771.4-0.6
One Nation Mary Kennedy5291.3-4.0
Total formal votes24,62897.7-0.1
Informal votes1,0022.3+0.1
Turnout 42,71892.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kevin Greene 24,62863.7+7.4
Liberal Joanne McCafferty14,05436.3-7.4
Labor hold Swing +7.4

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References

  1. Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856 (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  2. "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  3. Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Georges River". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 2 October 2011.
  4. Green, Antony. "2003 Georges River". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 2020.