Electoral district of Hornsby

Hornsby
New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
Hornsby; New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
	Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election
State	New South Wales
Created	1927–1991, 1999–present
MP	James Wallace
Party	Liberal
Namesake	Hornsby, New South Wales
Electors	61,257 (2024)
Area	320.13 km2 (123.6 sq mi)
Demographic	Outer-metropolitan
	Electorates around Hornsby:

Last updated August 30, 2025

Electoral district of Hornsby is an electoral district of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in Australia. Hornsby is one of two post-1927 electorates to have never been held by the Labor Party, and always by the Liberal Party, a predecessor party to the Liberals, or an independent, the other being Vaucluse.^[a]

Geography

On its current boundaries, Hornsby takes in the suburbs of Asquith, Berrilee, Berowra, Berowra Heights, Berowra Waters, Brooklyn, Canoelands, Cowan, Dangar Island, Galston, Glenorie, Hornsby Heights, Laughtondale, Mount Colah, Mount Kuring-gai, Singletons Mill, Sunny Corner and parts of Dural, Hornsby, Middle Dural, Pennant Hills, Round Corner, Thompsons Corner and Wisemans Ferry.

Members for Hornsby

First incarnation (1927–1991)
Member		Party	Term
	James Shand ^[1]	Nationalist	1927–1932
		United Australia	1932–1941
		Ind. United Australia	1941–1941
	Sydney Storey ^[2]	Ind. United Australia	1941–1945
		Liberal	1945–1962
		Independent Liberal	1962–1962
	John Maddison ^[3]	Liberal	1962–1973
	Neil Pickard ^[4]	Liberal	1973–1991
Second incarnation (1999–present)
	Stephen O'Doherty ^[5]	Liberal	1999–2002
	Judy Hopwood ^[6]	Liberal	2002–2011
	Matt Kean ^[7]	Liberal	2011–2024

Election results

2024 Hornsby by-election ^[8]^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	James Wallace	24,578	49.93	+6.64
	Greens	Tania Salitra	12,713	25.83	+11.54
	One Nation	Steve Busch	2,740	5.57	−2.36
	Independent	Brendon Clarke	2,205	4.48	+4.48
	Independent	Benjamin Caswell	1,680	3.41	+0.54
	Animal Justice	Sheila Milgate	1,616	3.28	+3.28
	Libertarian	Marc Hendrickx	1,508	3.06	−0.86
	Sustainable Australia	Justin Thomas	1,337	2.72	+1.03
	Independent	Roger Woodward	847	1.72	+1.72
Total formal votes			49,224	96.75	−0.89
Informal votes			1,655	3.25	+0.89
Turnout			50,879	83.06	−8.95
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	James Wallace	26,781	64.34	+6.30
	Greens	Tania Salitra	14,840	35.66	+35.66
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A

References

↑ "Major James Barclay Shand (1870–1944)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 10 June 2019.
↑ "Mr Sydney Albert Dawson Storey (1896-1966)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 11 May 2019.
↑ "The Hon. John Clarkson Maddison (1921-1982)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 13 May 2019.
↑ "The Hon. Neil Edward William Pickard (1929-2007)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 11 May 2019.
↑ "Mr Stephen Mark O'Doherty (1959- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 5 May 2019.
↑ "Mrs (Judy) Judith Hopwood (1954- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 30 August 2019.
↑ "Mr (Matt) Matthew John Kean, MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 April 2019.
↑ "LA - Check Count Final Results - First Preference Votes - Hornsby". NSW State Election Results 2024. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
↑ "LA Check Count Final Results - Distribution of Preferences - Hornsby". NSW State Election Results 2024. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 8 November 2024.

Notes

↑ Many regional seats such as Port Macquarie have never been held by Labor and only by either the Liberals, The Nationals or an independent, but those seats do not count because The Nationals have held them before.

External links

"Hornsby". New South Wales Electoral Commission . Retrieved 23 November 2019.

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[James_Shand_NSW_parl-2] "Major James Barclay Shand (1870–1944)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 10 June 2019.

[Storey_NSW_parl-3] "Mr Sydney Albert Dawson Storey (1896-1966)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 11 May 2019.

[John_Maddison_NSW_parl-4] "The Hon. John Clarkson Maddison (1921-1982)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 13 May 2019.

[Neil_Pickard_NSW_parl-5] "The Hon. Neil Edward William Pickard (1929-2007)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 11 May 2019.

[Stephen_O'Doherty_NSW_parl-6] "Mr Stephen Mark O'Doherty (1959- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 5 May 2019.

[Judy_Hopwood_NSW_parl-7] "Mrs (Judy) Judith Hopwood (1954- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 30 August 2019.

[Matt_Kean_NSW_parl-8] "Mr (Matt) Matthew John Kean, MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 April 2019.

[9] "LA - Check Count Final Results - First Preference Votes - Hornsby". NSW State Election Results 2024. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 8 November 2024.

[10] "LA Check Count Final Results - Distribution of Preferences - Hornsby". NSW State Election Results 2024. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 8 November 2024.

[1] Many regional seats such as Port Macquarie have never been held by Labor and only by either the Liberals, The Nationals or an independent, but those seats do not count because The Nationals have held them before.

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