The Australian Greens,commonly referred to simply as the Greens,are a confederation of green state and territory political parties in Australia. As of the 2022 federal election,the Greens are the third largest political party in Australia by vote and the fourth largest by elected representation. The leader of the party is Adam Bandt,with Mehreen Faruqi serving as deputy leader. Larissa Waters currently holds the role of Senate leader.
The Greens NSW,also known as the NSW Greens,is a green political party in New South Wales and a member of the Australian Greens. First formed in 1991,the Greens NSW began as a state-level party before joining with other green parties in Australia to create the current federated structure.
The Division of Richmond is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales.
Ballina is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales.
Heffron is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales located primarily in Sydney's Inner Southern Region. It is named after Robert Heffron,a former Labor premier of New South Wales. It is a safe Labor seat,currently represented by Ron Hoenig of the Labor Party since August 2012. Created in 1973 from the abolished seat of Cook's River,the seat was represented from 2003 to 2012 by former New South Wales Premier Kristina Keneally of the Labor Party. At the 2011 election,Keneally suffered a swing of over 16 percent,more than halving her majority from 23 percent to seven percent. She resigned the seat on 29 June 2012 to start her new career as CEO of Basketball Australia,prompting an August Heffron by-election. At the by-election,Ron Hoenig won with 70 percent of the two-candidate preferred vote.
Keira is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is currently represented by Ryan Park of the Labor Party.
Ku-ring-gai was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. The electorate covers the suburbs and parts of the suburbs of Gordon,Hornsby,Killara,Lindfield,Normanhurst,North Turramurra,North Wahroonga,Pymble,South Turramurra,Thornleigh,Turramurra,Wahroonga,Waitara,Warrawee and West Pymble.
Wagga Wagga is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. The district has been held by Independent MP Joe McGirr since the September 2018 by-election.
Port Macquarie is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Leslie Williams of the Liberal Party.
Northern Tablelands is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is currently held by Adam Marshall representing the National Party,following a by-election triggered by the resignation of independent member Richard Torbay. The electorate currently includes Uralla Shire,Armidale Regional Council,Glen Innes Severn,Inverell Shire,Gwydir Shire and Moree Plains Shire.
Castle Hill is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Mark Hodges of the Liberal Party.
Balmain is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly of the Australian state of New South Wales in Sydney's Inner West. It is currently represented by Kobi Shetty of the Greens New South Wales.
Seven Hills was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Mark Taylor of the Liberal Party.
Bruce Neville Notley-Smith,is an Australian politician and former Mayor of the City of Randwick,and was a Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Coogee for the Liberal Party from 26 March 2011 to 23 March 2019.
A general election for the 56th Parliament of New South Wales (NSW) was held on Saturday 28 March 2015. Members were elected to all 93 seats in the Legislative Assembly using optional preferential voting. Members were also elected to 21 of the 42 seats in the Legislative Council using optional preferential proportional representation voting. The election was conducted by the New South Wales Electoral Commission.
A by-election for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Sydney was held on Saturday 27 October 2012. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of independent MP Clover Moore due to the legislation preventing dual membership of state parliament and local council.
The 2018 Victorian state election was held on Saturday,24 November 2018 to elect the 59th Parliament of Victoria. All 88 seats in the Legislative Assembly and all 40 seats in the Legislative Council were up for election. The first-term incumbent Labor government,led by Premier Daniel Andrews,won a second four-year term,defeating the Liberal/National Coalition opposition,led by Opposition Leader Matthew Guy in a landslide victory. Minor party the Greens led by Samantha Ratnam also contested the election.
Benjamin Cameron Franklin is an Australian politician. He served as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from March 2015 until March 2019,representing the National Party. He resigned in 2019 to contest the Legislative Assembly seat of Ballina,but was defeated by the incumbent Greens MP Tamara Smith. He was subsequently appointed in May 2019 to fill the casual vacancy caused by his own resignation. Franklin served as the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs,the Minister for the Arts,and the Minister for Regional Youth in the second Perrottet ministry from December 2021 to March 2023.
The 2019 New South Wales state election was held on Saturday 23 March 2019 to elect the 57th Parliament of New South Wales,including all 93 seats in the Legislative Assembly and 21 of the 42 seats in the Legislative Council. The election was conducted by the New South Wales Electoral Commission (NSWEC).
The 2023 New South Wales state election was held on 25 March 2023 to elect the 58th Parliament of New South Wales,including all 93 seats in the Legislative Assembly and 21 of the 42 seats in the Legislative Council. The election was conducted by the New South Wales Electoral Commission (NSWEC).
