Electoral district of Orange
Orange 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 | 1859–1920 1927–present | ||||||||||||||
MP | Philip Donato | ||||||||||||||
Party | Independent | ||||||||||||||
Namesake | Orange, New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
Electors | 56,939 (2019) | ||||||||||||||
Area | 16,981.25 km2 (6,556.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Demographic | Provincial and rural | ||||||||||||||
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Orange is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is a regional electorate that covers four local government areas in their entirety: the City of Orange, Cabonne Council, Parkes Shire and Forbes Shire.[1]
The seat has been held by Philip Donato since a by-election in November 2016. Donato was initially elected as a member of the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party but resigned in 2022 and became an Independent.
History
[edit]The electorate of Orange was created in 1859. Between 1920 and 1927, Orange and Hartley were absorbed into Bathurst, which elected three members under proportional representation. In 1927, Bathurst, Hartley and Orange were recreated as single-member electorates.
The area leans strongly toward the National Party. The Labor Party hasn't held the seat since 1947, although it came close to winning at a 1996 by-election. The Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party won the seat at the 2016 by-election, after Andrew Gee resigned to successfully contest the federal electorate of Calare.
Members for Orange
[edit]First incarnation 1859-1920
[edit]Single member (1859–1880) | |||
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Member | Party | Term | |
Saul Samuel | None | 1859–1860 | |
John Peisley | None | 1860–1862 | |
James Martin | None | 1862–1863 | |
Charles Cowper Jr. | None | 1863–1864 | |
William Forlonge | None | 1864–1867 | |
George McKay | None | 1867–1869 | |
Saul Samuel | None | 1869–1872 | |
Harris Nelson | None | 1872–1877 | |
Edward Combes | None | 1877–1879 | |
Andrew Kerr | None | 1879–1880 |
Two members (1880–1894) | |||||||
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Member | Party | Term | Member | Party | Term | ||
Andrew Kerr | None | 1880–1882 | William Clarke | None | 1880–1887 | ||
Thomas Dalton | None | 1882–1887 | |||||
Protectionist | 1887–1891 | Free Trade | 1887–1889 | ||||
James Torpy | Protectionist | 1889–1894 | |||||
Harry Newman | Labor | 1891–1894 |
Single member (1894–1920) | |||
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Harry Newman | Free Trade | 1894–1901 | |
Liberal Reform | 1901–1904 | ||
Albert Gardiner | Labor | 1904–1907 | |
John Fitzpatrick | Liberal Reform | 1907–1917 | |
Nationalist | 1917–1920 |
Second incarnation 1927-
[edit]Second incarnation (1927–present) | |||
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Member | Party | Term | |
John Fitzpatrick | Nationalist | 1927–1930 | |
William Folster | Labor | 1930–1932 | |
Alwyn Tonking | United Australia | 1932–1941 | |
Bob O'Halloran | Labor | 1941–1947 | |
(Sir) Charles Cutler | Country | 1947–1975 | |
Garry West | Country, National | 1976–1996 | |
Russell Turner | National | 1996–2011 | |
Andrew Gee | National | 2011–2016 | |
Philip Donato | Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | 2016–2022 | |
Independent | 2022–present |
Election results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Philip Donato | 26,815 | 53.08 | +53.08 | |
National | Tony Mileto | 11,123 | 22.02 | −3.80 | |
Labor | Heather Dunn | 4,939 | 9.78 | −0.41 | |
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Aaron Kelly | 2,752 | 5.45 | −43.70 | |
Greens | David Mallard | 2,149 | 4.25 | −0.95 | |
Legalise Cannabis | Patricia Holt | 1,601 | 3.17 | +3.17 | |
Sustainable Australia | George Bate | 785 | 1.55 | +1.55 | |
Public Education | Gillian Bramley | 354 | 0.70 | +0.70 | |
Total formal votes | 50,518 | 97.35 | +0.8 | ||
Informal votes | 1,377 | 2.65 | −0.8 | ||
Turnout | 51,895 | 89.54 | −1.97 | ||
Notional two-party-preferred count | |||||
National | Tony Mileto | 17,138 | 62.77 | −2.28 | |
Labor | Heather Dunn | 10,165 | 37.23 | +2.28 | |
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Independent | Philip Donato | 31,212 | 71.86 | +71.86 | |
National | Tony Mileto | 12,225 | 28.14 | −6.68 | |
Member changed to Independent from Shooters, Fishers, Farmers |
References
[edit]- ^ "Orange". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ LA First Preference: Orange, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ LA Two Candidate Preferred: Orange, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ Two Candidate Preferred (TCP) Analytical Tool: Orange, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 April 2023.