Electoral district of Wagga Wagga

state electoral district of New South Wales, Australia

Wagga Wagga is an electoral district of New South Wales. It was created in 1894, abolished in 1904, recreated in 1913, reabolished in 1920 and recreated in 1927.

Wagga Wagga
New South WalesLegislative Assembly
Map
Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election
StateNew South Wales
Dates current1894–1904
1913–1920
1927–present
MPJoe McGirr
PartyIndependent
NamesakeWagga Wagga
Electors55,688 (2019)
Area12,108.11 km2 (4,675.0 sq mi)
DemographicProvincial
Electorates around Wagga Wagga:
Cootamundra Cootamundra Goulburn
Albury Wagga Wagga Australian Capital Territory
Albury Albury Monaro

It is normally a conservative electorate. It is currently held by Joe McGirr, an independent.

Election results

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2023 New South Wales state election: Wagga Wagga[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Joe McGirr 21,783 44.2 −1.9
National Andrianna Benjamin 7,267 14.7 −11.3
Labor Keryn Foley 6,729 13.6 −1.1
Liberal Julia Ham 6,526 13.2 +13.2
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Christopher Smith 3,777 7.7 −1.1
Greens Ray Goodlass 2,764 5.6 +2.8
Public Education Raymond Gentles 464 0.9 +0.9
Total formal votes 49,310 96.6 −0.2
Informal votes 1,721 3.4 +0.2
Turnout 51,031 88.9 −1.5
Notional two-party-preferred count
National Andrianna Benjamin 16,287 56.2 −1.3
Labor Keryn Foley 12,719 43.8 +1.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Joe McGirr 28,435 72.4 +6.9
National Andrianna Benjamin 10,847 27.6 −6.9
Independent hold Swing +6.9

References

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