Lane Cove is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Anthony Roberts of the Liberal Party.
| Lane Cove New South Wales—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election | |||||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
| Dates current | 1904–1913, 1927–present | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Anthony Roberts | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Liberal Party | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Lane Cove | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 58,580 (2023) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 36.56 km2 (14.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Inner-metropolitan | ||||||||||||||
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Geography edit
On its current boundaries, Lane Cove encompasses the suburbs and localities of Artarmon, Chatswood West, East Ryde, Gladesville, Gore Hill, Greenwich, Henley, Hunters Hill, Huntleys Point, Lane Cove, Linley Point, Longueville, Macquarie Park, Monash Park, North Ryde, Northwood, Putney, Riverview, Ryde, St Leonards, Tambourine Bay and Woolwich.[1][2][3]
Members for Lane Cove edit
| First incarnation (1904–1913) | |||
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| Member | Party | Term | |
| David Fell [4] | Liberal Reform | 1904–1913 | |
| Second incarnation (1927–present) | |||
| Member | Party | Term | |
| Bryce Walmsley [5] | Nationalist | 1927–1930 | |
| Herbert FitzSimons [6] | Nationalist | 1930–1932 | |
| United Australia | 1932–1944 | ||
| Henry Woodward [7] | Labor | 1944–1947 | |
| Ken McCaw [8] | Liberal | 1947–1975 | |
| John Dowd [9] | Liberal | 1975–1991 | |
| Kerry Chikarovski [10] | Liberal | 1991–2003 | |
| Anthony Roberts [11] | Liberal | 2003–present | |
Election results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Anthony Roberts | 23,463 | 45.1 | −7.2 | |
| Labor | Penelope Pedersen | 12,469 | 24.0 | +3.8 | |
| Independent | Victoria Davidson | 10,608 | 20.4 | +20.4 | |
| Greens | Heather Armstrong | 4,331 | 8.3 | −2.1 | |
| Sustainable Australia | Ben Wise | 1,189 | 2.3 | +0.3 | |
| Total formal votes | 52,060 | 98.1 | +0.1 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,026 | 1.9 | −0.1 | ||
| Turnout | 53,086 | 90.6 | +1.6 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Anthony Roberts | 26,245 | 55.5 | −9.2 | |
| Labor | Penelope Pedersen | 21,047 | 44.5 | +9.2 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | −9.2 | |||
References edit
- ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Lane Cove". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- ^ "Lane Cove- NSW Electorate, Candidates, Results". NSW Votes 2019. ABC News. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ "Mr David Fell (1869–1956)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ "Mr Bryce Crawford Walmsley (1881–1930)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ "Major Herbert Paton FitzSimons (1898–1970)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ "Mr Henry Phipps John Woodward (1898-1966)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ "Sir Kenneth Malcolm McCaw (1907-1989)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ "The Hon. John Robert Arthur Dowd (1940 - )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ "Mrs Kerry Anne Chikarovski (1956- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ "The Hon. Anthony John Roberts MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ LA First Preference: Lane Cove, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ LA Two Candidate Preferred: Lane Cove, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
External links edit
- "Lane Cove". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.