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] The seat has been held by Philip Donato of the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party since a by-election in November 2016.

Orange
New South WalesLegislative Assembly
Location in New South Wales
StateNew South Wales
Dates current1859–1920
1927–present
MPPhilip Donato
PartyShooters, Fishers and Farmers Party
NamesakeOrange, New South Wales
Electors56,939 (2019)
Area16,981.25 km2 (6,556.5 sq mi)

History

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

While the city of Orange itself occasionally favours Labor, the rest of the area tilts strongly toward the National Party, a major reason Labor hasn't held the seat since 1947, although it came close to winning at the 1996 by-election.

Members for Orange

First incarnation 1859-1920

Single member (1859–1880)
MemberPartyTerm
  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)
MemberPartyTerm MemberPartyTerm
  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-

Second incarnation (1927–present)
MemberPartyTerm
  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–present

Election results

2019 New South Wales state election: Orange[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Philip Donato 24,718 49.15 +49.15
National Kate Hazelton 12,987 25.82 −39.77
Labor Luke Sanger 5,126 10.19 −13.16
Greens Stephen Nugent 2,615 5.20 −1.55
Christian Democrats Maurice Davey 1,627 3.23 +0.65
Liberal Democrats Stephen Bisgrove 1,037 2.06 +2.06
Independent Terri Baxter 896 1.78 +1.78
Conservatives Garry McMahon 873 1.74 +1.74
Keep Sydney Open David O'Brien 416 0.83 +0.83
Total formal votes 50,295 96.52 −0.61
Informal votes 1,811 3.48 +0.61
Turnout 52,106 91.51 −0.01
Two-party-preferred result
National Kate Hazelton 17,460 65.05 −6.65
Labor Luke Sanger 9,380 34.95 +6.65
Two-candidate-preferred result
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Philip Donato 27,746 65.18 +65.18
National Kate Hazelton 14,821 34.82 −36.88
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers gain from National SwingN/A

References

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