Electoral district of Epping
District of New South Wales, Australia
Australian electorate
Epping New South Wales—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election | |||||||||||||||
State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
Dates current | 1999–present | ||||||||||||||
MP | Dominic Perrottet | ||||||||||||||
Party | Liberal | ||||||||||||||
Namesake | Epping | ||||||||||||||
Electors | 54,489 (2019) | ||||||||||||||
Area | 31.68 km2 (12.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Demographic | Inner-metropolitan | ||||||||||||||
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Epping is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by former Premier Dominic Perrottet of the Liberal Party.
History
The seat was created in 1999, largely replacing Eastwood.[1] Like its predecessor, it is a comfortably safe Liberal seat until 2023 when Perrottet suffered a huge swing against him making it a marginal seat.
Geography
On its current boundaries, Epping includes the suburbs of Beecroft, Cheltenham, Cherrybrook, North Epping and parts of Epping, Carlingford, Castle Hill, Dural, Eastwood, North Parramatta, Pennant Hills and West Pennant Hills.[2]
Members for Epping
Member | Party | Period | Notes | |
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Andrew Tink [3] | Liberal | 1999–2007 | ||
Greg Smith [4] | Liberal | 2007–2015 | ||
Damien Tudehope [5] | Liberal | 2015–2019 | ||
Dominic Perrottet [6] | Liberal | 2019–present | Premier of New South Wales from 5 October 2021 until 28 March 2023 |
Election results
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2023 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Epping.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Dominic Perrottet | 25,439 | 48.9 | −5.4 | |
Labor | Alan Mascarenhas | 17,599 | 33.9 | +5.4 | |
Greens | Phil Bradley | 5,489 | 10.6 | +0.7 | |
Independent | Victor Waterson | 1,322 | 2.5 | +2.5 | |
Animal Justice | Carmen Terceiro | 1,091 | 2.1 | +2.1 | |
Sustainable Australia | Bradley Molloy | 1,045 | 2.0 | +2.0 | |
Total formal votes | 51,985 | 97.6 | +0.2 | ||
Informal votes | 1,279 | 2.4 | −0.2 | ||
Turnout | 53,264 | 90.7 | −1.3 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Dominic Perrottet | 26,648 | 54.8 | −6.5 | |
Labor | Alan Mascarenhas | 22,013 | 45.2 | +6.5 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | −6.5 |
References
- ^ Green, Antony. Epping. New South Wales Election 2019. ABC News (Australia).
- ^ "Epping". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ "Mr Andrew Arnold Tink (1953- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- ^ "The Hon. Gregory Eugene Smith". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ^ "Mr Damien Francis Tudehope MP". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ "The Hon. Dominic Francis Perrottet MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ^ LA First Preference: Epping, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ LA Two Candidate Preferred: Epping, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
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