Monaro, also known as Maneroo (1856–1858), Monara (1858–1879) and Manaro (1894–1904) is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is currently represented by Steve Whan of the Labor party since the 2023 New South Wales state election.
| Monaro New South Wales—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
| Dates current | 1856–1920 1927–present | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Steve Whan | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Labor | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Monaro Region | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 56,951 (2019) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 20,479.02 km2 (7,907.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Rural | ||||||||||||||
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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
editThe 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.
Nationals member Nichole Overall made history in 2022 by being elected as the first female representative of the Monaro. Overall's husband was previously mayor of the City of Queanbeyan.
Members for Monaro
editElection results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| National | Nichole Overall | 19,890 | 39.1 | −13.2 | |
| Labor | Steve Whan | 19,401 | 38.1 | +11.0 | |
| Greens | Jenny Goldie | 3,924 | 7.7 | −0.2 | |
| Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Chris Pryor | 3,077 | 6.1 | −1.7 | |
| Independent | Andrew Thaler | 1,855 | 3.6 | +3.6 | |
| Legalise Cannabis | Josie Tanson | 1,722 | 3.4 | +3.4 | |
| Sustainable Australia | James Holgate | 987 | 1.9 | +1.9 | |
| Total formal votes | 50,856 | 97.5 | +0.1 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,313 | 2.5 | −0.1 | ||
| Turnout | 52,169 | 87.7 | −0.2 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Steve Whan | 23,757 | 52.3 | +13.9 | |
| National | Nichole Overall | 21,676 | 47.7 | −13.9 | |
| Labor gain from National | Swing | +13.9 | |||
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ LA First Preference: Monaro, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ LA Two Candidate Preferred: Monaro, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.