Electoral district of Monaro

Monaro
New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
Map
Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election
StateNew South Wales
Dates current1856–1920
1927–present
MPSteve Whan
PartyLabor
NamesakeMonaro Region
Electors59,514 (2023)
Area20,479.02 km2 (7,907.0 sq mi)
DemographicRural
Electorates around Monaro:
Goulburn Goulburn Kiama
ACT
Wagga Wagga
Albury		 Monaro South Coast
Bega
Victoria Victoria Victoria

Monaro, also known as Maneroo (1856–1858), Monara (1858–1879) and Manaro (1894–1904) is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is currently represented by Steve Whan of the Labor party since the 2023 New South Wales state election.

Monaro is a regional district in the south of the state. It encompasses the Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council and Snowy Monaro Regional Council. Its significant population centres include Queanbeyan, Bungendore, Braidwood, Cooma, Bombala, Captains Flat, Nimmitabel, Delegate, Bredbo, Michelago, Berridale, Jindabyne and Adaminaby.[1]

History

The electorate was created in 1856 for the First Parliament under the name Maneroo, derived from an Aboriginal name for the area, now spelt Monaro. It was renamed Monara for the second Parliament in February 1858. The spelling was changed to Monaro from 1877 until 1894. It elected two members between 1880 and 1894. In 1894, single-member electorates were introduced statewide and part of the electorate, (including Bombala), was absorbed into Eden-Bombala. At this time the spelling was changed to Manaro. The 1903 New South Wales referendum required the number of members of the Legislative Assembly to be reduced from 125 to 90,[2] the district was expanded to include parts of Queanbeyan and the abolished seat of Eden-Bombala and the spelling reverted to Monaro.[3] In 1913, it absorbed much of the electoral district of Queanbeyan, including Queanbeyan, which is its major city. In 1920, with the introduction of proportional representation, it was absorbed into Goulburn, along with Bega. It was recreated in 1927.

Nationals member Nichole Overall made history in 2022 by being elected as the first female representative of the Monaro. Overall's husband was previously mayor of the City of Queanbeyan.

Members for Monaro

First incarnation (1858–1920)
1856–1880, 1 member
Member Party Term
  Daniel Egan None 1856–1859
  Alexander Hamilton None 1859–1860
  Thomas Garrett None 1860–1864
  James Martin None 1864–1865
  William Grahame None 1865–1869
  Daniel Egan None 1870–1870
  James Hart None 1870–1872
  William Grahame None 1872–1874
  Alexander Montague None 1875–1877
  John Murphy None 1877–1880
1880–1894, 2 members
Member Party Term Member Party Term
  Henry Badgery None 1880–1885   Robert Tooth None 1880–1884
  David Ryrie None 1884–1885
  Henry Dawson None 1885–1887   Harold Stephen None 1885–1887
  Protectionist 1887–1894   Thomas O'Mara Ind. Protectionist 1887–1889
  Harold Stephen Protectionist 1889–1889
  Gus Miller Protectionist 1889–1894
1894–1920, 1 member
Member Party Term
  Gus Miller Protectionist 1894–1901
  Labour 1901–1918
  John Bailey Labor 1918–1920
 
Second incarnation (1927–present)
1927–present 1 member
Member Party Term
  William Hedges Country 1927–1941
  John Seiffert Labor 1941–1950
  Independent Labor 1950–1953
  Labor 1953–1965
  Steve Mauger Liberal 1965–1976
  John Akister Labor 1976–1988
  Peter Cochran National 1988–1999
  Peter Webb National 1999–2003
  Steve Whan Labor 2003–2011
  John Barilaro National 2011–2021
  Nichole Overall National 2022–2023
  Steve Whan Labor 2023–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Monaro
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2023 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Monaro.[edit]
2023 New South Wales state election: Monaro[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Nichole Overall 19,890 39.1 −13.2
Labor Steve Whan 19,401 38.1 +11.0
Greens Jenny Goldie 3,924 7.7 −0.2
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Chris Pryor 3,077 6.1 −1.7
Independent Andrew Thaler 1,855 3.6 +3.6
Legalise Cannabis Josie Tanson 1,722 3.4 +3.4
Sustainable Australia James Holgate 987 1.9 +1.9
Total formal votes 50,856 97.5 +0.1
Informal votes 1,313 2.5 −0.1
Turnout 52,169 87.7 −0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Steve Whan 23,757 52.3 +13.9
National Nichole Overall 21,676 47.7 −13.9
Labor gain from National Swing +13.9

References

  1. ^ "Monaro". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  2. ^ "1904 Redistribution". Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Notice of final electoral districts". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 227. 22 April 1904. p. 3251. Retrieved 10 December 2019 – via Trove.
  4. ^ LA First Preference: Monaro, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  5. ^ LA Two Candidate Preferred: Monaro, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.