Electoral district of Kiama

Kiama
New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
Kiama; New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
	Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election
State	New South Wales
Dates current	1859–1904; 1981–present
MP	Gareth Ward
Party	Independent
Namesake	Kiama
Electors	55,490 (2019)
Area	2,275.06 km2 (878.4 sq mi)
Demographic	Rural
	Electorates around Kiama:

Kiama is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is currently represented by Gareth Ward. Originally elected as a member of the Liberal Party, Ward stood down from the party in May 2021 following allegations of sexual misconduct and was re-elected as an independent in 2023.

The electorate is named after and includes the Municipality of Kiama. It also includes the southern part of the City of Shellharbour (including the suburbs of Albion Park and the western part of Albion Park Rail) and the part of the City of Shoalhaven to the north of the Shoalhaven river (including Bomaderry and Berry). It includes a thinly populated area to the west of Nowra south of the Shoalhaven. It also includes Marshall Mount in the City of Wollongong.

History

Kiama was created in 1859. It was abolished in 1904 with the downsizing of parliament after federation and replaced by Allowrie.^[1]^[2] It was recreated in 1981, replacing parts of Illawarra and South Coast.

Members for Kiama

First incarnation (1859—1904)
Member		Party	Term
	Samuel Gray ^[3]	None	1859–1864
	Henry Parkes ^[4]	None	1864–1870
	John Stewart ^[5]	None	1871–1874
	Samuel Charles ^[6]	None	1874–1880
	Harman Tarrant ^[7]	None	1880–1887
	Angus Cameron ^[8]	Free Trade	1887–1889
	George Fuller ^[9]	Free Trade	1889–1894
	Alexander Campbell ^[10]	Ind. Protectionist	1894–1895
		Protectionist	1895–1901
		Progressive	1901–1904
Second incarnation (1981–present)
Member		Party	Term
	Bill Knott ^[11]	Labor	1981–1986
	Bob Harrison ^[12]	Labor	1986–1999
	Matt Brown ^[13]	Labor	1999–2011
	Gareth Ward ^[14]	Liberal	2011–2021
	Gareth Ward ^[14]	Independent	2021–present

Election results

2023 New South Wales state election: Kiama^[15]^[16]^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Gareth Ward	20,316	38.79	+38.79
	Labor	Katelin McInerney	18,010	34.39	+6.19
	Liberal	Melanie Gibbons	6,301	12.03	−41.56
	Greens	Tonia Gray	5,833	11.14	−0.74
	Sustainable Australia	John Gill	1,911	3.65	+0.73
Total formal votes			52,371	96.90	+0.07
Informal votes			1,678	3.10	−0.07
Turnout			54,049	89.82	−1.28
Notional two-party-preferred count
	Labor	Katelin McInerney	24,564	69.73	+31.74
	Liberal	Melanie Gibbons	10,665	30.27	−31.74
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Gareth Ward	23,018	50.76	+50.76
	Labor	Katelin McInerney	22,329	49.24	+11.25
	Member changed to Independent from Liberal

References

^ "New Electorate Boundaries". Illawarra Mercury. 27 April 1904. Retrieved 12 March 2020 – via Trove.
^ "The new electorates: where and what they are". Evening News. 26 March 1904. p. 3. Retrieved 7 December 2019 – via Trove.
^ "Mr Samuel William Gray (1823–1889)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
^ "Sir Henry Parkes (1815-1896)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
^ "Mr John Stewart [1] (1810-1896)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
^ "Mr Samuel Charles (1818-1901)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
^ "Mr Harman John Tarrant (1844-1900)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
^ "Mr Angus Cameron (1847-1896)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
^ "Sir George Warburton Fuller (1861–1940)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
^ "Mr Alexander James Campbell (1846-1926)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
^ "William Edwin Knott (1921-2013)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
^ "Mr (Bob) Robert Joseph Wilson Harrison (1934- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
^ "Mr (Matt) Matthew James Brown (1972- )". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
^ "The Hon. Gareth James Ward MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
^ LA First Preference: Kiama, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
^ LA Two Candidate Preferred: Kiama, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
^ Two Candidate Preferred (TCP) Analytical Tool: Kiama, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 April 2023.

External links

"Kiama". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.

[1] "New Electorate Boundaries". Illawarra Mercury. 27 April 1904. Retrieved 12 March 2020 – via Trove.

[New_electorates-2] "The new electorates: where and what they are". Evening News. 26 March 1904. p. 3. Retrieved 7 December 2019 – via Trove.

[Samuel_Gray_NSW_parl-3] "Mr Samuel William Gray (1823–1889)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 June 2019.

[Henry_Parkes_NSW_parl-4] "Sir Henry Parkes (1815-1896)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 April 2019.

[John_Stewart_NSW_parl-5] "Mr John Stewart [1] (1810-1896)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 April 2019.

[Samuel_Charles_NSW_parl-6] "Mr Samuel Charles (1818-1901)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 April 2019.

[Harman_Tarrant_NSW_parl-7] "Mr Harman John Tarrant (1844-1900)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 May 2019.

[Angus_Cameron_NSW_parl-8] "Mr Angus Cameron (1847-1896)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 May 2019.

[George_Fuller_NSW_parl-9] "Sir George Warburton Fuller (1861–1940)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.

[Alexander_Campbell_NSW_parl-10] "Mr Alexander James Campbell (1846-1926)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.

[Bill_Knott_NSW_parl-11] "William Edwin Knott (1921-2013)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.

[Bob_Harrison_NSW_parl-12] "Mr (Bob) Robert Joseph Wilson Harrison (1934- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2019.

[Matt_Brown_NSW_parl-13] "Mr (Matt) Matthew James Brown (1972- )". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 October 2019.

[Gareth_Ward_NSW_parl-14] "The Hon. Gareth James Ward MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 April 2019.

[15] LA First Preference: Kiama, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.

[16] LA Two Candidate Preferred: Kiama, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.

[17] Two Candidate Preferred (TCP) Analytical Tool: Kiama, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 April 2023.

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