Davidson
New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
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Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election
StateNew South Wales
Created1971
MPMatt Cross
PartyLiberal
NamesakeSir Walter Davidson
Electors54,940 (2019)
Area74.71 km2 (28.8 sq mi)
DemographicUrban
Electorates around Davidson:
Hornsby Pittwater Pittwater
Wahroonga Davidson Wakehurst
Lane Cove Willoughby Wakehurst

Davidson is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Matt Cross of the Liberal Party.

Covering parts of Sydney's Northern Beaches and North Shore regions, it spills across portions of the Northern Beaches Council and Ku-ring-gai Council LGAs. It includes all of the namesake suburb of Davidson, as well as North Turramurra, St Ives, St Ives Chase, Killara, East Killara, Lindfield, East Lindfield, Roseville and Roseville Chase. It also includes parts of Turramurra, Belrose, Frenchs Forest, and Pymble.

Davidson includes portions of two of the most Liberal-supporting areas of Sydney, and has been in the hands of the Liberal Party for its entire existence. While Labor frequently runs dead in northern Sydney, Davidson is especially hostile territory for Labor. The only times that Labor has even remotely threatened the Liberals' hold on the seat came during the two "Wranslides" in 1978 and 1981, which were the only times that the Liberals have failed to win at least 60 percent of the two-party-preferred vote. However, even on those occasions, the Liberals won enough primary votes to retain the seat outright. Since the 1990s, Labor has been lucky to get 30 percent of the two-party-preferred vote, and has even been pushed into third place on some occasions.

Members for Davidson

Member Party Period
  Dick Healey [1] Liberal 1971–1981
  Terry Metherell [2] Liberal 1981–1991
  Independent 1991–1992
  Andrew Humpherson [3] Liberal 1992–2007
  Jonathan O'Dea [4] Liberal 2007–2023
  Matt Cross Liberal 2023–present

Election results

See also: Electoral results for the district of Davidson
2023 New South Wales state election: Davidson[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Matt Cross 28,865 54.1 −10.3
Labor Karyn Edelstein 10,917 20.5 +6.3
Independent Janine Kitson 6,080 11.4 +11.4
Greens Caroline Atkinson 6,060 11.4 −2.1
Sustainable Australia Andrew Wills 1,397 2.6 −1.1
Total formal votes 53,319 97.8 −0.1
Informal votes 1,196 2.2 +0.1
Turnout 54,515 91.1 0.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Matt Cross 30,821 63.9 −10.9
Labor Karyn Edelstein 17,393 36.1 +10.9
Liberal hold Swing −10.9

References

  1. ^ "The Hon. Richard Owen Healey (1923–2000)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Dr. Terry Alan Metherell (1947- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Mr Andrew Humpherson, MP (1960- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Mr Jonathan Richard O'Dea, BA, LLM, MBA MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  5. ^ LA First Preference: Davidson, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  6. ^ LA Two Candidate Preferred: Davidson, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 16 April 2023.

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