Electoral district of Orange

Orange is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is a regional electorate that covers four local government areas in their entirety: the City of Orange, Cabonne Council, Parkes Shire and Forbes Shire.[1]

Orange
New South WalesLegislative Assembly
Map
Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election
StateNew South Wales
Dates current1859–1920
1927–present
MPPhilip Donato
PartyIndependent
NamesakeOrange, New South Wales
Electors56,939 (2019)
Area16,981.25 km2 (6,556.5 sq mi)
DemographicProvincial and rural
Electorates around Orange:
Barwon Dubbo Dubbo
Barwon Orange Bathurst
Cootamundra Cootamundra Bathurst

The seat has been held by Philip Donato since a by-election in November 2016. Donato was initially elected as a member of the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party but resigned in 2022 and became an Independent.

History

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The electorate of Orange was created in 1859. Between 1920 and 1927, Orange and Hartley were absorbed into Bathurst, which elected three members under proportional representation. In 1927, Bathurst, Hartley and Orange were recreated as single-member electorates.

The area leans strongly toward the National Party. The Labor Party hasn't held the seat since 1947, although it came close to winning at a 1996 by-election. The Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party won the seat at the 2016 by-election, after Andrew Gee resigned to successfully contest the federal electorate of Calare.

Members for Orange

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First incarnation 1859-1920

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Single member (1859–1880)
Member Party Term
  Saul Samuel None 1859–1860
  John Peisley None 1860–1862
  James Martin None 1862–1863
  Charles Cowper Jr. None 1863–1864
  William Forlonge None 1864–1867
  George McKay None 1867–1869
  Saul Samuel None 1869–1872
  Harris Nelson None 1872–1877
  Edward Combes None 1877–1879
  Andrew Kerr None 1879–1880
Two members (1880–1894)
Member Party Term Member Party Term
  Andrew Kerr None 1880–1882   William Clarke None 1880–1887
  Thomas Dalton None 1882–1887
  Protectionist 1887–1891   Free Trade 1887–1889
  James Torpy Protectionist 1889–1894
  Harry Newman Labor 1891–1894  
Single member (1894–1920)
  Harry Newman Free Trade 1894–1901
  Liberal Reform 1901–1904
  Albert Gardiner Labor 1904–1907
  John Fitzpatrick Liberal Reform 1907–1917
  Nationalist 1917–1920

Second incarnation 1927-

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Second incarnation (1927–present)
Member Party Term
  John Fitzpatrick Nationalist 1927–1930
  William Folster Labor 1930–1932
  Alwyn Tonking United Australia 1932–1941
  Bob O'Halloran Labor 1941–1947
  (Sir) Charles Cutler Country 1947–1975
  Garry West Country, National 1976–1996
  Russell Turner National 1996–2011
  Andrew Gee National 2011–2016
  Philip Donato Shooters, Fishers, Farmers 2016–2022
  Independent 2022–present

Election results

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2023 New South Wales state election: Orange[2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Philip Donato 26,815 53.08 +53.08
National Tony Mileto 11,123 22.02 −3.80
Labor Heather Dunn 4,939 9.78 −0.41
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Aaron Kelly 2,752 5.45 −43.70
Greens David Mallard 2,149 4.25 −0.95
Legalise Cannabis Patricia Holt 1,601 3.17 +3.17
Sustainable Australia George Bate 785 1.55 +1.55
Public Education Gillian Bramley 354 0.70 +0.70
Total formal votes 50,518 97.35 +0.8
Informal votes 1,377 2.65 −0.8
Turnout 51,895 89.54 −1.97
Notional two-party-preferred count
National Tony Mileto 17,138 62.77 −2.28
Labor Heather Dunn 10,165 37.23 +2.28
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Philip Donato 31,212 71.86 +71.86
National Tony Mileto 12,225 28.14 −6.68
Member changed to Independent from Shooters, Fishers, Farmers  

References

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  1. ^ "Orange". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  2. ^ LA First Preference: Orange, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  3. ^ LA Two Candidate Preferred: Orange, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  4. ^ Two Candidate Preferred (TCP) Analytical Tool: Orange, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 April 2023.