Electoral district of Ballina
state electoral district of New South Wales, Australia
Ballina is an electoral district of New South Wales. It was created in 1894, abolished in 1904 and recreated in 1988.
| Ballina 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 | 1894–1904 1988–present | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Tamara Smith | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Greens | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Ballina, New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 59,329 (2019) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1,059.16 km2 (408.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Rural | ||||||||||||||
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The current MP is Tamara Smith, who is a member of the Greens.
Election results
change| 2023 New South Wales state election: Ballina[1][2][3][4] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Greens | Tamara Smith | 16,792 | 35.2 | +4.0 | |
| National | Josh Booyens | 14,535 | 30.4 | −7.0 | |
| Labor | Andrew Broadley | 10,880 | 22.8 | −2.2 | |
| Independent | Kevin Loughrey | 3,710 | 7.8 | +7.8 | |
| Sustainable Australia | Peter Jenkins | 1,822 | 3.8 | +1.6 | |
| Total formal votes | 47,739 | 97.0 | −0.3 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,455 | 3.0 | +0.3 | ||
| Turnout | 49,194 | 83.4 | −3.7 | ||
| Notional two-party-preferred count | |||||
| Labor | Andrew Broadley | 22,445 | 56.2 | +2.3 | |
| National | Josh Booyens | 17,492 | 43.8 | −2.3 | |
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Greens | Tamara Smith | 23,897 | 57.7 | +2.9 | |
| National | Josh Booyens | 17,506 | 42.3 | −2.9 | |
| Greens hold | Swing | +2.9 | |||
References
change- ↑ LA First Preference: Ballina Archived 2023-04-08 at the Wayback Machine, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ↑ LA Two Candidate Preferred: Ballina Archived 2023-04-13 at the Wayback Machine, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ↑ Two Candidate Preferred (TCP) Analytical Tool: Ballina Archived 2023-04-27 at the Wayback Machine, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "2020/21 NSW Redistribution: Analysis of Draft Electoral Boundaries" (PDF). Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 2023-04-27.