Yaralla was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It was created in 1968, named after Yaralla Estate and largely replaced Concord, extending west to the districts of Parramatta and Granville. It also extended to the north of the Parramatta River, absorbing parts of Eastwood, Parramatta and Ryde [1] It was abolished in 1981 with the area south of the river being absorbed by Electoral district of Burwood and the area north of the river by the re-created district of Ryde. [2] [3] [4] The first member was Lerryn Mutton (Liberal) who had previously unsuccessfully contested Concord. [5] [6] The sitting member Garry McIlwaine (Labor) successfully contested Ryde. [7] [8]
Member | Party | Period | |
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Lerryn Mutton | Liberal | 1968–1978 | |
Garry McIlwaine | Labor | 1978–1981 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Garry McIlwaine | 16,219 | 56.5 | +10.9 | |
Liberal | Lerryn Mutton | 11,533 | 40.1 | -14.3 | |
Democrats | Christopher Dunkerley | 973 | 3.4 | +3.4 | |
Total formal votes | 28,725 | 97.6 | -0.2 | ||
Informal votes | 697 | 2.4 | +0.2 | ||
Turnout | 29,422 | 92.5 | +1.1 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Garry McIlwaine | 16,706 | 58.2 | +12.6 | |
Liberal | Lerryn Mutton | 12,019 | 41.8 | -12.6 | |
Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +12.6 |
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