Electoral district of Menai
Menai was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1999 to 2015. It was most recently represented by Melanie Gibbons of the Liberal Party. Currently, it is the only state seat in the state of New South Wales to have always been represented by a woman. This district was abolished in the 2013 redistribution, largely replaced by Holsworthy.[1]
Members for Menai[]
Member | Party | Term | |
---|---|---|---|
Alison Megarrity | Labor | 1999–2011 | |
Melanie Gibbons | Liberal | 2011–2015 |
Election results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Melanie Gibbons | 27,593 | 61.0 | +18.4 | |
Labor | Peter Scaysbrook | 8,732 | 19.3 | -26.1 | |
Greens | Simone Morrissey | 3,502 | 7.7 | +3.2 | |
Independent | Jim McGoldrick | 3,040 | 6.7 | +6.7 | |
Christian Democrats | Lindsay Johnson | 2,371 | 5.2 | +5.2 | |
Total formal votes | 45,238 | 96.8 | -0.7 | ||
Informal votes | 1,479 | 3.2 | +0.7 | ||
Turnout | 46,717 | 94.3 | +0.2 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Melanie Gibbons | 29,954 | 74.4 | +27.1 | |
Labor | Peter Scaysbrook | 10,313 | 25.6 | -27.1 | |
Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | -27.1 |
References[]
- ^ "Overview of Determinations". NSW 2013 Redistribution.
- ^ Antony Green. "2011 New South Wales Election: Analysis of Results" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
External links[]
- "Menai". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
Categories:
- Former electoral districts of New South Wales
- 1999 establishments in Australia
- Constituencies established in 1999
- 2015 disestablishments in Australia
- Constituencies disestablished in 2015