Electoral district of North Shore

North Shore
New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
Location within Sydney
State New South Wales
Dates current 1920–1927
1981–present
MP Felicity Wilson
Party Liberal
Electors 55,407 (2017)
Area 25.09 km2 (9.7 sq mi)
Electorates around North Shore:
Lane Cove Willoughby Manly
Balmain
Lane Cove		 North Shore Vaucluse
Balmain Sydney Vaucluse

North Shore is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, located on Sydney's lower North Shore. It is currently held by Liberal MP Felicity Wilson.

History

North Shore was originally created as a five-member electorate with the introduction of proportional representation in 1920, replacing Middle Harbour, Mosman, St Leonards and Willoughby and named after the North Shore of Sydney Harbour. It was abolished in 1927 and replaced by Lane Cove, Manly, Mosman, Neutral Bay, North Sydney and Willoughby. It was recreated in 1981, replacing Kirribilli.

It was originally expected to be a very safe Liberal seat; northern Sydney has been the power base for the Liberals and their predecessors for over a century. However, it was held by independents from 1981 to 1991—most notably Ted Mack from 1981 to 1988. The Liberals did not take the seat until 1991, but have held it with virtually no difficulty since then.

While Labor frequently runs dead in northern Sydney, North Shore is very unfriendly territory for Labor even by northern Sydney standards. In the last three elections, Labor candidates have been pushed into third place, and have struggled to get to 20 percent of the primary vote.

Members for North Shore

Five members (1920—1927)
MemberPartyTermMemberPartyTermMemberPartyTermMemberPartyTermMemberPartyTerm
  Alfred Reid Independent Nationalist 1920–1922   (Sir) Arthur Cocks Nationalist 1920–1925   Reginald Weaver Nationalist 1920–1925   Richard Arthur Nationalist 1920–1927   Cecil Murphy Labor 1920–1927
  Nationalist 1922–1922    
  William Fell Independent Nationalist 1922–1927    
  Alick Kay Independent 1925–1926   Alfred Reid Nationalist 1925–1927
  Arthur Tonge Labor 1926–1927
Single-member (1981—present)
MemberPartyTerm
  Ted Mack Independent 1981–1988
  Robyn Read Independent 1988–1991
  Phillip Smiles Liberal 1991–1993
  Jillian Skinner Liberal 1994–2017
  Felicity Wilson Liberal 2017–present

Election results

North Shore state by-election, 2017[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Felicity Wilson 18,081 42.8 −15.3
Independent Carolyn Corrigan 10,122 23.9 +23.9
Greens Justin Alick 6,723 15.9 +1.3
Independent Ian Mutton 3,456 8.2 +8.2
Independent Harry Fine 1,182 2.8 +2.8
Voluntary Euthanasia Brian Beaumont Owles 998 2.4 +2.4
Animal Justice Ila Lessing 911 2.2 +2.2
Christian Democrats Silvana Nile 819 1.9 +1.1
Total formal votes 42,292 98.1 +0.0
Informal votes 837 1.9 −0.0
Turnout 43,129 78.8 −9.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Felicity Wilson 19,733 54.7 −16.5
Independent Carolyn Corrigan 16,334 45.3 +45.3
Liberal hold Swing N/A
New South Wales state election, 2015: North Shore[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Jillian Skinner 26,853 58.1 −9.3
Greens Arthur Chesterfield-Evans 6,755 14.6 −5.6
Labor James Wheeldon 6,378 13.8 +3.0
Independent Stephen Ruff 4,655 10.1 +10.1
Cyclists Pip Vice 838 1.8 +1.8
No Land Tax Moya Kertesz 390 0.8 +0.8
Christian Democrats Giuseppe Rotiroti 386 0.8 −0.9
Total formal votes 46,255 98.0 +0.4
Informal votes 926 2.0 −0.4
Turnout 47,181 88.2 +0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jillian Skinner 28,874 71.9 −8.5
Labor James Wheeldon 11,278 28.1 +8.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Jillian Skinner 28,613 71.2 −2.1
Greens Arthur Chesterfield-Evans 11,579 28.8 +2.1
Liberal hold Swing −2.1

References

  1. ↑ First Preference Votes Report Parliamentary Election: North Shore, Electoral Commission NSW, 13 April 2017.
  2. ↑ State Electoral District of North Shore Distribution of Preferences, Electoral Commission NSW, 13 April 2017.
  3. ↑ State Electoral District of North Shore: First Preference Votes, NSWEC.
  4. ↑ State Electoral District of North Shore: Distribution of Preferences, NSWEC.
  • "North Shore". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
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