Richie Williamson | |
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Member of the New South Wales Assembly for Clarence | |
Assumed office 25 March 2023 | |
Preceded by | Chris Gulaptis |
Personal details | |
Born | 1973 (age 49–50) Grafton,New South Wales,Australia |
Political party | National Party |
Other political affiliations | Independent |
Residence | Coutts Crossing [1] |
Richard James Williamson (born 1973) is an Australian politician. He was elected a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Clarence for the National Party in 2023. [2]
Williamson grew up in a village south of Grafton. [3]
Williamson was Mayor of Clarence Valley Council from 2008 to 2016. [4] He stood as an Independent candidate in Clarence at the 2011 New South Wales state election but was defeated in the second round by National party candidate Steve Cansdell.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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National | Richie Williamson | 24,247 | 49.6 | +3.0 | |
Labor | Leon Ankersmit | 10,700 | 21.9 | +0.9 | |
Greens | Greg Clancy | 3,739 | 7.6 | −0.3 | |
Legalise Cannabis | Mark Rayner | 3,708 | 7.6 | +7.6 | |
Independent | Debrah Novak | 3,433 | 7.0 | +7.0 | |
Independent | Nicki Levi | 1,320 | 2.7 | +2.7 | |
Sustainable Australia | George Keller | 1,061 | 2.2 | +0.6 | |
Independent Indigenous | Brett Duroux | 725 | 1.5 | +1.5 | |
Total formal votes | 48,933 | 96.2 | −0.5 | ||
Informal votes | 1,911 | 3.8 | +0.5 | ||
Turnout | 50,844 | 88.8 | −0.7 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
National | Richie Williamson | 26,475 | 64.3 | −0.2 | |
Labor | Leon Ankersmit | 14,731 | 35.7 | +0.2 | |
National hold | Swing | −0.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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National | Steve Cansdell | 28,717 | 62.8 | +9.9 | |
Independent | Richie Williamson | 7,789 | 17.0 | +17.0 | |
Labor | Colin Clague | 4,683 | 10.2 | -19.8 | |
Greens | Janet Cavanaugh | 3,147 | 6.9 | -0.2 | |
Christian Democrats | Bethany Camac | 822 | 1.8 | +1.8 | |
Family First | Kristen Bromell | 598 | 1.3 | +1.3 | |
Total formal votes | 45,756 | 97.9 | -0.1 | ||
Informal votes | 961 | 2.1 | +0.1 | ||
Turnout | 46,717 | 92.8 | -0.3 | ||
Notional two-party-preferred count | |||||
National | Steve Cansdell | 31,625 | 81.4 | +19.8 | |
Labor | Colin Clague | 7,237 | 18.6 | -19.8 | |
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
National | Steve Cansdell | 30,120 | 73.3 | +11.8 | |
Independent | Richie Williamson | 10,963 | 26.7 | +26.7 | |
National hold | Swing | +11.8 | |||
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