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Electoral district of Bega

State electoral district of New South Wales, Australia

Summary

State electoral district of New South Wales, Australia

FieldValue
nameBega
statensw
image
captionInteractive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election
lifespan1894–1920
1988–present
mpMichael Holland
mp-partyLabor
namesakeBega, New South Wales
electors58131
electors_year2019
area9785.02
classRural
near-nSouth Coast
near-nePacific Ocean
near-ePacific Ocean
near-sePacific Ocean
near-s*Gippsland
(VIC)*
near-sw*Gippsland
(VIC)*
near-wMonaro
near-nwMonaro

1988–present |mp-party = Labor |near-n = South Coast |near-ne = Pacific Ocean |near-e = Pacific Ocean |near-se = Pacific Ocean |near-s = Gippsland (VIC) |near-sw = Gippsland (VIC) |near-w = Monaro |near-nw = Monaro Bega is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Michael Holland of the Labor Party.

Bega is a regional electorate in the southeastern corner of the state. It encompasses the entirety of Bega Valley Shire and Eurobodalla Shire. Its population centres include Bega, Tathra, Merimbula, Eden, Bemboka, Eurobodalla Shire, Moruya, Batemans Bay and Narooma.{{cite web | access-date = 23 November 2019 | archive-date = 22 November 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191122225640/https://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/District-profiles/Bega | url-status = live

History

In 1894, single-member electorates were introduced statewide and the two-member electorate of Eden was split into Bega and Eden–Bombala. In 1904 Eden-Bombala was abolished as a result of the 1903 New South Wales referendum which reduced the number of members of the Legislative Assembly from 125 to 90 and part of the district was absorbed by Bega. In 1920, with the introduction of proportional representation, it was absorbed into Goulburn, along with Monaro. It was recreated in 1988.

Bega has historically tended to be a safe conservative seat, although demographic change has led to the seat becoming increasingly marginal for the Liberal Party for much of the early part of the 21st century. The Liberal margin blew out in their 2011 landslide, along with many other Liberal-held country seats. Despite the Liberals suffering a 10-point swing against them in 2015, they retained it and did so again in 2019.

Following the decision of the incumbent member Andrew Constance to resign in order to run in Gilmore at the 2022 federal election, a by-election was held in 2022 which saw Labor's Michael Holland win the seat with a substantial 14-point swing. This was the first time Labor had won Bega. Holland consolidated his hold on the seat at the 2023 state election, turning Bega into a safe Labor seat in one stroke.

Members for Bega

MemberPartyPeriodMemberPartyPeriod
Thomas Rawlinson1894–1895
Henry Clarke1895–1898
1898–1901
1901–1904
William Wood1904–1913
William Millard1913–1916
1916–1920
Russell Smith1988–2003
name=The Hon. Andrew James Constance MPid=18access-date=1 April 2019}}2003–2021
Michael Holland2022–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Bega

References

References

  1. {{NSW Parliamentary Record
  2. "Former Members". [[Parliament of New South Wales]].
  3. (DistrictIndexes). "Elections for the District of Bega".
  4. "1904 Redistribution". NSW Land & Property Information.
  5. "Mr Thomas Rawlinson (1847-1928)".
  6. "Mr Henry Clarke (1822-1907)".
  7. {{Cite NSW Parliament
  8. "Mr William Millard (1844–1921)".
  9. "Russell Harold Lester Smith (1946- )".
  10. {{Cite NSW Parliament
  11. "As it happened: Labor wins Bega by-election, plunging NSW government further into minority".
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