- Electoral district of Baulkham Hills
Baulkham Hills is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the
Australia n state ofNew South Wales . It is a 37.97km² electorate inSydney 's north-west, taking in the suburbs of Bella Vista, Baulkham Hills, Carlingford and North Rocks. There were 43,965 electors enrolled within the district as of the 1999 state election.The Baulkham Hills electorate was first created in 1991, replacing the short-lived electorate of Carlingford (1988-1991). As with its predecessor, it covers a series of wealthy and largely conservative suburbs, and as such,
Wayne Merton , the former Liberal member for Carlingford, had little difficulty winning the seat in 1991. Merton has shown little sign of being challenged ever since, having been comfortably returned at three elections, even amidst his party's landslide defeat at the 2003 election.Members for Baulkham Hills
Election results
Election box begin
title=New South Wales state election, 2007 : Baulkham HillsElection box candidate AU party
candidate =Wayne Merton
party = Liberal
votes = 23,153
percentage = 51.5
change = +5.9Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Tony Hay
party = Labor
votes = 13,940
percentage = 31.0
change = -5.3Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Mark Rodowicz
party = Greens
votes = 3,359
percentage = 7.5
change = +0.7Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Godwin Goh
party = Christian Democrats
votes = 2,173
percentage = 4.8
change = +0.4Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Yan Li
party = Unity
votes = 1,241
percentage = 2.8
change = +2.8Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Gregory Piol
party = AAFI
votes = 1,046
percentage = 2.3
change = +2.3Election box formal
votes = 46,069
percentage = 97.3
change =Election box informal
votes = 1,147
percentage = 2.7
change =Election box turnout
votes = 47,216
percentage =
change =Election box candidate AU party
party = Liberal
candidate =Wayne Merton
votes = 24,717
percentage = 60.3
change = +6.3Election box candidate AU party
party = Labor
candidate = Tony Hay
votes = 16,282
percentage = 39.7
change = -6.3Election box hold AU party
winner = Liberal
swing = +6.3External links
*cite web
title=Baulkham Hills Electoral District
publisher =New South Wales Electoral Commission
url = http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/state_government_elections/electoral_districts/all_districts_/baulkham_hills
accessdate = 2007-01-24
*cite web
title=State Electoral District - Baulkham Hills Results 2007
publisher =New South Wales Electoral Commission
url = http://vtr.elections.nsw.gov.au/lapreferential.baulkham%20hills.aspx
accessdate = 2007-05-05
*cite web
title=State Electoral District - Baulkham Hills Results 2003
publisher =New South Wales Electoral Commission
url = http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/state_government_elections/election_results/district_index/baulkham_hills/results/2003
accessdate = 2007-01-24
*cite web
title=State Electoral District - Baulkham Hills Results 1999
publisher =New South Wales Electoral Commission
url = http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/state_government_elections/election_results/district_index/baulkham_hills/results/1999
accessdate = 2007-01-24
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