Electoral district of Kogarah
Kogarah New South Wales—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
Dates current | 1930–present | ||||||||||||||
MP | Chris Minns | ||||||||||||||
Party | Labor Party | ||||||||||||||
Electors | 53,226 (2019) | ||||||||||||||
Area | 18.13 km2 (7.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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Kogarah is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales in Sydney's St George district. It is represented by Chris Minns of the Labor Party.
Kogarah includes the suburbs of Allawah, Beverly Hills, Carlton, Carss Park, Kogarah and parts of Bexley, Bexley North, Blakehurst, Hurstville, Kingsgrove, Penshurst and South Hurstville.[1]
History[]
Kogarah was created for the 1930 election, partly replacing the abolished districts of Oatley and St George. It was a marginal seat in the 1930s and 1940s but, since 1953, it has become increasingly safe for the Labor Party.
Members for Kogarah[]
Member | Party | Term | |
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Mark Gosling [2] | Labor | 1930–1932 | |
James Ross [3] | United Australia | 1932–1941 | |
William Currey [4] | Labor | 1941–1948 | |
Douglas Cross [5] | Liberal | 1948–1953 | |
Bill Crabtree [6] | Labor | 1953–1983 | |
Brian Langton [7] | Labor | 1983–1999 | |
Cherie Burton [8] | Labor | 1999–2015 | |
Chris Minns [9] | Labor | 2015–present |
Election results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Chris Minns | 19,254 | 42.25 | −3.17 | |
Liberal | Scott Yung | 19,185 | 42.09 | +7.92 | |
Greens | Greta Werner | 2,950 | 6.47 | −0.02 | |
One Nation | Phillip Pollard | 2,790 | 6.12 | +6.12 | |
Keep Sydney Open | Natalie Resman | 1,397 | 3.07 | +3.07 | |
Total formal votes | 45,576 | 95.56 | +0.13 | ||
Informal votes | 2,120 | 4.44 | −0.13 | ||
Turnout | 47,696 | 89.61 | −0.91 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Chris Minns | 21,544 | 51.77 | −5.09 | |
Liberal | Scott Yung | 20,073 | 48.23 | +5.09 | |
Labor hold | Swing | −5.09 |
References[]
- ^ "Kogarah". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ "Mr Mark Gosling (1886-1980)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ "Mr James Clyde Ross (1895–1975)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ^ "Mr William Matthew Currey VC (1895-1948)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ^ "Mr Douglas Donald Cross (1892–1970)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ "Mr Bill Crabtree (1915-2001)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "The Hon. Brian Joseph Langton (1948- )". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "Ms Cherie Ann Burton (1968- )". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "Mr (Chris) Christopher John Minns MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
- ^ "Kogarah: First Preference Votes". 2019 NSW election results. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "Kogarah: Distribution of Preferences". 2019 NSW election results. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
Categories:
- Electoral districts of New South Wales
- 1930 establishments in Australia
- Constituencies established in 1930