Keira
New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
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Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election
StateNew South Wales
Dates current1988–present
MPRyan Park
PartyLabor
NamesakeMount Keira
Electors58,824 (2019)
Area204.43 km2 (78.9 sq mi)
DemographicProvincial
Electorates around Keira:
Wollondilly Heathcote Pacific Ocean
Wollondilly Keira Wollongong
Wollondilly Shellharbour Wollongong

Keira is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is currently represented by Ryan Park of the Labor Party.

Keira is a northern Illawarra electorate taking in the northern and western Wollongong suburbs of Figtree, Keiraville, Mount Ousley, Mount Pleasant, Balgownie, Corrimal, Bellambi, Woonona, Bulli, Thirroul, Austinmer and Coledale.[1]

Keira was established in 1988 largely as a replacement to the seat of Corrimal.[2] Like its predecessor, it is a safe seat for the Labor Party. Labor have only ever fallen below 60 percent of the two-party preferred vote three times; twice to the Liberal Party in 1988 and 2011 and once to an independent in 1999.

Members for Keira

Member Party Term
  Col Markham [3] Labor 1988–1999
  David Campbell [4] Labor 1999–2011
  Ryan Park [5] Labor 2011–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Keira
2023 New South Wales state election: Keira[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ryan Park 28,938 57.8 +4.3
Liberal Noah Shipp 10,924 21.8 −5.7
Greens Kit Docker 7,297 14.6 +1.7
Sustainable Australia Andrew Anthony 2,867 5.7 +1.7
Total formal votes 50,026 96.9 +0.2
Informal votes 1,589 3.1 −0.2
Turnout 51,615 89.6 −2.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ryan Park 34,592 74.2 +5.9
Liberal Noah Shipp 12,059 25.8 −5.9
Labor hold Swing +5.9

References

  1. ^ "Keira". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Keira". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Mr Colin William Markham (1940- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  4. ^ "The Hon. David Andrew Campbell (1957- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Mr Ryan John Park MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  6. ^ LA First Preference: Keira, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  7. ^ LA Two Candidate Preferred: Keira, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
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