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Electoral district of North Shore

FieldValue
nameNorth Shore
statensw
image
captionInteractive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election
lifespan1920–1927
1981–present
mpFelicity Wilson
mp-party
namesakeNorth Shore
electors55332
electors_year2019
area25.09
classInner-metropolitan
near-nWilloughby
near-neManly
near-eVaucluse
near-seVaucluse
near-sSydney
near-swBalmain
near-wLane Cove
near-nwWilloughby

1981–present |mp-party = | near-n = Willoughby | near-ne = Manly | near-e = Vaucluse | near-se = Vaucluse | near-s = Sydney | near-sw = Balmain | near-w = Lane Cove | near-nw = Willoughby

North Shore is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, located on Sydney's lower North Shore. It is currently held by MP Felicity Wilson.

History

North Shore was originally created as a five-member electorate with the introduction of proportional representation in 1920, replacing Middle Harbour, Mosman, St Leonards and Willoughby and named after the North Shore of Sydney Harbour. It was abolished in 1927 and replaced by Lane Cove, Manly, Mosman, Neutral Bay, North Sydney and Willoughby. It was recreated in 1981, replacing Kirribilli.

It was originally expected to be a very safe Liberal seat; northern Sydney has been the power base for the Liberals and their predecessors for over a century. However, it was held by independents from 1981 to 1991—most notably Ted Mack from 1981 to 1988. The Liberals did not take the seat until 1991, but have held it with virtually no difficulty since then.

While frequently runs dead in northern Sydney, North Shore is very unfriendly territory for Labor even by northern Sydney standards. Labor has never tallied more than 37 percent of the two-party vote. In the last four elections, Labor candidates have been pushed into third place, and have struggled to get to 20 percent of the primary vote.

Geography

On its current boundaries, North Shore takes in the suburbs of Cremorne Point, Kirribilli, Kurraba Point, Lavender Bay, McMahons Point, Milsons Point, Mosman, Neutral Bay, North Sydney, Waverton, Wollstonecraft and parts of St Leonards.

Members for North Shore

First incarnation (1920–1927)MemberPartyTermMemberPartyTermMemberPartyTermMemberPartyTermMemberPartyTermSecond incarnation (1981–present)MemberPartyTerm
Alfred Reid1920–1922Arthur Cocks1920–1925Nationalist}}Reginald Weaver1920–1925Richard Arthur1920–1927Cecil Murphy1920–1927
Independent}}William FellCoalitionist1922–19271925–1927
Alfred Reid
name=Mr Alick Dudley Kay (1884-1961)id=1407former=Yesaccess-date=10 May 2019}}1925–1926
id=1458former=Yestitle=Mr Arthur Tonge (1887-1963)access-date=10 May 2019}}1926–1927
Independent}}Ted Mack1981–1988
name=Ms Robyn Readid=193former=Yesaccess-date=12 April 2019}}1988–1991
Liberal NSW}}title = Mr Phillip Murray Smiles (1946- )id=2024former=Yesaccess-date=11 May 2019}}1991–1993
name=Mrs Jillian Gell Skinner (1944- )id=8former=Yesaccess-date=2 April 2019}}1994–2017
name=Ms Felicity Leslie Wilson MPid=2230access-date=4 November 2019}}2017–present

Election results

References

References

  1. "North Shore". [[New South Wales Electoral Commission]].
  2. {{Cite NSW Parliament
  3. "Sir (Alfred) Arthur Alfred Clement Cocks (1862-1943)".
  4. "Mr Reginald Walter Darcy Weaver (1876-1945)".
  5. "Dr Richard Arthur (1865–1932)".
  6. {{Cite NSW Parliament
  7. "Mr William Scott Fell (1866-1930)".
  8. {{Cite NSW Parliament
  9. {{Cite NSW Parliament
  10. "Mr Arthur Tonge (1887-1963)".
  11. "Mr (Ted) Edward Carrington Mack (1933–2018)".
  12. {{Cite NSW Parliament
  13. "Mr Phillip Murray Smiles (1946- )".
  14. {{cite NSW Parliament
  15. {{cite NSW Parliament
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