Electoral district of Myall Lakes

state electoral district of New South Wales, Australia

Myall Lakes is an electoral district of New South Wales. It was created in 1988.

Myall Lakes
New South WalesLegislative Assembly
Map
Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election
StateNew South Wales
Dates current1988–present
MPTanya Thompson
PartyNational
NamesakeMyall Lakes
Electors57,689 (2019)
Area5,023.82 km2 (1,939.7 sq mi)
DemographicRural
Electorates around Myall Lakes:
Northern Tablelands Oxley Port Macquarie
Maitland Myall Lakes Pacific Ocean
Upper Hunter Port Stephens Pacific Ocean

It is a conservative electorate and has only ever been held by the National Party. The current MP is Tanya Thompson.

Election results

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2023 New South Wales state election: Myall Lakes[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Tanya Thompson 24,809 47.1 −1.5
Independent Jason Bendall 9,567 18.2 +18.2
Labor Mark Vanstone 9,460 18.0 −11.2
Legalise Cannabis Keys Manley 4,747 9.0 +9.0
Greens Eleanor Spence 2,843 5.4 −0.2
Sustainable Australia Maree McDonald-Pritchard 1,260 2.4 +0.7
Total formal votes 52,686 96.7 +0.1
Informal votes 1,786 3.3 −0.1
Turnout 54,472 88.8 −1.7
Two-party-preferred result
National Tanya Thompson 28,362 65.8 +6.5
Labor Mark Vanstone 14,731 34.2 −6.5
National hold Swing +6.5

References

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