Electoral district of Kellyville

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Kellyville
New South WalesLegislative Assembly
NSW Electoral District 2023 - Kellyville.svg
Electoral district of Kellyville
Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election
State New South Wales
Created2023
MP Ray Williams
Party Liberal
Namesake Kellyville
Electors 58,999 (2023)
Area38.70 km2 (14.9 sq mi)
Coordinates 33°42′36″S150°57′11″E / 33.71000°S 150.95306°E / -33.71000; 150.95306
Electorates around Kellyville:
Hawkesbury Castle Hill Castle Hill
Riverstone Kellyville Castle Hill
Winston Hills Winston Hills Castle Hill

Kellyville is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It was contested for the first time at the 2023 election. [1]

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It is a conservative urban electorate in the Hills District in Sydney's north west.

History

Kellyville was created as a result of the 2021 redistribution. The electorate of Baulkham Hills was abolished, and much of it was transferred to Kellyville. The remainder of Kellyville comprises parts of the former Castle Hill. Based on the results of the 2019 election, it was a very safe seat for the Liberal Party with an estimated notional margin of 23.1 percent. [2]

Ray Williams was elected in the 2023 New South Wales state election. [3]

Geography

On its current boundaries, Kellyville takes in the suburbs of Beaumont Hills, Bella Vista, Kellyville, North Kellyville, Norwest and parts of Baulkham Hills, Castle Hill and Rouse Hill. [4]

Members for Kellyville

MemberPartyTerm
  Ray Williams Liberal 2023–present

Election results

2023 New South Wales state election: Kellyville [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ray Williams 29,45055.4−11.1
Labor Alex Karki16,57131.2+9.6
Greens Thelma Ghayyem4,2358.0+1.2
Sustainable Australia Heather Boyd1,5692.9−0.1
Animal Justice Ingrid Akkari1,3682.6+1.6
Total formal votes53,19397.7+0.1
Informal votes1,2732.3−0.1
Turnout 54,46692.3+4.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ray Williams 30,68261.0−12.1
Labor Alex Karki19,65339.0+12.1
Liberal hold Swing −12.1

References

  1. "Redistribution of electoral districts 2021" (PDF). NSW Electoral Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  2. Green, Antony. "2020/21 NSW Redistribution: Analysis of Final Electoral Boundaries" (PDF). Parliament of NSW. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  3. "Kellyville - NSW Electorate, Candidates, Results". abc.net.au. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  4. "Other (410)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . 26 August 2021. p. 2021:1812. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  5. LA First Preference: Kellyville, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  6. LA Two Candidate Preferred: Kellyville, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.