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Electoral district of Orange

State electoral district of New South Wales, Australia

Field	Value
name	Orange
state	nsw
image
caption	Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election
lifespan	1859–1920
1927–present
mp	Philip Donato
mp-party	Independent
namesake	Orange, New South Wales
electors	57960
electors_year	2023
area	16981.25
class	Provincial and rural
near-n	Dubbo
near-ne	Dubbo
near-nw	Barwon
near-e	Bathurst
near-w	Barwon
near-s	Cootamundra
near-se	Bathurst
near-sw	Cootamundra

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.

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

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

First incarnation 1859-1920

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)	Party	Term	Member	Party
	Andrew Kerr	None	1880–1882	Other}}	William Clarke	None
	Thomas Dalton	None	1882–1887
Protectionist}}		1887–1891			1887–1889
	James Torpy		1889–1894
	Harry Newman		1891–1894

Single member (1894–1920)

Second incarnation 1927-

Party	Term
John Fitzpatrick	Nationalist	1927–1930
William Folster		1930–1932
Alwyn Tonking		1932–1941
Bob O'Halloran		1941–1947
(Sir) Charles Cutler		1947–1975
Garry West	,	1976–1996
Russell Turner		1996–2011
Andrew Gee		2011–2016
Philip Donato	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers	2016–2022
	2022–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Orange

References

"Orange". [[New South Wales Electoral Commission]].

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