Electoral district of Manly

Manly is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, and covers a large portion of the Northern Beaches Council local government area. Created in 1927, although it has historically tended to be a Liberal-leaning seat, Manly has had a history of independent local members. It is represented by James Griffin for the Liberal Party, and was previously represented by the former Premier of New South Wales, Mike Baird.

For the former Queensland state electorate, see Electoral district of Manly (Queensland).

Manly
New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
Location within Sydney
StateNew South Wales
Created1927
MPJames Griffin
PartyLiberal
NamesakeManly
Electors55,672 (2019)
Area26 km2 (10.0 sq mi)
DemographicUrban
Coordinates33°47′31″S 151°15′40″E
Electorates around Manly:
Davidson Wakehurst Pacific Ocean
Willoughby Manly Pacific Ocean
North Shore Vaucluse Pacific Ocean

On 23 January 2017, Baird resigned as Premier and member for Manly,[1] triggering a by-election in the district which was held on 8 April and won by Liberal candidate James Griffin.[2]

Members for Manly
Member Party Period
  Alfred Reid [3] Nationalist 1927–1931
  United Australia 1931–1944
  Independent Democrat 1944–1945
  Liberal 1945
  Douglas Darby [4] Liberal 1945–1962
  Independent Liberal 1962–1968
  Liberal 1968–1978
  Alan Stewart [5] Labor 1978–1984
  David Hay [6] Liberal 1984–1991
  Peter Macdonald [7] Independent 1991–1999
  David Barr [8] Independent 1999–2007
  Mike Baird [9] Liberal 2007–2017
  James Griffin [10] Liberal 2017–present

Election results
See also: Electoral results for the district of Manly
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2019 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Manly[edit]
2019 New South Wales state election: Manly [11][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal James Griffin 25,418 52.61 −15.39
Greens Kristyn Glanville 9,137 18.91 +1.78
Labor Natasha Phillips-Mason 8,619 17.84 +4.95
Keep Sydney Open Dane Murray 2,456 5.08 +5.08
Sustainable Australia Emanuele Paletto 1,502 3.11 +3.11
Animal Justice Kate Paterson 1,184 2.45 +2.45
Total formal votes 48,316 97.85 −0.02
Informal votes 1,061 2.15 +0.02
Turnout 49,377 88.69 −1.03
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal James Griffin 27,239 64.70 −13.70
Labor Natasha Phillips-Mason 14,859 35.30 +13.70
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal James Griffin 26,628 62.90 −11.62
Greens Kristyn Glanville 15,706 37.10 +11.62
Liberal hold Swing−11.62

References
  1. "NSW Premier Mike Baird resigns". Illawarra Mercury. 19 January 2017.
  2. "Manly by-election 2017: Griffin wins despite swing". The Daily Telegraph. 8 April 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  3. "Mr Alfred Albert Edward Ernest (Theodore Muswellbrooke Orlando) Vassa Reid (1867–1945)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  4. "Mr Evelyn Douglas Darby (1910-1985)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  5. "Dr Alan Gibson Stewart (1938 - )". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  6. "Mr David Aberdeen Hay (1933- )". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  7. "Dr Peter Alexander Cameron Macdonald (1943- )". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  8. "Mr David Barr, BA, MA, DipLaw (1946- )". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  9. "Mr (Mike) Michael Bruce Baird (1968- )". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  10. "Mr James Henry Griffin MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  11. "Manly: First Preference Votes". 2019 NSW election results. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  12. "Manly: Distribution of Preferences". 2019 NSW election results. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
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