Electoral district of Rockdale
Rockdale is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. Suburbs within the electoral district include Arncliffe, Banksia, Bardwell Park, Bardwell Valley, Beverley Park, Bexley, Bexley North, Brighton-Le-Sands, Dolls Point, Kogarah, Kogarah Bay, New South Wales, Kyeemagh, Monterey, Ramsgate, Ramsgate Beach, Rockdale, Sandrigham, Sans Souci, Turella and Wolli Creek.[1]
Rockdale New South Wales—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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Location within Sydney | |||||||||||||||
State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
Dates current | 1927–1930 1941–present | ||||||||||||||
MP | Steve Kamper | ||||||||||||||
Party | Labor Party | ||||||||||||||
Electors | 56,421 (2019) | ||||||||||||||
Area | 41.79 km2 (16.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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It is represented by Steve Kamper of the Labor Party.
History
Rockdale electoral district was first created in 1927, with the breakup of the multi-member St George. In 1930, it was abolished and largely replaced by Arncliffe.
Rockdale Council sought a new electorate for Rockdale as early as 1937.[2] In 1941, Arncliffe was abolished and replaced by a recreated Rockdale and Cook's River.
Members for Rockdale
First incarnation (1927–1930) | |||
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Member | Party | Term | |
Guy Arkins [3] | Nationalist | 1927–1930 | |
Second incarnation (1941–present) | |||
Member | Party | Term | |
John McGrath [4] | Labor | 1941–1959 | |
Brian Bannon [5] | Labor | 1959–1986 | |
Barrie Unsworth [6] | Labor | 1986–1991 | |
George Thompson [7] | Labor | 1991–2003 | |
Frank Sartor [8] | Labor | 2003–2011 | |
John Flowers [9] | Liberal | 2011–2015 | |
Steve Kamper [10] | Labor | 2015–present |
Election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Steve Kamper | 21,945 | 45.82 | −0.08 | |
Liberal | Sam Hassan | 16,118 | 33.65 | −5.63 | |
Greens | Peter Strong | 3,829 | 8.00 | +1.09 | |
Keep Sydney Open | George Tulloch | 2,865 | 5.98 | +5.98 | |
Animal Justice | Paul Collaros | 1,800 | 3.76 | +3.76 | |
Independent | Hussein Faraj | 1,335 | 2.79 | +2.79 | |
Total formal votes | 47,892 | 95.38 | −0.21 | ||
Informal votes | 2,318 | 4.62 | +0.21 | ||
Turnout | 50,210 | 88.99 | −1.01 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Steve Kamper | 25,077 | 59.55 | +4.80 | |
Liberal | Sam Hassan | 17,037 | 40.45 | −4.80 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +4.80 |
References
- "Rockdale". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- "New electorate sought by Rockdale Council". The Sydney Morning Herald. 12 June 1937. p. 12. Retrieved 6 February 2015 – via Trove.
- "Mr James Guy Dalley Arkins (1888–1980)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- "The Hon. John Francis McGrath (1893-1971)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- "Mr Brian Joseph Bannon". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- "The Hon. Barrie John Unsworth (1934–)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- "Mr George Edmund Thompson (1945- )". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- "The Hon. Frank Ernest Sartor (1951- )". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- "Mr John Frederick Flowers". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- "Mr Stephen Kamper, MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
- "Rockdale: First Preference Votes". 2019 NSW election results. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- "Rockdale: Distribution of Preferences". 2019 NSW election results. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 22 September 2019.