Electoral district of Tamworth
state electoral district of New South Wales, Australia
Tamworth is an electoral district of New South Wales. It was created in 1880, abolished in 1920 and recreated in 1927.
| Tamworth 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 | 1880–1920 1927–present | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Kevin Anderson | ||||||||||||||
| Party | National | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Tamworth | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 56,751 (2019) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 21,719.78 km2 (8,386.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Rural | ||||||||||||||
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It is a conservative and has only ever been held by either conservative parties or independents. The current MP is Kevin Anderson of the National Party.
Election results
change| 2023 New South Wales state election: Tamworth[1][2][3][4] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| National | Kevin Anderson | 27,333 | 51.7 | −1.8 | |
| Independent | Mark Rodda | 10,418 | 19.7 | +4.0 | |
| Labor | Kate McGrath | 6,864 | 13.0 | +3.8 | |
| Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Matthew Scanlan | 3,705 | 7.0 | −9.8 | |
| Greens | Ryan Brooke | 1,786 | 3.4 | +0.6 | |
| Legalise Cannabis | Sue Raye | 1,554 | 2.9 | +2.9 | |
| Informed Medical Options | Rebecca McCredie | 887 | 1.7 | +1.7 | |
| Sustainable Australia | Colin Drain | 328 | 0.6 | +0.5 | |
| Total formal votes | 52,875 | 97.5 | −0.3 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,374 | 2.5 | +0.3 | ||
| Turnout | 54,249 | 89.3 | −1.4 | ||
| Notional two-party-preferred count | |||||
| National | Kevin Anderson | 32,433 | 74.2 | −3.8 | |
| Labor | Kate McGrath | 11,292 | 25.8 | +3.8 | |
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| National | Kevin Anderson | 29,998 | 65.8 | −5.0 | |
| Independent | Mark Rodda | 15,601 | 34.2 | +5.0 | |
| National hold | Swing | −5.0 | |||
References
change- ↑ LA First Preference: Tamworth, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ↑ LA Two Candidate Preferred: Tamworth, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ↑ Two Candidate Preferred (TCP) Analytical Tool: Summer Hill, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ↑ Cite error: The named reference
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