Manly New South Wales—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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Interactive map of district boundaries from the2023 state election | |||||||||||||||
State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
Created | 1927 | ||||||||||||||
MP | James Griffin | ||||||||||||||
Party | Liberal | ||||||||||||||
Namesake | Manly | ||||||||||||||
Electors | 61,062 (2023) | ||||||||||||||
Area | 26 km2 (10.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Demographic | Urban | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 33°47′31″S151°15′40″E / 33.79194°S 151.26111°E /-33.79194; 151.26111 | ||||||||||||||
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Manly is anelectoral district of theLegislative Assembly in the Australian state ofNew South Wales, and covers a large portion of theNorthern Beaches Councillocal government area. Created in 1927, although it has historically tended to be aLiberal-leaning seat, Manly has had a history of independent local members. It is represented byJames Griffin for the Liberal Party, and was previously represented by the formerPremier of New South Wales,Mike Baird.
On 23 January 2017, Baird resigned as Premier and member for Manly,[1] triggering aby-election in the district which was held on 8 April and won by Liberal candidateJames Griffin.[2]
On its current boundaries, Manly takes in the suburbs ofBalgowlah,Balgowlah Heights,Clontarf,Curl Curl,Fairlight,Freshwater,Manly,Manly Vale,North Balgowlah,North Curl Curl,Queenscliff,Seaforth and parts ofBrookvale andDee Why.
Member | Party | Period | |
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Alfred Reid [3] | Nationalist | 1927–1931 | |
United Australia | 1931–1944 | ||
Independent Democrat | 1944–1945 | ||
Liberal | 1945 | ||
Douglas Darby [4] | Liberal | 1945–1962 | |
Independent Liberal | 1962–1968 | ||
Liberal | 1968–1978 | ||
Alan Stewart [5] | Labor | 1978–1984 | |
David Hay [6] | Liberal | 1984–1991 | |
Peter Macdonald [7] | Independent | 1991–1999 | |
David Barr [8] | Independent | 1999–2007 | |
Mike Baird [9] | Liberal | 2007–2017 | |
James Griffin [10] | Liberal | 2017–present |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | James Griffin | 23,764 | 45.0 | −7.6 | |
Independent | Joeline Hackman | 14,365 | 27.2 | +27.2 | |
Labor | Jasper Thatcher | 6,794 | 12.9 | −5.4 | |
Greens | Terry Le Roux | 4,734 | 9.0 | −9.4 | |
Independent | Phillip Altman | 1,395 | 2.6 | +2.6 | |
Animal Justice | Bailey Mason | 1,062 | 2.0 | −0.4 | |
Sustainable Australia | Emanuele Paletto | 711 | 1.3 | −1.7 | |
Total formal votes | 52,825 | 97.8 | +0.1 | ||
Informal votes | 1,189 | 2.2 | −0.1 | ||
Turnout | 54,014 | 88.5 | −0.9 | ||
Notionaltwo-party-preferred count | |||||
Liberal | James Griffin | 27,679 | 62.5 | −2.1 | |
Labor | Jasper Thatcher | 16,592 | 37.5 | +2.1 | |
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | James Griffin | 25,541 | 54.8 | −8.3 | |
Independent | Joeline Hackman | 21,027 | 45.2 | +45.2 | |
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