Electoral district of Port Macquarie
state electoral district of New South Wales, Australia
Port Macquarie is an electoral district of New South Wales. It was created in 1988.
Port Macquarie New South Wales—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
Dates current | 1988–present | ||||||||||||||
MP | Leslie Williams | ||||||||||||||
Party | Liberal | ||||||||||||||
Namesake | Port Macquarie | ||||||||||||||
Electors | 59,974 (2019) | ||||||||||||||
Area | 1,459.69 km2 (563.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Demographic | Provincial | ||||||||||||||
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It is a conservative electorate and has only ever elected Coalition MPs, with the exception of when it was briefly held by an independent. The current MP is Leslie Williams, a member of the Liberal Party.
Election results
change2023 New South Wales state election: Port Macquarie[1][2][3][4] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal | Leslie Williams | 21,044 | 39.5 | +39.5 | |
National | Peta Pinson | 13,675 | 25.6 | −37.9 | |
Labor | Keith McMullen | 10,265 | 19.2 | −4.1 | |
Greens | Stuart Watson | 3,473 | 6.5 | −1.4 | |
Legalise Cannabis | Vivian McMahon | 2,212 | 4.1 | +4.1 | |
Informed Medical Options | Silvia Mogorovich | 1,229 | 2.3 | +2.3 | |
Sustainable Australia | Edward Coleman | 809 | 1.5 | −3.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Benjamin Read | 623 | 1.2 | +1.2 | |
Total formal votes | 53,330 | 97.2 | +0.7 | ||
Informal votes | 1,559 | 2.8 | −0.7 | ||
Turnout | 54,889 | 89.9 | +0.3 | ||
Notional two-party-preferred count | |||||
Liberal | Leslie Williams | 28,044 | 66.7 | +66.7 | |
Labor | Keith McMullen | 14,003 | 33.3 | +3.4 | |
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Leslie Williams | 25,372 | 60.8 | +60.8 | |
National | Peta Pinson | 16,379 | 39.2 | −30.9 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +60.8 |
References
change- ↑ LA First Preference: Port Macquarie, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ↑ LA Two Candidate Preferred: Port Macquarie, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ↑ Two Candidate Preferred (TCP) Analytical Tool: Port Macquarie, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ↑ Cite error: The named reference
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