Electoral district of Shellharbour

Shellharbour
New South WalesLegislative Assembly
Map
Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election
StateNew South Wales
Dates current2007–present
MPAnna Watson
PartyLabor
NamesakeShellharbour
Electors62,909 (2019)
Area292.39 km2 (112.9 sq mi)
DemographicProvincial
Electorates around Shellharbour:
Wollondilly Keira Wollongong
Wollondilly Shellharbour Pacific Ocean
Goulburn Kiama Kiama

Shellharbour is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Anna Watson who won Labor preselection after the former member Lylea McMahon decided not to contest the 2011 election.

Geography

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It currently encompasses part of the City of Shellharbour (east of the South Coast line, as far south as Shell Cove, including Flinders, Shellharbour, Warilla, Barrack Heights, Barrack Point, Oak Flats, Mount Warrigal and Blackbutt) and the southwestern edge of the City of Wollongong (including Dapto, Kanahooka, Koonawarra, Horsley, Penrose and Yallah).[1]

History

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The seat was created at the 2004 redistribution of electoral districts and took in the majority of voters from the abolished Illawarra, as well as territory that previously belonged to Wollongong and Kiama.

Members for Shellharbour

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Member Party Term
  Lylea McMahon Labor 2007–2011
  Anna Watson Labor 2011–present

Election results

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2023 New South Wales state election: Shellharbour[2][3][4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Anna Watson 26,418 50.4 −7.2
Independent Chris Homer 10,656 20.3 +20.3
Liberal Mikayla Barnes 7,006 13.4 −13.8
Greens Jamie Dixon 3,189 6.1 −3.3
Legalise Cannabis Mia Willmott 2,246 4.3 +4.3
Liberal Democrats Rita Granata 1,574 3.0 +3.0
Sustainable Australia Kenneth Davis 1,306 2.5 −3.3
Total formal votes 52,395 96.2 +1.0
Informal votes 2,049 3.8 −1.0
Turnout 54,444 89.6 −2.5
Notional two-party-preferred count
Labor Anna Watson 31,406 77.2 +8.8
Liberal Mikayla Barnes 9,298 22.8 −8.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Anna Watson 29,403 67.1 −1.3
Independent Chris Homer 14,390 32.9 +32.9
Labor hold  

References

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  1. ^ "Shellharbour". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  2. ^ LA First Preference: Shellharbour, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  3. ^ LA Two Candidate Preferred: Shellharbour, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  4. ^ Two Candidate Preferred (TCP) Analytical Tool: Shellharbour, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  5. ^ Green, Antony. "2020/21 NSW Redistribution: Analysis of Draft Electoral Boundaries" (PDF). Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 April 2023.