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.
| Kiama New South Wales—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election | |||||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
| Dates current | 1859–1904 1981–present | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Gareth Ward | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Independent | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Kiama | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 55,490 (2019) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 2,275.06 km2 (878.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Rural | ||||||||||||||
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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) | |||
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| 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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
External links
- "Kiama". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.