Electoral district of North Shore
North Shore New South Wales—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election | |||||||||||||||
State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
Dates current | 1920–1927 1981–present | ||||||||||||||
MP | Felicity Wilson | ||||||||||||||
Party | Liberal | ||||||||||||||
Namesake | North Shore | ||||||||||||||
Electors | 55,332 (2019) | ||||||||||||||
Area | 25.09 km2 (9.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Demographic | Inner-metropolitan | ||||||||||||||
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North Shore is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, located on Sydney's lower North Shore. It is currently held by Liberal MP Felicity Wilson.
History
North Shore was originally created as a five-member electorate with the introduction of proportional representation in 1920, replacing Middle Harbour, Mosman, St Leonards and Willoughby and named after the North Shore of Sydney Harbour. It was abolished in 1927 and replaced by Lane Cove, Manly, Mosman, Neutral Bay, North Sydney and Willoughby. It was recreated in 1981, replacing Kirribilli.[1]
It was originally expected to be a very safe Liberal seat; northern Sydney has been the power base for the Liberals and their predecessors for over a century. However, it was held by independents from 1981 to 1991—most notably Ted Mack from 1981 to 1988. The Liberals did not take the seat until 1991, but have held it with virtually no difficulty since then.
While Labor frequently runs dead in northern Sydney, North Shore is very unfriendly territory for Labor even by northern Sydney standards. Labor has never tallied more than 37 percent of the two-party vote. In the last four elections, Labor candidates have been pushed into third place, and have struggled to get to 20 percent of the primary vote.
Geography
On its current boundaries, North Shore takes in the suburbs of Cremorne Point, Kirribilli, Kurraba Point, Lavender Bay, McMahons Point, Milsons Point, Mosman, Neutral Bay, North Sydney, Waverton, Wollstonecraft and parts of Crows Nest.
Members for North Shore
First incarnation (1920–1927) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Member | Party | Term | Member | Party | Term | Member | Party | Term | Member | Party | Term | Member | Party | Term | |||||
Alfred Reid [2] | Ind. Nationalist | 1920–1922 | Arthur Cocks [3] | Nationalist | 1920–1925 | Reginald Weaver [4] | Nationalist | 1920–1925 | Richard Arthur [5] | Nationalist | 1920–1927 | Cecil Murphy [6] | Labor | 1920–1927 | |||||
William Fell [7] | Independent Coalitionist | 1922–1927 | 1925–1927 | ||||||||||||||||
Alfred Reid [8] | |||||||||||||||||||
Alick Kay [9] | Independent | 1925–1926 | |||||||||||||||||
Arthur Tonge [10] | Labor | 1926–1927 | |||||||||||||||||
Second incarnation (1981–present) | |||||||||||||||||||
Member | Party | Term | |||||||||||||||||
Ted Mack [11] | Independent | 1981–1988 | |||||||||||||||||
Robyn Read [12] | 1988–1991 | ||||||||||||||||||
Phillip Smiles [13] | Liberal | 1991–1993 | |||||||||||||||||
Jillian Skinner [14] | 1994–2017 | ||||||||||||||||||
Felicity Wilson [15] | 2017–present |
Election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Felicity Wilson | 21,308 | 44.23 | −2.37 | |
Independent | Helen Conway | 10,527 | 21.85 | +21.85 | |
Labor | Godfrey Santer | 8,239 | 17.10 | +4.75 | |
Greens | James Mullan | 5,305 | 11.01 | −0.28 | |
Independent | Victoria Walker | 1,107 | 2.30 | +2.30 | |
Sustainable Australia | Lachlan Commins | 901 | 1.87 | +0.49 | |
Informed Medical Options | Michael Antares | 790 | 1.64 | +1.64 | |
Total formal votes | 48,177 | 98.08 | −0.44 | ||
Informal votes | 945 | 1.92 | +0.44 | ||
Turnout | 49,122 | 87.03 | −0.61 | ||
Notional two-party-preferred count | |||||
Liberal | Felicity Wilson | 24,208 | 58.22 | −9.63 | |
Labor | Godfrey Santer | 17,371 | 41.78 | +9.63 | |
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Felicity Wilson | 23,040 | 55.69 | −5.44 | |
Independent | Helen Conway | 18,329 | 44.31 | +44.31 | |
Liberal hold |
References
- ^ "North Shore". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ "Mr Alfred Albert Edward Ernest (Theodore Muswellbrooke Orlando) Vassa Reid (1867–1945)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ^ "Sir (Alfred) Arthur Alfred Clement Cocks (1862-1943)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ "Mr Reginald Walter Darcy Weaver (1876-1945)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ "Dr Richard Arthur (1865–1932)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ "Mr Cecil Horace Murphy". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ "Mr William Scott Fell (1866-1930)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ "Mr Alfred Albert Edward Ernest (Theodore Muswellbrooke Orlando) Vassa Reid (1867–1945)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ^ "Mr Alick Dudley Kay (1884-1961)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ "Mr Arthur Tonge (1887-1963)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ "Mr (Ted) Edward Carrington Mack (1933–2018)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "Ms Robyn Read". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
- ^ "Mr Phillip Murray Smiles (1946- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ "Mrs Jillian Gell Skinner (1944- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ "Ms Felicity Leslie Wilson MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ^ LA First Preference: North Shore, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ LA Two Candidate Preferred: North Shore, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ Two Candidate Preferred (TCP) Analytical Tool: North Shore, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 April 2023.