Electoral district of Murrumbidgee

Murrumbidgee is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, named after the Murrumbidgee River. It is represented by Adrian Piccoli of the National Party of Australia.

According to the report for the 2004 redistribution of electoral districts, it is estimated that the electoral district will have 49,117 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 = 2006-12-18 ] At the 2007 election it will include most of Junee Shire (including Junee, Wantabagery, Harefield, Old Junee and Junee Reefs) Temora Shire, Coolamon Shire, Bland Shire, part of Lachlan Shire (including Condobolin, Lake Cargelligo and Burcher), Narrandera Shire, Leeton Shire, the City of Griffith, Murrumbidgee Shire and part of Carrathool Shire (including Rankins Springs and Carrathool). [cite web
title=Murrumbidgee Electoral District
publisher = New South Wales Electoral Commission
url = http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/state_government_elections/electoral_districts/all_districts_/murrumbidgee
accessdate = 2007-01-22 ]

History

Murrumbidgee and Parramatta are the only electorates to have existed continuously since the first Legislative Assembly election in 1856, although before 1913 it was called The Murrumbidgee. It elected two members between 1856 and 1859, one member between 1859 and 1880, two members between 1880 and 1885, three members between 1885 and 1894 and one member between 1894 and 1920. Voters cast a vote for each vacancy. Between 1920 to 1927, it absorbed parts of Lachlan and Ashburnham and elected three members under proportional representation. Since 1927 it has elected one member.

Members for Electoral district of Murrumbidgee

References

External links

*cite web
title=State Electoral District - Murrumbidgee Results 2007
publisher = New South Wales Electoral Commission
url = http://vtr.elections.nsw.gov.au/lapreferential.murrumbidgee.aspx
accessdate = 2007-05-07
*cite web
title=State Electoral District - Murrumbidgee Results 2003
publisher = New South Wales Electoral Commission
url = http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/state_government_elections/election_results/district_index/murrumbidgee/results/2003
accessdate = 2007-01-22
*cite web
title=State Electoral District - Murrumbidgee Results 1999
publisher = New South Wales Electoral Commission
url = http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/state_government_elections/election_results/district_index/murrumbidgee/results/1999
accessdate = 2007-01-22