Electoral district of Barwon

Barwon is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Kevin Humphries of the National Party of Australia.

The 2004 redistribution of electoral districts estimated that the electoral district would have 48,049 electors on 29 April 2007. [cite web
title=Redistribution Commissioners' Report
date= 21 December 2004
publisher = Election Funding Authority of New South Wales
url = http://efa.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/2105/pagesivtovii300.pdf
accessdate = 2006-12-05 ]

At the 2007 election it encompassed Warrumbungle Shire (including Coonabarabran, Binnaway, Coolah, Dunedoo and Mendooran), almost all of Narrabri Shire (including Narrabri and Wee Waa), Moree Plains Shire (including Moree), Gilgandra Shire, Coonamble Shire, Walgett Shire, Brewarrina Shire, Bourke Shire, Cobar Shire, Bogan Shire, Warren Shire, some of Narromine Shire (including Trangie) and almost all of Lachlan Shire (including Condobolin). [cite web
title=Barwon Electoral District
publisher = New South Wales Electoral Commission
url = http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/state_government_elections/electoral_districts/all_districts_/barwon
accessdate = 2006-12-05 ]

History

Barwon was originally created in 1894, when it along with Moree, replaced Gwydir. In 1904, with the downsizing of the Legislative Assembly after Federation, Gwydir was recreated and Moree and Barwon were abolished. In 1927, with the breakup of the three-member Electoral district of Namoi, it was recreated.

Members for Barwon

Election results

Election box begin
title=New South Wales state election, 2007: BarwonElection box candidate AU party
candidate = Kevin Humphries
party = Nationals
votes = 17,591
percentage = 44.3
change = -8.1

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Tim Horan
party = Independent
votes = 11,607
percentage = 29.2
change = +29.2

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Meryl Dillon
party = Labor
votes = 7,732
percentage = 19.5
change = -9.0

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Darren Bodell
party = Greens
votes = 1,180
percentage = 3.0
change = +0.5

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Heath Wilson
party = Christian Democrats
votes = 906
percentage = 2.3
change = +2.3

Election box candidate AU party
candidate = Les Paul
party = Independent
votes = 696
percentage = 1.8
change = +1.8

Election box formal
votes = 40,589
percentage = 97.9
change =

Election box informal
votes = 877
percentage = 2.1
change =

Election box turnout
votes = 41,466
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate AU party
party = Nationals
candidate = Kevin Humphries
votes = 19,000
percentage = 56.2
change = -8.1

Election box candidate AU party
party = Independent
candidate = Tim Horan
votes = 14,800
percentage = 43.8
change = +8.1

Election box hold AU party
winner = Nationals
swing = -8.1

References

External links

*cite web
title=State Electoral District - Barwon Results 2007
publisher = New South Wales Electoral Commission
url = http://vtr.elections.nsw.gov.au/lapreferential.barwon.aspx
accessdate = 2007-05-05
*cite web
title=State Electoral District - Barwon Results 2003
publisher = New South Wales Electoral Commission
url = http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/state_government_elections/election_results/district_index/barwon/results/2003
accessdate = 2007-01-23
*cite web
title=State Electoral District - Barwon Results 1999
publisher = New South Wales Electoral Commission
url = http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/state_government_elections/election_results/district_index/barwon/results/1999
accessdate = 2007-01-23