Myall Lakes
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
MPTanya Thompson
PartyThe Nationals
NamesakeMyall Lakes
Electors57,689 (2019)
Area5,023.82 km2 (1,939.7 sq mi)
DemographicProvincial and rural
Electorates around Myall Lakes:
Northern Tablelands Oxley Port Macquarie
Maitland Myall Lakes Pacific Ocean
Upper Hunter Port Stephens Pacific Ocean

Myall Lakes is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It was represented by Stephen Bromhead of The Nationals until his death in 2023.

Myall Lakes covers most of the former Great Lakes Council including Forster, Tuncurry, Bulahdelah, Nabiac, Failford, Pacific Palms, Smiths Lake, Bungwahl, Coolongolook and Wootton, as well as most of the former City of Greater Taree including Taree, Cundletown, Wingham, Tinonee, Old Bar, Krambach, Nabiac, Possum Brush and Hallidays Point.[1]

History

Myall Lakes was created in 1988, partly replacing Gloucester.

Members for Myall Lakes

Member Party Term
  John Turner [2] National 1988–2011
  Stephen Bromhead [3] National 2011–2023
  Tanya Thompson National 2023–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Myall Lakes
2023 New South Wales state election: Myall Lakes[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Tanya Thompson 24,809 47.1 −1.5
Independent Jason Bendall 9,567 18.2 +18.2
Labor Mark Vanstone 9,460 18.0 −11.2
Legalise Cannabis Keys Manley 4,747 9.0 +9.0
Greens Eleanor Spence 2,843 5.4 −0.2
Sustainable Australia Maree McDonald-Pritchard 1,260 2.4 +0.7
Total formal votes 52,686 96.7 +0.1
Informal votes 1,786 3.3 −0.1
Turnout 54,472 88.8 −1.7
Two-party-preferred result
National Tanya Thompson 28,362 65.8 +6.5
Labor Mark Vanstone 14,731 34.2 −6.5
National hold Swing +6.5

References

  1. ^ "Myall Lakes". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Mr John Harcourt Turner (1949- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Mr Stephen Bruce Bromhead MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  4. ^ LA First Preference: Myall Lakes, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  5. ^ LA Two Candidate Preferred: Myall Lakes, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
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