Electoral district of Tweed
| Tweed New South Wales—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
| State | New South Wales |
| Dates current |
1894–1904 1999–present |
| MP | Geoff Provest |
| Party | National Party of Australia |
| Area | 511.33 km2 (197.4 sq mi) |
Tweed is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Geoff Provest of The Nationals. It includes eastern Tweed Shire, including Tweed Heads, Kingscliff, Fingal Head, Chinderah, Cudgen, Bogangar, Pottsville and Burringbar.
Members for Tweed
| First incarnation (1894—1904) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | Term | |
| John Willard | Labor | 1894–1894 | |
| Joseph Kelly | Protectionist | 1894–1898 | |
| Richard Meagher | Independent | 1898–1904 | |
| Second incarnation (1999—present) | |||
| Member | Party | Term | |
| Neville Newell | Labor | 1999–2007 | |
| Geoff Provest | The Nationals | 2007–present | |
Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the district of Tweed
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National | Geoff Provest | 20,800 | 47.1 | −15.0 | |
| Labor | Ron Goodman | 15,867 | 35.9 | +14.5 | |
| Greens | Andrea Vickers | 5,864 | 13.3 | −0.8 | |
| No Land Tax | Kerrie Collins | 1,042 | 2.4 | +2.4 | |
| Christian Democrats | Michael Sichel | 618 | 1.4 | −1.1 | |
| Total formal votes | 44,191 | 96.6 | +0.4 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,569 | 3.4 | −0.4 | ||
| Turnout | 45,760 | 85.5 | +1.0 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| National | Geoff Provest | 21,508 | 53.2 | −18.5 | |
| Labor | Ron Goodman | 18,931 | 46.8 | +18.5 | |
| National hold | Swing | −18.5 | |||
References
External links
- "Tweed". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 2011-09-28.
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