Electoral district of Manly

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Manly
New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
NSW Electoral District 2023 - Manly.svg
Electoral district of Manly
Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election
State New South Wales
Created1927
MP James Griffin
Party Liberal
Namesake Manly
Electors 55,672 (2019)
Area26 km2 (10.0 sq mi)
DemographicUrban
Coordinates 33°47′31″S151°15′40″E / 33.79194°S 151.26111°E / -33.79194; 151.26111
Electorates around Manly:
Wakehurst Wakehurst Pacific Ocean
Willoughby Manly Pacific Ocean
North Shore Vaucluse Pacific Ocean

Manly is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, and covers a large portion of the Northern Beaches Council local government area. Created in 1927, although it has historically tended to be a Liberal-leaning seat, Manly has had a history of independent local members. It is represented by James Griffin for the Liberal Party, and was previously represented by the former Premier of New South Wales, Mike Baird.

Contents

On 23 January 2017, Baird resigned as Premier and member for Manly, [1] triggering a by-election in the district which was held on 8 April and won by Liberal candidate James Griffin. [2]

Geography

On its current boundaries, Manly takes in the suburbs of Balgowlah, Balgowlah Heights, Clontarf, Curl Curl, Fairlight, Freshwater, Manly, Manly Vale, North Balgowlah, North Curl Curl, Queenscliff, Seaforth and parts of Brookvale and Dee Why.

Members for Manly

MemberPartyPeriod
  Alfred Reid   [3] Nationalist 1927–1931
  United Australia 1931–1944
  Independent Democrat 1944–1945
  Liberal 1945
  Douglas Darby   [4] Liberal 1945–1962
  Independent Liberal 1962–1968
  Liberal 1968–1978
  Alan Stewart   [5] Labor 1978–1984
  David Hay   [6] Liberal 1984–1991
  Peter Macdonald   [7] Independent 1991–1999
  David Barr   [8] Independent 1999–2007
  Mike Baird   [9] Liberal 2007–2017
  James Griffin   [10] Liberal 2017–present

Election results

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2023 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Manly.[ edit ]
2023 New South Wales state election: Manly [11] [12] [13] [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal James Griffin 23,76445.0−7.6
Independent Joeline Hackman14,36527.2+27.2
Labor Jasper Thatcher6,79412.9−5.4
Greens Terry Le Roux4,7349.0−9.4
Independent Phillip Altman1,3952.6+2.6
Animal Justice Bailey Mason1,0622.0−0.4
Sustainable Australia Emanuele Paletto7111.3−1.7
Total formal votes52,82597.8+0.1
Informal votes1,1892.2−0.1
Turnout 54,01488.5−0.9
Notional two-party-preferred count
Liberal James Griffin 27,67962.5−2.1
Labor Jasper Thatcher16,59237.5+2.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal James Griffin 25,54154.8−8.3
Independent Joeline Hackman21,02745.2+45.2
Liberal hold 

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References

  1. ↑ "NSW Premier Mike Baird resigns". Illawarra Mercury. 19 January 2017.
  2. ↑ "Manly by-election 2017: Griffin wins despite swing". The Daily Telegraph. 8 April 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "Mr Alfred Albert Edward Ernest (Theodore Muswellbrooke Orlando) Vassa Reid (1867–1945)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  4. ↑ "Mr Evelyn Douglas Darby (1910-1985)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  5. ↑ "Dr Alan Gibson Stewart (1938 - )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  6. ↑ "Mr David Aberdeen Hay (1933- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  7. ↑ "Dr Peter Alexander Cameron Macdonald (1943- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  8. ↑ "Mr David Barr, BA, MA, DipLaw (1946- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  9. ↑ "Mr (Mike) Michael Bruce Baird (1968- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  10. ↑ "Mr James Henry Griffin MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  11. ↑ LA First Preference: Manly, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  12. ↑ LA Two Candidate Preferred: Manly, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  13. ↑ Two Candidate Preferred (TCP) Analytical Tool: Manly, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  14. ↑ Green, Antony. "2020/21 NSW Redistribution: Analysis of Draft Electoral Boundaries" (PDF). Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
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