Kiama
New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
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StateNew South Wales
Dates current1859–1904
1981–present
MPGareth Ward
PartyIndependent
NamesakeKiama
Electors55,490 (2019)
Area2,275.06 km2 (878.4 sq mi)
DemographicRural
Electorates around Kiama:
Goulburn Shellharbour Pacific Ocean
Goulburn Kiama Pacific Ocean
Monaro South Coast South Coast

Kiama is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is currently represented by Gareth Ward. Originally elected as a member of the Liberal Party, Ward stood down from the party in May 2021 following allegations of sexual misconduct.

The electorate is named after and includes the Municipality of Kiama. It also includes the southern part of the City of Shellharbour (including the suburbs of Albion Park and the western part of Albion Park Rail) and the part of the City of Shoalhaven to the north of the Shoalhaven river (including Bomaderry and Berry). It includes a thinly populated area to the west of Nowra south of the Shoalhaven. It also includes Marshall Mount in the City of Wollongong.

History

Kiama was created in 1859. It was abolished in 1904 with the downsizing of parliament after federation and replaced by Allowrie.[1][2] It was recreated in 1981, replacing parts of Illawarra and South Coast.

Members for Kiama

First incarnation (1859—1904)
Member Party Term
  Samuel Gray [3] None 1859–1864
  Henry Parkes [4] None 1864–1870
  John Stewart [5] None 1871–1874
  Samuel Charles [6] None 1874–1880
  Harman Tarrant [7] None 1880–1887
  Angus Cameron [8] Free Trade 1887–1889
  George Fuller [9] Free Trade 1889–1894
  Alexander Campbell [10] Ind. Protectionist 1894–1895
  Protectionist 1895–1901
  Progressive 1901–1904
Second incarnation (1981–present)
Member Party Term
  Bill Knott [11] Labor 1981–1986
  Bob Harrison [12] Labor 1986–1999
  Matt Brown [13] Labor 1999–2011
  Gareth Ward [14] Liberal 2011–2021
  Independent 2021–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Kiama
2023 New South Wales state election: Kiama[15][16][17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Gareth Ward 20,316 38.79 +38.79
Labor Katelin McInerney 18,010 34.39 +6.19
Liberal Melanie Gibbons 6,301 12.03 −41.56
Greens Tonia Gray 5,833 11.14 −0.74
Sustainable Australia John Gill 1,911 3.65 +0.73
Total formal votes 52,371 96.90 +0.07
Informal votes 1,678 3.10 −0.07
Turnout 54,049 89.82 −1.28
Notional two-party-preferred count
Labor Katelin McInerney 24,564 69.73 +31.74
Liberal Melanie Gibbons 10,665 30.27 −31.74
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Gareth Ward 23,018 50.76 +50.76
Labor Katelin McInerney 22,329 49.24 +11.25
Member changed to Independent from Liberal  

References

  1. ^ "New Electorate Boundaries". Illawarra Mercury. 27 April 1904. Retrieved 12 March 2020 – via Trove.
  2. ^ "The new electorates: where and what they are". Evening News. 26 March 1904. p. 3. Retrieved 7 December 2019 – via Trove.
  3. ^ "Mr Samuel William Gray (1823–1889)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Sir Henry Parkes (1815-1896)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Mr John Stewart [1] (1810-1896)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Mr Samuel Charles (1818-1901)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  7. ^ "Mr Harman John Tarrant (1844-1900)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  8. ^ "Mr Angus Cameron (1847-1896)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  9. ^ "Sir George Warburton Fuller (1861–1940)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  10. ^ "Mr Alexander James Campbell (1846-1926)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  11. ^ "William Edwin Knott (1921-2013)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  12. ^ "Mr (Bob) Robert Joseph Wilson Harrison (1934- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  13. ^ "Mr (Matt) Matthew James Brown (1972- )". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  14. ^ "The Hon. Gareth James Ward MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  15. ^ LA First Preference: Kiama, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  16. ^ LA Two Candidate Preferred: Kiama, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  17. ^ Two Candidate Preferred (TCP) Analytical Tool: Kiama, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 April 2023.

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