Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly who served in the 53rd parliament held their seats from 2003 to 2007. They were elected at the 2003 state election,and at by-elections. The Speaker was John Aquilina.
John Gilbert Brogden is an Australian businessman,philanthropist,and former politician. He was a Liberal Party member for Pittwater in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from May 1996 until his resignation in August 2005,and served as the leader of the opposition in New South Wales from 2002 to 2005.
Gareth James Ward is an Australian politician who was the New South Wales Minister for Families,Communities and Disability Services in the second Berejiklian ministry from 2019 to 2021. Ward is a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly and has represented the seat of Kiama since 2011. He was suspended from NSW parliament in March 2022 until the end of that term in March 2023,after being charged with sexual intercourse without consent,and indecent assault.
The New South Wales Liberal Party,officially called The Liberal Party of Australia,New South Wales Division,and colloquially known as the NSW Liberals,is the state division of the Liberal Party of Australia in New South Wales. The party is currently in Opposition in New South Wales in a coalition with the National Party. The party is part of the federal Liberal Party.
Pittwater is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. Located in Sydney's north-east,it is 175.32 km2 in size,and comprises a part of the local government area of Northern Beaches Council,mostly the portion that was formerly Pittwater Council.
Alexander John McTaggart is an Australian politician who was an independent member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Pittwater between 2005 and 2007. At the time of his election,McTaggart was also the Mayor of Pittwater Council.
Milton Orkopoulos is an Australian convicted sex offender and former politician. A member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1999 to 2006,Orkopoulos was appointed Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Minister Assisting the Premier on Citizenship in August 2005.
Andrew James Constance is an Australian politician who represented Bega for the Liberal Party in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly between 2003 and December 2021.
The A8 is a route designation of a major metropolitan arterial route through suburban north-eastern Sydney. This name covers a few consecutive roads and is widely known to most drivers,but the entire allocation is also known –and signposted –by the names of its constituent parts:Pittwater Road,Condamine Street,Burnt Bridge Creek Deviation,Manly Road,Spit Road and Military Road.
Jonathan Richard O'Dea is a former Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Davidson for the Liberal Party from 2007 until 2023. He served as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly from 2019 to 2023.
Robert Gordon Stokes is an Australian retired politician. Stokes served as the New South Wales Minister for Infrastructure,the Minister for Cities,and the Minister for Active Transport in the Perrottet ministry between 21 December 2021 and 25 March 2023. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Pittwater for the Liberal Party between 2007 and 2023.
Michael John Regan is an Australian politician and former public servant. He was mayor of Warringah Council from 13 September 2008 to May 2016 following its amalgamation into the Northern Beaches Council. In September 2017,Regan was elected as the first Mayor of Northern Beaches Council,holding office until May 2023. At the March 2023 state election,Regan was elected to the NSW Legislative Assembly seat of Wakehurst,which covers a large portion of the area of Northern Beaches Council.
Mark Raymond Speakman is an Australian politician. He has been a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly since 2011,representing Cronulla for the Liberal Party. On 21 April 2023,he became the Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Liberal Party in New South Wales.
Pittwater,an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales,was created in 1973,replacing a large part of Collaroy and elections have generally been won by the Liberal party.
Wendy Elizabeth Lindsay is an Australian politician. She was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 2019 to 2023,representing East Hills for the Liberal Party.
The 2021 Liberal Party of Australia leadership election was a leadership vote held on 5 October 2021 to elect a new leader of the New South Wales Division of the Liberal Party of Australia and subsequently the Premier of New South Wales,following the resignation of Gladys Berejiklian. The election was conducted among the Liberal Party members of the Parliament of New South Wales and contested between Dominic Perrottet and Rob Stokes. Perrottet won the election 39 votes to 5. Stuart Ayres was elected unopposed as deputy party leader.
Sophie Scamps is an Australian independent politician,general practitioner,and former athlete. In the 2022 Australian federal election,she was elected as the Member for Mackellar in the Australian House of Representatives as a Teal independent candidate.
Your Northern Beaches Independent Team (YNBIT),also known simply as Your Northern Beaches (YNB),is an Australian political party that contests local government elections for Northern Beaches Council in New South Wales. It was founded in 2017 by former Warringah mayor Michael Regan,who currently serves as a councillor and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.
A by-election for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Pittwater will be held on 19 October 2024,following the resignation of Liberal MP Rory Amon.
