Electoral district of Newtown
state electoral district of New South Wales, Australia
Newtown is an electoral district of New South Wales. It was created in 1859, abolished in 1894, recreated in 1904, reabolished in 1920, recreated again in 1927, reabolished again in 1950 and recreated for a fourth time in 2015.
Newtown 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 | 1859–1894 1904–1920 1927–1950 2015–present | ||||||||||||||
MP | Jenny Leong | ||||||||||||||
Party | Greens | ||||||||||||||
Namesake | Newtown | ||||||||||||||
Electors | 56,412 (2019) | ||||||||||||||
Area | 10.29 km2 (4.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Demographic | Inner-metropolitan | ||||||||||||||
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It is a progressive electorate.
Election results
change2023 New South Wales state election: Newtown[1][2][3][4] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Greens | Jenny Leong | 26,758 | 54.1 | +9.9 | |
Labor | David Hetherington | 15,104 | 30.5 | +1.9 | |
Liberal | Fiona Douskou | 6,365 | 12.9 | −1.7 | |
Sustainable Australia | Christopher Thomas | 1,275 | 2.6 | +0.8 | |
Total formal votes | 49,502 | 98.5 | +0.6 | ||
Informal votes | 769 | 1.5 | −0.6 | ||
Turnout | 50,271 | 84.4 | −0.8 | ||
Notional two-party-preferred count | |||||
Labor | David Hetherington | 35,145 | 82.3 | +4.1 | |
Liberal | Fiona Douskou | 7,553 | 17.7 | −4.1 | |
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Greens | Jenny Leong | 28,015 | 62.1 | +0.7 | |
Labor | David Hetherington | 17,094 | 37.9 | −0.7 | |
Greens hold | Swing | +0.7 |
References
change- ↑ LA First Preference: Newtown, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ↑ LA Two Candidate Preferred: Newtown, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ↑ Two Candidate Preferred (TCP) Analytical Tool: Newtown, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
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