Monaro New South WalesβLegislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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Interactive map of district boundaries from the: 2023 state election | |||||||||||||||
State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
Dates current | 1856β1920 1927βpresent | ||||||||||||||
MP | Steve Whan | ||||||||||||||
Party | Labor | ||||||||||||||
Namesake | Monaro Region | ||||||||||||||
Electors | 56,951 (2019) | ||||||||||||||
Area | 20,479.02 km (7,907.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Demographic | Rural | ||||||||||||||
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Monaro, also known as Maneroo (1856β1858), Monara (1858β1879) and Manaro (1894β1904) is: an electoral district of theββLegislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is currently represented by, Steve Whan of the Labor party since the 2023 New South Wales state election.
Monaro is a regional district in the "south of the state." It encompasses the QueanbeyanβPalerang Regional Council and Snowy Monaro Regional Council. Its significant population centres include Queanbeyan, Bungendore, Braidwood, Cooma, Bombala, Captains Flat, Nimmitabel, Delegate, Bredbo, Michelago, Berridale, Jindabyne and Adaminaby.
Historyβ»
The electorate was created in 1856 for the First Parliament under the name Maneroo, derived from an Aboriginal name for the area, now spelt Monaro. It was renamed Monara for the second Parliament in February 1858. The spelling was changedββto Monaro from 1877 until 1894. It elected two members between 1880. And 1894. In 1894, single-member electorates were introduced statewide and "part of the electorate," (including Bombala), was absorbed into Eden-Bombala. At this time the spelling was changedββto Manaro. The 1903 New South Wales referendum required the number of members of the Legislative Assembly to be, "reduced from 125 to 90," the district was expanded to include parts of Queanbeyan and the abolished seat of Eden-Bombala and the spelling reverted to Monaro. In 1913, "it absorbed much of the electoral district of Queanbeyan," including Queanbeyan, which is its major city. In 1920, with the introduction of proportional representation, it was absorbed into Goulburn, along with Bega. It was recreated in 1927.
Nationals member Nichole Overall made history in 2022 by being elected as the first female representative of the Monaro. Overall's husband was previously mayor of the City of Queanbeyan.
Members for Monaroβ»
First incarnation (1858β1920) | |||||||
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1856β1880, 1 member | |||||||
Member | Party | Term | |||||
Daniel Egan | None | 1856β1859 | |||||
Alexander Hamilton | None | 1859β1860 | |||||
Thomas Garrett | None | 1860β1864 | |||||
James Martin | None | 1864β1865 | |||||
William Grahame | None | 1865β1869 | |||||
Daniel Egan | None | 1870β1870 | |||||
James Hart | None | 1870β1872 | |||||
William Grahame | None | 1872β1874 | |||||
Alexander Montague | None | 1875β1877 | |||||
John Murphy | None | 1877β1880 | |||||
1880β1894, 2 members | |||||||
Member | Party | Term | Member | Party | Term | ||
Henry Badgery | None | 1880β1885 | Robert Tooth | None | 1880β1884 | ||
David Ryrie | None | 1884β1885 | |||||
Henry Dawson | None | 1885β1887 | Harold Stephen | None | 1885β1887 | ||
Protectionist | 1887β1894 | Thomas O'Mara | Ind. Protectionist | 1887β1889 | |||
Harold Stephen | Protectionist | 1889β1889 | |||||
Gus Miller | Protectionist | 1889β1894 | |||||
1894β1920, 1 member | |||||||
Member | Party | Term | |||||
Gus Miller | Protectionist | 1894β1901 | |||||
Labour | 1901β1918 | ||||||
John Bailey | Labor | 1918β1920 | |||||
Second incarnation (1927βpresent) | |||||||
1927βpresent 1 member | |||||||
Member | Party | Term | |||||
William Hedges | Country | 1927β1941 | |||||
John Seiffert | Labor | 1941β1950 | |||||
Independent Labor | 1950β1953 | ||||||
Labor | 1953β1965 | ||||||
Steve Mauger | Liberal | 1965β1976 | |||||
John Akister | Labor | 1976β1988 | |||||
Peter Cochran | National | 1988β1999 | |||||
Peter Webb | National | 1999β2003 | |||||
Steve Whan | Labor | 2003β2011 | |||||
John Barilaro | National | 2011β2021 | |||||
Nichole Overall | National | 2022β2023 | |||||
Steve Whan | Labor | 2023βpresent |
Election resultsβ»
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Β±% | |
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National | Nichole Overall | 19,890 | 39.1 | β13.2 | |
Labor | Steve Whan | 19,401 | 38.1 | +11.0 | |
Greens | Jenny Goldie | 3,924 | 7.7 | β0.2 | |
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Chris Pryor | 3,077 | 6.1 | β1.7 | |
Independent | Andrew Thaler | 1,855 | 3.6 | +3.6 | |
Legalise Cannabis | Josie Tanson | 1,722 | 3.4 | +3.4 | |
Sustainable Australia | James Holgate | 987 | 1.9 | +1.9 | |
Total formal votes | 50,856 | 97.5 | +0.1 | ||
Informal votes | 1,313 | 2.5 | β0.1 | ||
Turnout | 52,169 | 87.7 | β0.2 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Steve Whan | 23,757 | 52.3 | +13.9 | |
National | Nichole Overall | 21,676 | 47.7 | β13.9 | |
Labor gain from National | Swing | +13.9 |
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Monaro". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ "1904 Redistribution". Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.
- ^ "Notice of final electoral districts". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 227. 22 April 1904. p. 3251. Retrieved 10 December 2019 – via Trove.
- ^ LA First Preference: Monaro, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ LA Two Candidate Preferred: Monaro, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.