Electoral district of Hornsby is an electoral district of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in Australia. Hornsby is one of two post-1927 electorates to have never been held by the Labor Party, and always by the Liberal Party, a predecessor party to the Liberals, or an independent, the other being Vaucluse.[a]
| Hornsby New South Wales—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
| Created | 1927–1991, 1999–present | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Vacant | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Hornsby, New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 55,175 (2019) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 320.13 km2 (123.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Outer-metropolitan | ||||||||||||||
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It was represented by Matt Kean of the Liberal Party from 2011 until his resignation in 2024, but the seat is vacant pending a by-election on 19 October 2024.
Geography
editOn its current boundaries, Hornsby takes in the suburbs of Asquith, Berrilee, Berowra, Berowra Heights, Berowra Waters, Brooklyn, Canoelands, Cowan, Dangar Island, Galston, Glenorie, Hornsby Heights, Laughtondale, Mount Colah, Mount Kuring-gai, Singletons Mill, Sunny Corner and parts of Dural, Hornsby, Middle Dural, Pennant Hills, Round Corner, Thompsons Corner and Wisemans Ferry.
Members for Hornsby
edit| First incarnation (1927–1991) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | Term | |
| James Shand [1] | Nationalist | 1927–1932 | |
| United Australia | 1932–1941 | ||
| Ind. United Australia | 1941–1941 | ||
| Sydney Storey [2] | Ind. United Australia | 1941–1945 | |
| Liberal | 1945–1962 | ||
| Independent Liberal | 1962–1962 | ||
| John Maddison [3] | Liberal | 1962–1973 | |
| Neil Pickard [4] | Liberal | 1973–1991 | |
| Second incarnation (1999–present) | |||
| Stephen O'Doherty [5] | Liberal | 1999–2002 | |
| Judy Hopwood [6] | Liberal | 2002–2011 | |
| Matt Kean [7] | Liberal | 2011–2024 | |
Election results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Matt Kean | 23,451 | 43.3 | −11.6 | |
| Labor | Melissa Hoile | 13,418 | 24.8 | +4.0 | |
| Greens | Tania Salitra | 7,738 | 14.3 | +3.3 | |
| One Nation | Steve Busch | 4,298 | 7.9 | +4.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jeffrey Grimshaw | 2,125 | 3.9 | +3.9 | |
| Independent | Benjamin Caswell | 1,557 | 2.9 | +2.9 | |
| Sustainable Australia | Justin Thomas | 918 | 1.7 | +1.7 | |
| Independent | Adrian Dignam | 661 | 1.2 | +1.2 | |
| Total formal votes | 54,166 | 97.6 | +0.1 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,308 | 2.4 | −0.1 | ||
| Turnout | 55,474 | 92.0 | +0.2 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Matt Kean | 26,506 | 58.0 | −8.8 | |
| Labor | Melissa Hoile | 19,163 | 42.0 | +8.8 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | −8.8 | |||
References
edit- ^ "Major James Barclay Shand (1870–1944)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ^ "Mr Sydney Albert Dawson Storey (1896-1966)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ "The Hon. John Clarkson Maddison (1921-1982)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "The Hon. Neil Edward William Pickard (1929-2007)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ "Mr Stephen Mark O'Doherty (1959- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ^ "Mrs (Judy) Judith Hopwood (1954- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- ^ "Mr (Matt) Matthew John Kean, MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
- ^ LA First Preference: Hornsby, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ LA Two Candidate Preferred: Hornsby, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
Notes
edit- ^ Many regional seats such as Port Macquarie have never been held by Labor and only by either the Liberals, The Nationals or an independent, but those seats do not count because The Nationals have held them before.
External links
edit- "Hornsby". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.