Keira is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is currently represented by Ryan Park of the Labor Party.
| Keira 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 | 1988–present | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Ryan Park | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Labor | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Mount Keira | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 58,824 (2019) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 204.43 km2 (78.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Provincial | ||||||||||||||
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History
editKeira was established in 1988 largely as a replacement to the seat of Corrimal.[1] Like its predecessor, it is a safe seat for the Labor Party. Labor have only ever fallen below 60 percent of the two-party preferred vote three times; twice to the Liberal Party in 1988 and 2011 and once to an independent in 1999.
Geography
editKeira is a northern Illawarra electorate, currently taking in the northern and western Wollongong suburbs of Figtree, Keiraville, Mount Ousley, Mount Pleasant, Balgownie, Corrimal, Bellambi, Woonona, Bulli, Thirroul, Austinmer and Coledale.[2]
Members for Keira
edit| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Col Markham [3] | Labor | 1988–1999 | |
| David Campbell [4] | Labor | 1999–2011 | |
| Ryan Park [5] | Labor | 2011–present | |
Election results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labor | Ryan Park | 28,938 | 57.8 | +4.3 | |
| Liberal | Noah Shipp | 10,924 | 21.8 | −5.7 | |
| Greens | Kit Docker | 7,297 | 14.6 | +1.7 | |
| Sustainable Australia | Andrew Anthony | 2,867 | 5.7 | +1.7 | |
| Total formal votes | 50,026 | 96.9 | +0.2 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,589 | 3.1 | −0.2 | ||
| Turnout | 51,615 | 89.6 | −2.0 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Ryan Park | 34,592 | 74.2 | +5.9 | |
| Liberal | Noah Shipp | 12,059 | 25.8 | −5.9 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +5.9 | |||
References
edit- ^ "Keira". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
- ^ "Keira". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ "Mr Colin William Markham (1940- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ "The Hon. David Andrew Campbell (1957- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "Mr Ryan John Park MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
- ^ LA First Preference: Keira, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ LA Two Candidate Preferred: Keira, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.