Electoral district of Kiama
| Kiama New South Wales—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
 Location in New South Wales | |
| State | New South Wales |
| Dates current |
1859–1904 1981–present |
| MP | Gareth Ward |
| Party | Liberal Party of Australia |
| Area | 2,275.06 km2 (878.4 sq mi) |
Kiama is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Gareth Ward of the Liberal Party of Australia.
The electorate is named after and includes the Municipality of Kiama. It also includes the southern part of the City of Shellharbour (including the suburbs of Albion Park and the western part Albion Park Rail and the part of the City of Shoalhaven to the north of the Shoalhaven river (including Bomaderry and Berry). It includes a thinly populated area to the west of Nowra south of the Shoalhaven. It also includes Marshall Mount in the City of Wollongong.
History
Kiama was created in 1859. It was abolished in 1904 with the downsizing of parliament after federation and replaced by parts of Wollongong and Allowrie. It was recreated in 1981, replacing parts of Illawarra and South Coast.
Members for Kiama
| First incarnation (1859—1904) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | Term | |
| Samuel Gray | None | 1859–1864 | |
| Henry Parkes | None | 1864–1870 | |
| John Stewart | None | 1871–1874 | |
| Samuel Charles | None | 1874–1880 | |
| Harman Tarrant | None | 1880–1887 | |
| Angus Cameron | Free Trade | 1887–1889 | |
| George Fuller | Free Trade | 1889–1894 | |
| Alexander Campbell | Independent Protectionist | 1894–1895 | |
| Protectionist | 1895–1901 | ||
| Progressive | 1901–1904 | ||
| Second incarnation (1981—present) | |||
| Member | Party | Term | |
| Bill Knott | Labor | 1981–1986 | |
| Bob Harrison | Labor | 1986–1999 | |
| Matt Brown | Labor | 1999–2011 | |
| Gareth Ward | Liberal | 2011–present | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Gareth Ward | 24,618 | 51.6 | +8.0 | |
| Labor | Glenn Kolomeitz | 15,288 | 32.1 | +4.4 | |
| Greens | Terry Barratt | 5,271 | 11.1 | +2.2 | |
| Christian Democrats | Steve Ryan | 1,505 | 3.2 | −0.7 | |
| No Land Tax | Carmel Pellegrini | 1,016 | 2.1 | +2.1 | |
| Total formal votes | 47,698 | 97.2 | −0.0 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,382 | 2.8 | +0.0 | ||
| Turnout | 49,080 | 92.4 | +2.0 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Gareth Ward | 26,114 | 58.7 | +0.1 | |
| Labor | Glenn Kolomeitz | 18,404 | 41.3 | −0.1 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | +0.1 | |||
References
External links
- "Kiama". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 16 April 2015.