Electoral district of Clarence

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

Clarence New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election
State	New South Wales
Dates current	1859–1920 1927–present
MP	Richie Williamson
Party	National
Namesake	Clarence River
Electors	56,859 (2019)
Area	13,494.54 km2 (5,210.3 sq mi)
Demographic	Rural
Electorates around Clarence: Lismore Lismore Ballina Northern Tablelands Clarence Pacific Ocean Northern Tablelands Oxley Pacific Ocean

It is generally considered a conservative electorate, having been held by the National Party as an electorate with one member for all but seven years. The current MP is Richie Williamson, who is from the National Party.

Election results

2023 New South Wales state election: Clarence
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Richie Williamson	24,247	49.6	+3.0
	Labor	Leon Ankersmit	10,700	21.9	+0.9
	Greens	Greg Clancy	3,739	7.6	−0.3
	Legalise Cannabis	Mark Rayner	3,708	7.6	+7.6
	Independent	Debrah Novak	3,433	7.0	+7.0
	Independent	Nicki Levi	1,320	2.7	+2.7
	Sustainable Australia	George Keller	1,061	2.2	+0.6
	Indigenous-Aboriginal	Brett Dutoux	725	1.5	+1.5
Total formal votes			48,933	96.2	−0.5
Informal votes			1,911	3.8	+0.5
Turnout			50,844	88.8	−0.7
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Richie Williamson	26,475	64.3	−0.2
	Labor	Leon Ankersmit	14,731	35.7	+0.2
	National hold		Swing	−0.2