Electoral district of Clarence
Clarence is an electoral district of New South Wales. It was created in 1859, abolished in 1920 and recreated in 1927.
Clarence New South Wales—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
Dates current | 1859–1920 1927–present | ||||||||||||||
MP | Richie Williamson | ||||||||||||||
Party | National | ||||||||||||||
Namesake | Clarence River | ||||||||||||||
Electors | 56,859 (2019) | ||||||||||||||
Area | 13,494.54 km2 (5,210.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Demographic | Rural | ||||||||||||||
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It is generally considered a conservative electorate, having been held by the National Party as an electorate with one member for all but seven years. The current MP is Richie Williamson, who is from the National Party.
Election results
2023 New South Wales state election: Clarence[1][2] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
National | Richie Williamson | 24,247 | 49.6 | +3.0 | |
Labor | Leon Ankersmit | 10,700 | 21.9 | +0.9 | |
Greens | Greg Clancy | 3,739 | 7.6 | −0.3 | |
Legalise Cannabis | Mark Rayner | 3,708 | 7.6 | +7.6 | |
Independent | Debrah Novak | 3,433 | 7.0 | +7.0 | |
Independent | Nicki Levi | 1,320 | 2.7 | +2.7 | |
Sustainable Australia | George Keller | 1,061 | 2.2 | +0.6 | |
Indigenous-Aboriginal | Brett Dutoux | 725 | 1.5 | +1.5 | |
Total formal votes | 48,933 | 96.2 | −0.5 | ||
Informal votes | 1,911 | 3.8 | +0.5 | ||
Turnout | 50,844 | 88.8 | −0.7 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
National | Richie Williamson | 26,475 | 64.3 | −0.2 | |
Labor | Leon Ankersmit | 14,731 | 35.7 | +0.2 | |
style=background-color: Template:Australian politics/party colours/Nationals NSW | | Template:Australian politics/name/Nationals NSW hold | Swing | −0.2 |
References
- ↑ LA First Preference: Clarence, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ↑ LA Two Candidate Preferred: Clarence, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.