Electoral district of Monaro
| Monaro New South Wales—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state electionf | |||||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
| Dates current | 1856–1920 1927–present | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Steve Whan | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Labor | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Monaro Region | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 56,951 (2019) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 20,479.02 km2 (7,907.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Rural | ||||||||||||||
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Monaro is an electoral district of New South Wales. It was created in 1859, abolished 1920 and recreated in 1927.
It is considered a bellwether seat, meaning it is usually won by the party that forms government (either in a minority or a majority).
Election results
| 2023 New South Wales state election: Monaro[1][2] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| National | Nichole Overall | 19,890 | 39.10 | −6.86 | |
| Labor | Steve Whan | 19,401 | 38.10 | +6.15 | |
| Greens | Jenny Goldie | 3,924 | 7.70 | −1.14 | |
| Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Chris Pryor | 3,077 | 6.10 | +6.10 | |
| Independent | Andrew Thaler | 1,855 | 3.60 | –2.72 | |
| Legalise Cannabis | Josie Tanson | 1,722 | 3.40 | +3.40 | |
| Sustainable Australia | James Holgate | 987 | 1.90 | –2.16 | |
| Total formal votes | 50,856 | 97.50 | –0.26 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,313 | 2.50 | +0.26 | ||
| Turnout | 52,169 | 87.70 | +4.30 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Steve Whan | 23,757 | 52.30 | +7.50 | |
| National | Nichole Overall | 21,676 | 47.79 | −7.50 | |
| Labor gain from National | Swing | +7.50 | |||
The swings above are calculated from the 2022 Monaro state by-election.
References
- ↑ LA First Preference: Monaro, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ↑ LA Two Candidate Preferred: Monaro, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.