Electoral district of Baulkham Hills

Baulkham Hills
New South Wales—Legislative Assembly

Location within Sydney
State New South Wales
Created 1991
MP David Elliott
Party Liberal Party of Australia
Namesake Baulkham Hills, New South Wales
Electors 54,002 (2015)
Area 41 km2 (15.8 sq mi)
Demographic Outer Metropolitan

Baulkham Hills is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by David Elliott of the Liberal Party.

Baulkham Hills is 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.[1]

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.

Members for Baulkham Hills

Member Party Period
  Wayne Merton Liberal 1991–2011
  David Elliott Liberal 2011–present

Election results

New South Wales state election, 2015: Baulkham Hills[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal David Elliott 31,793 64.5 −3.1
Labor Ryan Tracey 10,920 22.2 +5.9
Greens Alice Suttie 3,894 7.9 −2.0
Christian Democrats Kaia Thorpe 1,686 3.4 −0.9
No Land Tax Neil Holden 973 2.0 +2.0
Total formal votes 49,266 97.3 +0.4
Informal votes 1,390 2.7 −0.4
Turnout 50,656 93.8 −4.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal David Elliott 33,021 71.8 −6.6
Labor Ryan Tracey 12,975 28.2 +6.6
Liberal hold Swing −6.6

References

  1. ↑ "Baulkham Hills". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  2. ↑ State Electoral District of Baulkham Hills: First Preference Votes, NSWEC.
  3. ↑ State Electoral District of Baulkham Hills: Distribution of Preferences, NSWEC.

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