Electoral district of Hawkesbury

state electoral district of New South Wales, Australia

Hawkesbury is an electoral district of New South Wales. It was created in 1859, abolished in 1920 and recreated in 1927.

Hawkesbury
New South WalesLegislative Assembly
Map
Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election
StateNew South Wales
Dates current1859–1920
1927–present
MPRobyn Preston
PartyLiberal
NamesakeHawkesbury River
Electors55,753 (2019)
Area3,171.18 km2 (1,224.4 sq mi)
DemographicOuter-metropolitan
Electorates around Hawkesbury:
Bathurst Upper Hunter Cessnock
Bathurst Hawkesbury Hornsby
Blue Mountains Londonderry Castle Hill

It is a conservative electorate in the Hawkesbury region of New South Wales. Hawkesbury contains a variety of places, including the far northern outskirts of Sydney, a small part of the Central Coast, and some rural towns.

Election results change

2023 New South Wales state election: Hawkesbury[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robyn Preston 23,283 43.8 −6.8
Labor Amanda Kotlash 13,532 25.4 +5.7
One Nation Susane Popovski 5,476 10.3 +10.3
Greens Danielle Wheeler 3,977 7.5 +1.2
Independent Angela Maguire 2,275 4.3 +4.3
Small Business Eddie Dogramaci 2,025 3.8 +3.8
Independent Tony Pettitt 1,486 2.8 +2.8
Sustainable Australia Elissa Carrey 1,125 2.1 −0.4
Total formal votes 53,179 95.7 −0.4
Informal votes 2,368 4.3 +0.4
Turnout 55,547 90.8 +1.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Robyn Preston 26,004 59.8 −6.7
Labor Amanda Kotlash 17,460 40.2 +6.7
Liberal hold Swing −6.7

References change

  1. LA First Preference: Hawkesbury, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  2. LA Two Candidate Preferred: Hawkesbury, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.