Electoral district of McKell

McKell was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1988, largely replacing the abolished district of Elizabeth. It was named after William McKell, former Premier of New South Wales (1941–1947). It included the majority of inner Sydney and also Lord Howe Island.^[1] It was abolished in 1991 and largely replaced by Port Jackson.

Its only representative was Sandra Nori, who later represented Port Jackson.^[2]

Members for McKell edit

Member		Party	Period
	Sandra Nori ^[3]	Labor	1988–1991

1988 New South Wales state election: McKell ^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Sandra Nori	13,004	50.2	-8.8
	Independent	Frank Sartor	6,075	23.5	+23.5
	Liberal	Michael Bach	4,609	17.8	-0.3
	Democrats	Ian Faulks	1,173	4.5	-2.9
	Independent	Christopher Barry	272	1.0	+1.0
	Independent	Margaret Ponting	263	1.0	+1.0
	Independent	John Sloman	260	1.0	+1.0
	Independent	Ernest Ridding	250	1.0	+1.0
Total formal votes			25,906	95.7	-0.2
Informal votes			1,155	4.3	+0.2
Turnout			27,061	86.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Sandra Nori	13,583	56.6	-15.6
	Independent	Frank Sartor	10,420	43.4	+43.4
	Labor notional hold		Swing	-15.6

^ "PARLIAMENTARY ELECTORATES AND ELECTIONS ACT, 1912.—PROCLAMATION". Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales. No. 164. New South Wales, Australia. 16 October 1987. p. 5897. Retrieved 29 October 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of McKell". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
^ "The Hon. Sandra Christine Nori, MP". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
^ Green, Antony. "1988 McKell". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.

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