Electoral district of Davidson

state electoral district of New South Wales, Australia

Davidson is an electoral district of New South Wales. It was created in 1971.

Davidson
New South WalesLegislative Assembly
Map
Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election
StateNew South Wales
Created1971
MPMatt Cross
PartyLiberal
NamesakeSir Walter Davidson
Electors54,940 (2019)
Area74.71 km2 (28.8 sq mi)
DemographicUrban
Electorates around Davidson:
Hornsby Pittwater Pittwater
Wahroonga Davidson Wakehurst
Lane Cove Willoughby Wakehurst

It is a conservative electorate that has only ever been represented by the Liberal Party, with the exception of one independent.

Davidson is located in northern Sydney.

Election results

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2023 New South Wales state election: Davidson[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Matt Cross 28,865 54.1 −10.3
Labor Karyn Edelstein 10,917 20.5 +6.3
Independent Janine Kitson 6,080 11.4 +11.4
Greens Caroline Atkinson 6,060 11.4 −2.1
Sustainable Australia Andrew Wills 1,397 2.6 −1.1
Total formal votes 53,319 97.8 −0.1
Informal votes 1,196 2.2 +0.1
Turnout 54,515 91.1 0.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Matt Cross 30,821 63.9 −10.9
Labor Karyn Edelstein 17,393 36.1 +10.9
Liberal hold Swing −10.9

References

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  1. LA First Preference: Davidson, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  2. LA Two Candidate Preferred: Davidson, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 16 April 2023.