Electoral district of Murrumbidgee

Murrumbidgee is a former electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, named after the Murrumbidgee River. It existed in various forms from the creation of the Legislative Assembly in 1856 until its abolition in 2015.

History

Until its abolition, Murrumbidgee and Parramatta were 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 and 1927, it absorbed parts of Lachlan and Ashburnham and elected three members under proportional representation. From 1927 until its abolition at the 2015 election, it elected one member.

At the 2007 election it included most of Junee Shire (including Junee, Wantabadgery, 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).^[1]

Murrumbidgee was abolished at the 2015 election with the recreated electoral district of Cootamundra absorbing Junee Shire, Temora Shire, Coolamon Shire, Bland Shire and Narrandera Shire, the recreated electoral district of Murray absorbing Leeton Shire, the City of Griffith, Murrumbidgee Shire and Carrathool and the Electoral district of Barwon absorbing Lachlan Shire.^[2]

Members for Murrumbidgee

Two members (1856–1859)
Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term
	John Hay	None	1856–1859		George Macleay	None	1856–1859
Single-member (1859–1880)
Member		Party	Term
	William Macleay	None	1859–1874
	William Forster	None	1875–1876
	Joseph Leary	None	1876–1880
Two members (1880–1885)
Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term
	James Douglas	None	1880–1882		George Loughnan	None	1880–1885
	Auber Jones	None	1882–1885		George Loughnan	None	1880–1885
Three members (1885–1894)
Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term
	James Gormly	None	1885–1887		George Dibbs	None	1885–1887		Alexander Bolton	None	1885–1887
		Protectionist	1887–1894			Ind. Free Trade	1887–1889		John Gale	Protectionist	1887–1889
						Protectionist	1889–1894		David Copland	Protectionist	1889–1891
									Arthur Rae	Labor	1891–1894
									Arthur Rae	Independent Labor	1894–1894
Single-member (1894–1920)
Member		Party	Term
	Thomas Fitzpatrick	Protectionist	1894–1901
	Thomas Fitzpatrick	Progressive	1901–1904
	Patrick McGarry	Labor	1904–1917
		Nationalist	1917–1920
		Ind. Nationalist	1920–1920
Three members (1920–1927)
Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term
	Arthur Grimm	Nationalist	1920–1925		Ernest Buttenshaw	Progressive	1920–1925		Martin Flannery	Labor	1920–1927
	Edmund Best	Nationalist	1925–1927		Ernest Buttenshaw	Country	1925–1927		Martin Flannery	Labor	1920–1927
Single-member (1927–2015)
Member		Party	Term
	Martin Flannery	Labor	1927–1932
	Robert Hankinson	Country	1932–1941
	George Enticknap	Independent Labor	1941–1944
	George Enticknap	Labor	1944–1965
	Al Grassby	Labor	1965–1969
	Lin Gordon	Labor	1970–1984
	Adrian Cruickshank	National	1984–1999
	Adrian Piccoli	National	1999–2015

Election results

2011 New South Wales state election: Murrumbidgee^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Adrian Piccoli	31,414	73.4	+10.2
	Labor	William Wood	8,431	19.7	−12.2
	Greens	George Benedyka	1,577	3.7	−1.2
	Christian Democrats	Fiona Bushby	1,362	3.2	+3.2
Total formal votes			42,784	97.6	−0.2
Informal votes			1,070	2.4	+0.2
Turnout			43,854	92.1
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Adrian Piccoli	32,260	77.9	+11.8
	Labor	William Wood	9,149	22.1	−11.8
	National hold		Swing	+11.8

References

^ "Murrumbidgee". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
^ "Electoral Districts Commissioners' Report" (PDF). New South Wales Electoral Commission. 18 September 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
^ Antony Green. "2011 New South Wales Election: Analysis of Results" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2011.

[1] "Murrumbidgee". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 30 September 2011.

[2] "Electoral Districts Commissioners' Report" (PDF). New South Wales Electoral Commission. 18 September 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2014.

[Results_of_the_2011_New_South_Wales_state_election_(Legislative_Assembly)_Green_2011-3] Antony Green. "2011 New South Wales Election: Analysis of Results" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2011.

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