Baulkham Hills was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. Its last member was David Elliott of the Liberal Party.[1]
| Baulkham Hills New South Wales—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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 Location within Sydney | |||||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
| Abolished | 2023 | ||||||||||||||
| Dates current | 1991–2023 | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Baulkham Hills, New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 55,564 (2019) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 41 km2 (15.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Outer metropolitan | ||||||||||||||
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Baulkham Hills was a 41 km² electorate in Sydney's north-west, taking in the suburbs of Baulkham Hills, Bella Vista and parts of Carlingford, Castle Hill, Kellyville, North Rocks and West Pennant Hills.[2][3][4]
The Baulkham Hills electorate was first created in 1991, replacing the short-lived electorate of Carlingford (1988–1991). As with its predecessor, it covers a series of wealthy and largely conservative suburbs. As a result of a redistribution in 2021, Baulkham Hills was abolished at the 2023 election; its territory split between Castle Hill, Epping and Kellyville.[5]
Members for Baulkham Hills
edit| Member | Party | Period | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Merton | Liberal | 1991–2011 | |
| David Elliott | Liberal | 2011–2023 | |
Election results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | David Elliott | 30,040 | 59.71 | −4.82 | |
| Labor | Ryan Tracey | 11,600 | 23.06 | +0.89 | |
| Greens | Erica Hockley | 3,937 | 7.83 | −0.08 | |
| Christian Democrats | Craig Hall | 1,868 | 3.71 | +0.29 | |
| Animal Justice | Linda Newfield | 1,485 | 2.95 | +2.95 | |
| Sustainable Australia | Heather Boyd | 1,380 | 2.74 | +2.74 | |
| Total formal votes | 50,310 | 97.48 | +0.22 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,302 | 2.52 | −0.22 | ||
| Turnout | 51,612 | 92.89 | −0.92 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | David Elliott | 31,658 | 68.68 | −3.11 | |
| Labor | Ryan Tracey | 14,434 | 31.32 | +3.11 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | −3.11 | |||
References
edit- ^ "The Hon. David Andrew Elliott MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
- ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ "Baulkham Hills". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ^ "Mr Wayne Ashley Merton". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- ^ "Redistribution of electoral districts 2021" (PDF). NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ "Baulkham Hills: First Preference Votes". 2019 NSW election results. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "Baulkham Hills: Distribution of Preferences". 2019 NSW election results. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 January 2022.