Barwon
New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
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StateNew South Wales
Dates current1894–1904
1927–present
MPRoy Butler
PartyIndependent
NamesakeBarwon River
Electors55,154 (2019)
Area356,291.70 km2 (137,565.0 sq mi)
DemographicRural
Electorates around Barwon:
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Tamworth
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Upper Hunter

Barwon is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Roy Butler, a former member of the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party who is now an independent MP.

Covering roughly 44% of the land mass of New South Wales, Barwon is by far the state's largest electoral district. It includes the local government areas of Bourke Shire, Brewarrina Shire, Narrabri Shire, Walgett Shire, Warrumbungle Shire, Coonamble Shire, Gilgandra Shire, Warren Shire, Bogan Shire, Lachlan Shire, Cobar Shire, Central Darling Shire, the City of Broken Hill as well as the large Unincorporated Far West Region surrounding Broken Hill.[1][2][3]

History

Barwon was originally created in 1894, when it along with Moree, replaced Gwydir. In 1904, with the downsizing of the Legislative Assembly after Federation, Gwydir was recreated and Moree and Barwon were abolished. In 1927, with the breakup of the three-member Electoral district of Namoi, it was recreated.

Polling booth, Double Gates Hotel, c.1914

Originally a marginal seat that traded hands between the Labor Party and the conservative parties, it was considered a safe seat for the National Party who held it without interruption from 1950 until 2019, when it was won by the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party.

Members for Barwon

First incarnation (1894–1904)
Member Party Term
  William Willis [4] Protectionist 1894–1901
  Progressive 1901–1904
 
Second incarnation (1927–present)
Member Party Term
  Walter Wearne [5] Nationalist 1927–1930
  Bill Ratcliffe [6] Labor 1930–1932
  Ben Wade [7] Country 1932–1940
  Roy Heferen [8] Labor 1940–1950
  Geoff Crawford [9] Country 1950–1976
  Wal Murray [10] Country, National 1976–1995
  Ian Slack-Smith [11] National 1995–2007
  Kevin Humphries [12] National 2007–2019
  Roy Butler Shooters, Fishers, Farmers 2019–2022
  Independent 2022–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Barwon
2023 New South Wales state election: Barwon[13][14][15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Roy Butler 19,630 44.78 +44.78
National Annette Turner 11,158 25.45 −4.93
Labor Joshua Roberts-Garnsey 6,816 15.55 −5.37
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Paul Britton 2,983 6.80 −26.16
Legalise Cannabis Ben Hartley 1,591 3.63 +3.63
Greens Pat Schultz 881 2.01 −1.01
Independent Stuart Howe 460 1.05 +1.05
Public Education Thomas McBride 318 0.73 +0.73
Total formal votes 43,837 96.94 +0.49
Informal votes 1,384 3.06 −0.49
Turnout 45,221 84.16 −2.64
Notional two-party-preferred count
National Annette Turner 15,971 60.76 +8.24
Labor Joshua Roberts-Garnsey 10,316 39.24 −8.24
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Roy Butler 23,868 65.99 +65.99
National Annette Turner 12,299 34.01 −9.39
Member changed to Independent from Shooters, Fishers, Farmers  

References

  1. ^ "Barwon". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Mr William Nicholas Willis (1858-1922)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  5. ^ "The Hon. Walter Ernest Wearne (1867–1931)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Mr Wilfred Joseph Ratcliffe (1880-1935)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  7. ^ "Mr Benjamin Martin Wade (1883-1958)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  8. ^ "Mr Stephen Roy Heferen (1898-1961)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  9. ^ "The Hon. Geoffrey Robertson Crawford (1916–1998)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  10. ^ "Mr (Wal) Wallace Telford John Murray (1931-2004)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  11. ^ "Mr Ian Lindsay Slack-Smith (1946- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 24 September 2019. 2027
  12. ^ "The Hon. Kevin John Humphries (1960- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  13. ^ LA First Preference: Barwon, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  14. ^ LA Two Candidate Preferred: Barwon, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  15. ^ Two Candidate Preferred (TCP) Analytical Tool: Barwon, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
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