Electoral district of Monaro

Monaro
New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
Monaro; New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
	Location in New South Wales
State	New South Wales
Dates current	1856–1920; 1927–present
MP	TBD
Party	TBD
Electors	56,951 (2019)
Area	20,479.02 km2 (7,907.0 sq mi)

Monaro, also known as Maneroo (1856–58), Monara (1858-1879) and Manaro (1894-1904) is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It was previously represented by John Barilaro of The Nationals.

Monaro is a regional district in the south of the state. It encompasses the Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council and Snowy Monaro Regional Council. Its significant population centres include Queanbeyan, Bungendore, Braidwood, Cooma, Bombala, Captains Flat, Nimmitabel, Delegate, Bredbo, Michelago, Berridale, Jindabyne and Adaminaby.^[1]

History[]

The electorate was created in 1856 for the First Parliament under the name Maneroo, derived from an Aboriginal name for the area, now spelt Monaro. It was renamed Monara for the second Parliament in February 1858. The spelling was changed to Monaro from 1877 until 1894. It elected two members between 1880 and 1894. In 1894, single-member electorates were introduced statewide and part of the electorate, (including Bombala), was absorbed into Eden-Bombala. At this time the spelling was changed to Manaro. The 1903 New South Wales referendum required the number of members of the Legislative Assembly to be reduced from 125 to 90,^[2] the district was expanded to include parts of Queanbeyan and the abolished seat of Eden-Bombala and the spelling reverted to Monaro.^[3] In 1913, it absorbed much of the electoral district of Queanbeyan, including Queanbeyan, which is its major city. In 1920, with the introduction of proportional representation, it was absorbed into Goulburn, along with Bega. It was recreated in 1927.

Members for Monaro[]

First incarnation (1858-1920)
1856–1880, 1 member
Member		Party	Term
	Daniel Egan	None	1856–1859
	Alexander Hamilton	None	1859–1860
	Thomas Garrett	None	1860–1864
	James Martin	None	1864–1865
	William Grahame	None	1865–1869
	Daniel Egan	None	1870–1870
	James Hart	None	1870–1872
	William Grahame	None	1872–1874
	Alexander Montague	None	1875–1877
	John Murphy	None	1877–1880
1880–1894, 2 members
Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term
	Henry Badgery	None	1880–1885		Robert Tooth	None	1880–1884
	Henry Badgery	None	1880–1885		David Ryrie	None	1884–1885
	Henry Dawson	None	1885–1887		Harold Stephen	None	1885–1887
		Protectionist	1887–1894		Thomas O'Mara	Ind. Protectionist	1887–1889
					Harold Stephen	Protectionist	1889–1889
					Gus Miller	Protectionist	1889–1894
1894–1920, 1 member
Member		Party	Term
	Gus Miller	Protectionist	1894–1901
	Gus Miller	Labour	1901–1918
	John Bailey	Labor	1918–1920

Second incarnation (1927-present)
1927–present 1 member
Member		Party	Term
	William Hedges	Country	1927–1941
	John Seiffert	Labor	1941–1950
		Independent Labor	1950–1953
		Labor	1953–1965
	Steve Mauger	Liberal	1965–1976
	John Akister	Labor	1976–1988
	Peter Cochran	National	1988–1999
	Peter Webb	National	1999–2003
	Steve Whan	Labor	2003–2011
	John Barilaro	National	2011–2021

Election results[]

2019 New South Wales state election: Monaro ^[4]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	John Barilaro	25,868	52.31	+3.58
	Labor	Bryce Wilson	13,431	27.16	−13.44
	Greens	Peter Marshall	3,913	7.91	+0.08
	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers	Mick Holton	3,848	7.78	+7.78
	Independent	Andrew Thaler	1,229	2.49	+2.49
	Animal Justice	Frankie Seymour	1,159	2.34	+2.34
Total formal votes			49,448	97.42	+0.03
Informal votes			1,310	2.58	−0.03
Turnout			50,758	89.13	−0.30
Two-party-preferred result
	National	John Barilaro	27,723	61.61	+9.08
	Labor	Bryce Wilson	17,276	38.39	−9.08
	National hold		Swing	+9.08

References[]

^ "Monaro". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
^ "1904 Redistribution". Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.
^ "Notice of final electoral districts". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 227. 22 April 1904. p. 3251. Retrieved 10 December 2019 – via Trove.
^ "Monaro: First Preference Votes". 2019 NSW election results. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
^ "Monaro: Distribution of Preferences". 2019 NSW election results. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 January 2022.

[1] "Monaro". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.

[2] "1904 Redistribution". Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.

[3] "Notice of final electoral districts". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 227. 22 April 1904. p. 3251. Retrieved 10 December 2019 – via Trove.

[4] "Monaro: First Preference Votes". 2019 NSW election results. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 January 2022.

[5] "Monaro: Distribution of Preferences". 2019 NSW election results. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 January 2022.

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