Electoral district of Yaralla
Appearance
Yaralla was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It was created in 1968, named after Yaralla Estate and largely replaced Concord, extending west to the districts of Parramatta and Granville. It also extended to the north of the Parramatta River, absorbing parts of Eastwood, Parramatta and Ryde[1] It was abolished in 1981 with the area south of the river being absorbed by Electoral district of Burwood and the area north of the river by the re-created district of Ryde.[2][3][4] The first member was Lerryn Mutton (Liberal) who had previously unsuccessfully contested Concord.[5][6] The sitting member Garry McIlwaine (Labor) successfully contested Ryde.[7][8]
Members for Yaralla
[edit]Member | Party | Period | |
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Lerryn Mutton | Liberal | 1968–1978 | |
Garry McIlwaine | Labor | 1978–1981 |
Election results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Garry McIlwaine | 16,219 | 56.5 | +10.9 | |
Liberal | Lerryn Mutton | 11,533 | 40.1 | −14.3 | |
Democrats | Christopher Dunkerley | 973 | 3.4 | +3.4 | |
Total formal votes | 28,725 | 97.6 | −0.2 | ||
Informal votes | 697 | 2.4 | +0.2 | ||
Turnout | 29,422 | 92.5 | +1.1 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Garry McIlwaine | 16,706 | 58.2 | +12.6 | |
Liberal | Lerryn Mutton | 12,019 | 41.8 | −12.6 | |
Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +12.6 |
References
[edit]- ^ "1966 Redistribution". Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.
- ^ "1980 Redistribution". Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.
- ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Yaralla". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ "Mr Lerryn William Mutton". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1965 Concord". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ "Mr Garry David McIlwaine". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1981 Ryde". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1978 Yaralla". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.