Electoral district of Maroubra

Maroubra
New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
Maroubra; New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
	Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election
State	New South Wales
Dates current	1950–present
MP	Michael Daley
Party	Labor Party
Namesake	Maroubra
Electors	56,169 (2019)
Area	46.33 km2 (17.9 sq mi)
Demographic	Inner-metropolitan
	Electorates around Maroubra:

Last updated April 20, 2024

Maroubra is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales located south-east of Sydney CBD. It is currently represented by Michael Daley, former leader of the Labor Party.

Geography

On its current boundaries, Maroubra takes in the suburbs of Banksmeadow, Botany, Chifley, Daceyville, Eastgardens, Hillsdale, Kingsford, La Perouse, Little Bay, Malabar, Maroubra, Maroubra Junction, Matraville, Pagewood, Phillip Bay, Port Botany and parts of Eastlakes.^[1]

History

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

Maroubra has always been a safe seat for the Labor Party. It has had one of the fewest turnover of members of current seats in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, with just four members in over 60 years - equal with the electorates of Lake Macquarie and Wagga Wagga.

Members for Maroubra

	Party	Term
Bob Heffron ^[2]	Labor	1950–1968
Bill Haigh ^[3]	Labor	1968–1983
Bob Carr ^[4]	Labor	1983–2005
Michael Daley ^[5]	Labor	2005–present

Election results

2023 New South Wales state election: Maroubra^[6]^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Michael Daley	27,076	54.4	+12.5
	Liberal	Bill Burst	13,378	26.9	−5.1
	Greens	Kym Chapple	5,835	11.7	+4.4
	Informed Medical Options	Roderick Aguilar	1,554	3.1	+3.1
	Animal Justice	Holly Williamson	1,096	2.2	+2.2
	Sustainable Australia	Monique Isenheim	850	1.7	−0.2
Total formal votes			49,789	97.0	−0.2
Informal votes			1,516	3.0	+0.2
Turnout			51,305	86.3	−1.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Michael Daley	31,677	68.7	+10.4
	Liberal	Bill Burst	14,427	31.3	−10.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+10.4

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References

↑ "Maroubra". New South Wales Electoral Commission . Retrieved 23 November 2019.
↑ "Mr Robert James Heffron (1890–1978)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 9 April 2019.
↑ "The Hon. William Henry Haigh (1924-2017)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 30 April 2019.
↑ "The Hon. (Bob) Robert John Carr (1947– )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 7 May 2019.
↑ "Mr Michael John Daley". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 25 March 2019.
↑ LA First Preference: Maroubra, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
↑ LA Two Candidate Preferred: Maroubra, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.

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[1] "Maroubra". New South Wales Electoral Commission . Retrieved 23 November 2019.

[Bob_Heffron_NSW_parl-2] "Mr Robert James Heffron (1890–1978)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 9 April 2019.

[Bill_Haigh_NSW_parl-3] "The Hon. William Henry Haigh (1924-2017)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 30 April 2019.

[Bob_Carr_NSW_parl-4] "The Hon. (Bob) Robert John Carr (1947– )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 7 May 2019.

[Michael_Daley_NSW_parl-5] "Mr Michael John Daley". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 25 March 2019.

[6] LA First Preference: Maroubra, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.

[7] LA Two Candidate Preferred: Maroubra, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.

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