North Shore
New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
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Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election
StateNew South Wales
Dates current1920–1927
1981–present
MPFelicity Wilson
PartyLiberal
NamesakeNorth Shore
Electors55,332 (2019)
Area25.09 km2 (9.7 sq mi)
DemographicInner-metropolitan
Electorates around North Shore:
Willoughby Willoughby Manly
Lane Cove North Shore Vaucluse
Balmain Sydney Vaucluse

North Shore is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, located on Sydney's lower North Shore. It is currently held by Liberal MP Felicity Wilson.

History

North Shore was originally created as a five-member electorate with the introduction of proportional representation in 1920, replacing Middle Harbour, Mosman, St Leonards and Willoughby and named after the North Shore of Sydney Harbour. It was abolished in 1927 and replaced by Lane Cove, Manly, Mosman, Neutral Bay, North Sydney and Willoughby. It was recreated in 1981, replacing Kirribilli.[1]

It was originally expected to be a very safe Liberal seat; northern Sydney has been the power base for the Liberals and their predecessors for over a century. However, it was held by independents from 1981 to 1991—most notably Ted Mack from 1981 to 1988. The Liberals did not take the seat until 1991, but have held it with virtually no difficulty since then.

While Labor frequently runs dead in northern Sydney, North Shore is very unfriendly territory for Labor even by northern Sydney standards. Labor has never tallied more than 37 percent of the two-party vote. In the last four elections, Labor candidates have been pushed into third place, and have struggled to get to 20 percent of the primary vote.

Members for North Shore

First incarnation (1920–1927)
Member Party Term Member Party Term Member Party Term Member Party Term Member Party Term
  Alfred Reid [2] Ind. Nationalist 1920–1922   Arthur Cocks [3] Nationalist 1920–1925   Reginald Weaver [4] Nationalist 1920–1925   Richard Arthur [5] Nationalist 1920–1927   Cecil Murphy [6] Labor 1920–1927
  William Fell [7] Independent Coalitionist 1922–1927   1925–1927    
  Alfred Reid [8]    
    Alick Kay [9] Independent 1925–1926    
    Arthur Tonge [10] Labor 1926–1927    
 
Second incarnation (1981–present)
Member Party Term
  Ted Mack [11] Independent 1981–1988
Robyn Read [12] 1988–1991
  Phillip Smiles [13] Liberal 1991–1993
Jillian Skinner [14] 1994–2017
Felicity Wilson [15] 2017–present

Election results

See also: Electoral results for the district of North Shore
2023 New South Wales state election: North Shore[16][17] [18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Felicity Wilson 21,308 44.23 −2.37
Independent Helen Conway 10,527 21.85 +21.85
Labor Godfrey Santer 8,239 17.10 +4.75
Greens James Mullan 5,305 11.01 −0.28
Independent Victoria Walker 1,107 2.30 +2.30
Sustainable Australia Lachlan Commins 901 1.87 +0.49
Informed Medical Options Michael Antares 790 1.64 +1.64
Total formal votes 48,177 98.08 −0.44
Informal votes 945 1.92 +0.44
Turnout 49,122 87.03 −0.61
Notional two-party-preferred count
Liberal Felicity Wilson 24,208 58.22 −9.63
Labor Godfrey Santer 17,371 41.78 +9.63
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Felicity Wilson 23,040 55.69 −5.44
Independent Helen Conway 18,329 44.31 +44.31
Liberal hold  

References

  1. ^ "North Shore". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Mr Alfred Albert Edward Ernest (Theodore Muswellbrooke Orlando) Vassa Reid (1867–1945)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Sir (Alfred) Arthur Alfred Clement Cocks (1862-1943)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Mr Reginald Walter Darcy Weaver (1876-1945)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Dr Richard Arthur (1865–1932)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Mr Cecil Horace Murphy". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  7. ^ "Mr William Scott Fell (1866-1930)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  8. ^ "Mr Alfred Albert Edward Ernest (Theodore Muswellbrooke Orlando) Vassa Reid (1867–1945)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  9. ^ "Mr Alick Dudley Kay (1884-1961)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  10. ^ "Mr Arthur Tonge (1887-1963)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  11. ^ "Mr (Ted) Edward Carrington Mack (1933–2018)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  12. ^ "Ms Robyn Read". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  13. ^ "Mr Phillip Murray Smiles (1946- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  14. ^ "Mrs Jillian Gell Skinner (1944- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  15. ^ "Ms Felicity Leslie Wilson MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  16. ^ LA First Preference: North Shore, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  17. ^ LA Two Candidate Preferred: North Shore, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  18. ^ Two Candidate Preferred (TCP) Analytical Tool: North Shore, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
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