Rockdale
New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
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StateNew South Wales
Dates current1927–1930
1941–present
MPSteve Kamper
PartyLabor Party
NamesakeRockdale
Electors56,421 (2019)
Area41.79 km2 (16.1 sq mi)
DemographicOuter-metropolitan
Electorates around Rockdale:
Canterbury Summer Hill Heffron
Kogarah Rockdale Maroubra
Miranda Cronulla Cronulla

Rockdale is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. Suburbs within the electoral district include Arncliffe, Banksia, Bardwell Park, Bardwell Valley, Beverley Park, Bexley, Bexley North, Brighton-Le-Sands, Dolls Point, Earlwood, Kogarah, Kogarah Bay, New South Wales, Kyeemagh, Monterey, Ramsgate, Ramsgate Beach, Rockdale, Sandrigham, Sans Souci, Turella and Wolli Creek.[1]

It is represented by Steve Kamper of the Labor Party.

History

Rockdale electoral district was first created in 1927, with the breakup of the multi-member St George. In 1930, it was abolished and largely replaced by Arncliffe.

Rockdale Council sought a new electorate for Rockdale as early as 1937.[2] In 1941, Arncliffe was abolished and replaced by a recreated Rockdale and Cook's River.

Members for Rockdale

First incarnation (1927–1930)
Member Party Term
  Guy Arkins [3] Nationalist 1927–1930
Second incarnation (1941–present)
Member Party Term
  John McGrath [4] Labor 1941–1959
  Brian Bannon [5] Labor 1959–1986
  Barrie Unsworth [6] Labor 1986–1991
  George Thompson [7] Labor 1991–2003
  Frank Sartor [8] Labor 2003–2011
  John Flowers [9] Liberal 2011–2015
  Steve Kamper [10] Labor 2015–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Rockdale
2023 New South Wales state election: Rockdale[11][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Steve Kamper 24,893 52.9 +6.8
Liberal Muhammad Rana 13,942 29.6 −3.6
Greens Peter Strong 5,109 10.9 +2.8
Sustainable Australia James Morris 3,127 6.6 +6.6
Total formal votes 47,071 95.2 −0.2
Informal votes 2,378 4.8 +0.2
Turnout 49,449 87.1 −1.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Steve Kamper 28,468 65.4 +5.4
Liberal Muhammad Rana 15,086 34.6 −5.4
Labor hold Swing +5.4

References

  1. ^ "Rockdale". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  2. ^ "New electorate sought by Rockdale Council". The Sydney Morning Herald. 12 June 1937. p. 12. Retrieved 6 February 2015 – via Trove.
  3. ^ "Mr James Guy Dalley Arkins (1888–1980)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  4. ^ "The Hon. John Francis McGrath (1893-1971)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Mr Brian Joseph Bannon". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  6. ^ "The Hon. Barrie John Unsworth (1934–)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  7. ^ "Mr George Edmund Thompson (1945- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  8. ^ "The Hon. Frank Ernest Sartor (1951- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  9. ^ "Mr John Frederick Flowers". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  10. ^ "Mr Stephen Kamper, MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  11. ^ LA First Preference: Rockdale, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  12. ^ LA Two Candidate Preferred: Rockdale, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
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