Electoral district of Wollondilly

Wollondilly New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election
State	New South Wales
Dates current	1904–1981 2007–present
MP	Judy Hannan
Party	Independent
Namesake	Wollondilly
Electors	57,397 (2019)
Area	3,327.48 km2 (1,284.7 sq mi)
Demographic	Outer-metropolitan and rural
Electorates around Wollondilly: Bathurst Blue Mountains Badgerys Creek Bathurst Wollondilly Camden Goulburn Goulburn Campbelltown

Wollondilly is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is currently represented by independent Judy Hannan, who defeated sitting member Nathaniel Smith at the 2023 New South Wales state election. ^[1]

History

Wollondilly was first established in 1904, partly replacing Bowral. In 1920, with the introduction of proportional representation, it absorbed Wollongong and Allowrie and elected three members simultaneously. In 1927, it was split into the single-member electorates of Wollondilly, Wollongong and Illawarra. It was abolished in 1981, but was recreated for the 2007 election, partly replacing Southern Highlands. ^[2]

Wollondilly is one of four electorates in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly to have been held by two Premiers of New South Wales while in office. Both Premiers Tom Lewis and George Fuller held Wollondilly while in office, the other three electorates being Ku-ring-gai, Maroubra and Willoughby.

Wollondilly was recreated for the 2007 state election, covering areas previously belonging to the districts of Campbelltown, Camden and Southern Highlands, the last of which was abolished. ^[3] It encompassed all of Wollondilly Shire (including Picton, Tahmoor, Bargo, Yanderra, Thirlmere, Buxton, Wilton, Appin, Douglas Park, Menangle, Cawdor, The Oaks, Oakdale, Warragamba and Silverdale) and part of the City of Campbelltown (including Ambarvale, Glen Alpine, some of Bradbury, St Helens Park, Rosemeadow, Gilead, Wedderburn and Menangle Park). ^[4]

The next redistribution prior to the 2015 state election saw Wollondilly undergo a southward expansion. It gained the towns of Hill Top, Balmoral, Yerrinbool, Colo Vale, Willow Vale, Mittagong and Bowral from the district of Goulburn. At the same time Wollondilly ceded several suburbs at its northern end, losing Ambarvale, Glen Alpine, Bradbury, St Helens Park, Rosemeadow, Gilead, Wedderburn and Menangle Park to the district of Campbelltown and Camden Park to the district of Camden. ^[5]

Members for Wollondilly

First incarnation 1904–1981

1904–1920, 1 member
Member		Party	Term
	William McCourt   [6]	Liberal Reform	1904–1913
	Frank Badgery   [7]	Liberal Reform	1913–1915
	George Fuller   [8]	Liberal Reform	1915–1917
		Nationalist	1917–1920

1920–1927, 3 members
Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term
	Sir George Fuller   [8]	Nationalist	1920–1927		Billy Davies   [9]	Labor	1920–1927		John Cleary   [10]	Labor	1920–1922
									Mark Morton   [11]	Nationalist	1922–1925
									Andrew Lysaght Jr.   [12]	Labor	1925–1927

1927–1981, 1 member
Member		Party	Term
	Sir George Fuller   [8]	Nationalist	1927–1928
	Mark Morton   [11]	Nationalist	1928–1932
		United Australia	1932–1938
	Jeff Bate   [13]	United Australia	1938–1945
		Liberal	1945–1949
	Blake Pelly   [14]	Liberal	1950–1957
	Tom Lewis   [15]	Liberal	1957–1978
	Bill Knott   [16]	Labor	1978–1981

Second incarnation 2007–present

2007–present, 1 member
Member		Party	Term
	Phil Costa   [17]	Labor	2007–2011
	Jai Rowell   [18]	Liberal	2011–2018
	Nathaniel Smith   [19]	Liberal	2019–2023
	Judy Hannan	Independent	2023–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Wollondilly

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2023 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Wollondilly.[ edit ]

2023 New South Wales state election: Wollondilly ^{[20] [21] [22] [23]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Nathaniel Smith	17,712	33.8	−4.7
	Independent	Judy Hannan	13,586	25.9	+6.1
	Labor	Angus Braiden	11,505	22.0	+6.9
	One Nation	Rebecca Thompson	6,158	11.8	+0.7
	Greens	Jason Webster	2,616	5.0	−0.6
	Sustainable Australia	Ildiko Haag	792	1.5	+1.5
Total formal votes			52,369	96.9	+0.4
Informal votes			1,698	3.1	−0.4
Turnout			54,067	90.5	−0.2
Notional two-party-preferred count
	Liberal	Nathaniel Smith	22,300	55.0	−9.1
	Labor	Angus Braiden	18,212	45.0	+9.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Judy Hannan	21,588	51.5	+7.5
	Liberal	Nathaniel Smith	20,312	48.5	−7.5
	Independent gain from Liberal		Swing	+7.5

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