Electoral district of South Coast

South Coast
New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
South Coast; New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
	Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election
State	New South Wales
Dates current	1927–present
MP	Liza Butler
Party	Labor
Namesake	South Coast Region
Electors	56,922 (2019)
Area	2,799.02 km2 (1,080.7 sq mi)
Demographic	Provincial and rural
	Electorates around South Coast:

South Coast is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It incorporates almost all of the City of Shoalhaven to the south of the Shoalhaven River, notably Nowra, Ulladulla and Milton.

Members for South Coast

	Party	Period
Henry Bate ^[1]	Nationalist	1927–1932
Henry Bate ^[1]	United Australia	1932–1941
Rupert Beale ^[2]	Independent	1941–1942
Jack Beale ^[3]	Independent	1942–1948
Jack Beale ^[3]	Liberal	1948–1973
John Hatton ^[4]	Independent	1973–1995
Eric Ellis ^[5]	Liberal	1995–1999
Wayne Smith ^[6]	Labor	1999–2003
Shelley Hancock ^[7]	Liberal	2003–2023
Liza Butler	Labor	2023–present

Election results

2023 New South Wales state election: South Coast^[8]^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Luke Sikora	17,806	34.72	−20.81
	Labor	Liza Butler	17,414	33.96	+2.75
	Greens	Amanda Findley	8,021	15.64	+2.38
	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers	Robert Korten	3,996	7.79	+7.79
	Independent	Nina Digiglio	3,284	6.40	+6.40
	Sustainable Australia	Deanna Buffier	764	1.49	+1.49
Total formal votes			51,285	96.61	+0.55
Informal votes			1,797	3.39	−0.55
Turnout			53,082	87.56	−1.84
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Liza Butler	23,068	53.77	+14.32
	Liberal	Luke Sikora	19,834	46.23	−14.32
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+14.32

References

^ "Mr Henry John Bate (1881-1967)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
^ "Mr Rupert Noel Beale (1889-1942)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
^ "The Hon. Jack Gordon Beale (1917-2006)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
^ "Mr John Edward Hatton (1933- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
^ "Mr Eric James Ellis (1942- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
^ "Mr Wayne Douglas Smith (1952- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
^ "The Hon. Shelley Elizabeth Hancock". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
^ LA First Preference: South Coast, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
^ LA Two Candidate Preferred: South Coast, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.

External links

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

[Henry_Bate_NSW_Parl-1] "Mr Henry John Bate (1881-1967)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2019.

[Rupert_Beale_NSW_Parl-2] "Mr Rupert Noel Beale (1889-1942)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2019.

[Jack_Beale_NSW_Parl-3] "The Hon. Jack Gordon Beale (1917-2006)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 April 2019.

[John_Hatton_NSW_Parl-4] "Mr John Edward Hatton (1933- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 31 August 2019.

[Eric_Ellis_NSW_Parl-5] "Mr Eric James Ellis (1942- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 May 2019.

[Wayne_Smith_NSW_Parl-6] "Mr Wayne Douglas Smith (1952- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 May 2019.

[Shelley_Hancock_NSW_Parl-7] "The Hon. Shelley Elizabeth Hancock". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 31 August 2019.

[8] LA First Preference: South Coast, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.

[9] LA Two Candidate Preferred: South Coast, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.

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