Richmond covers two state seats, Ballina (GRN 4.9% v NAT) which became the Greens' first regional seat in 2015, and Tweed (NAT 5.0%) held by National Geoff Provest since 2007. Kingscliff property developer Gales Holgins is seeking to increase truck movements by bringing in fill from the M1 road works rather than using fill from the development site. In North Shore, Felicity Wilson has withstood two previous Independent challenges. Penrith was won by Liberal Stuart Ayres at a 2010 by-election, has followed the state swing back to Labor, and Labor will be hoping another push will deliver victory. Overall's prospects looked to have been improved by the withdrawal of first choice Labor candidate, former Canberra Radiers footballer Terry Campese. Based on Federal election results, Kiama would be won by Labor. She is a solicitor with a background in energy law, social justice and human rights, and has also worked as a secondary school teacher. The Labor Party polled only 25.6% of the first preference vote in 2011, its worst result since 1904. His Labor opponent is High School Teacher Lyndal Howison. Judy Hannan is a local councillor, former state Liberal candidate and a defeated Independent in this seat at the 2019 election. Labor won the first three elections, the Coalition three since. About Justine About the Richmond Electorate. You are only entitled to this subscription if and for as long as you hold a valid and active subscription with your Google Account. A valid active email address and Australian mobile phone number are required for account set up. to identify your electorate. The first hearing in the case will be after the election. If you wish to change or create a new subscription, please call 1800 070 535 Monday to Friday 7.30am 6.00pm & 7.00am-11.30am AEST on both Saturdays & Sundays. Photo David Lowe. The Tweed section of the Northern Rivers Rail Trail opened this morning making 24km of the former rail line open to the public. Each payment, once made, is non-refundable, subject to law. The state's two most marginal seats, Labor-held Kogarah and Liberal-held East Hills, front the Georges River in Sydney's south. For those whose political memory extends back to last century, the political irony of the last decade is that seed funding for these projects came from electricity privatisation. As one of the key seats under 6%, the Liberal Party retaining Goulburn would make it harder for Labor to win the election. 16 February 2023. Please call us on 1800 070 535 and well help resolve the issue or try again later. She is married to Bruce and they share five children and 11 grandchildren with three generations living in Ballina Shire. He also felt most early electors had already made up their minds. Frank Kelly writes of Peter Duttons racism (Echo 8 February) stating that Whitlam, Fraser, Hawke and Keating were famously Simon Haslam No cancellations during the first 12 months. Despite a 12% state-wide swing to Labor over two election, Ward has increased his majority in Kiama. The indexes are linked from each guide page, making the site easy to navigate without resorting to Google. Contact Details; A: Shop 1 7 Moon Street BALLINA NSW 2478: P (02) 6686 7522: F (02) 6686 7470: E: ballina@parliament.nsw.gov.au: Balmain Electorate. Katrina Hodgkinson was handing out how to vote material for Kevin Hogan and Kimberley Hone. The Independent Planning Commission (IPC) held its public hearings last week over two days, with commissioners hearing from organisations and residents on the negative and positive impacts from holiday letting. Labor must win both seats, but Liberal Party hopes will be buoyed by the strong Liberal vote in both seats at last year's Federal election. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); The Echo is made possible by the support of all of our advertisers. Handing out for the Greens Mandy Nolan and Kashmir Miller, Francoise Sauvere said a lot of people have already made up their minds. She said everyone was being respectful with each other on the electoral frontline in Ballina. Electorate Search. The Liberal candidate is Samantha Talakola. The links below contain the results of federal elections conducted by the Australian Electoral Commission. Lists of candidates and candidate profiles will be added progessively right up to election day. Given how many independent and minor party candidates might win election to the parliament, the electorate's decision on 25 March may be unclear. Choose an option from the drop-down menu (electorate, locality/suburb or postcode). In the southern highlands south-west of Sydney, Liberal MP Nathaniel Smith faces a challenge in Wollondilly (LIB 6.0% v IND). Ballina was first contested at the 1988 election and held until 2015 by the National Party's Don Page. The first NSW Labor government took office in 1910 and Labor governed the state for two-thirds of the next century. I think whats good about her is that she dares to talk and say what it is and what needs to be fixed. At the 2003 and 2007 state elections, Labor had only a narrow first preference lead over the Greens, and in line with state-wide collapse in Labor support at the 2011 state election, Page's last victory also saw first preference support for the Greens double Labor's vote. The Labor Party blocked former Premier Bob Carr and his Treasurer Michael Egan from privatising electricity assets in the 1990s. The second seat is Kiama where Gareth Ward was suspended from the Liberal Party and later from Parliament after being charged with several offences including sexual assualt. The three safe Liberal seats on the Sydney's northern northern beaches would all be won by Independentts based on Federal results in Mackellar and Warringah. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn, and work. The Nationals lost three seats to the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party. Its terrible. Photo David Lowe. Ballina has an older than average age profile with the seventh lowest proportion of children under five (4.9%) and the third lowest aged 15-24 (9.2%). The tale of the election will probably be decided by an arc of five marginal seats held by both sides that runs from Parramatta to Penrith through Sydney's north-western suburbs. FULL COVERAGE: Federal Election 2022 Labor was excluded and the Greens went on to win with a 3.1% margin versus the Nationals. The letters deadline forTheEchois noon Friday. Enter your details, then select 'Find' to display your results. Theres a lot of people that are still hurting, and that will be reflected in the vote here.. Keith Williams was handing out for Labor at Ballina pre-poll. A government-ordered review of the Reserve Bank the first in more than a generation is expected to ask searching questions of our key financial institution. The Perrottet government remains strong on policy, but its management of day to day politics has slipped since the departure of former Premier Gladys Berejiklian. First elected as a Liberal MP, Sidoti was suspended by the Party after the 2019 election over corruption allegations. The new Liberal candidate is Canada Bay Deputy Mayor Stephanie Di Pasqua, opposed by her predecessor as Deputy Mayor, Labor's Julia Little. The first is Drummoyne where John Sidoti was excluded from the Liberal Party and later found by an ICAC Inquiry to have engaged in corrupt conduct. The Coalition polled 51.1% of the first preference vote, 64.2% of the two-party preferred vote, the two-party swing to the Coalition a massive 16.5%. We provide a first-class careers service including career consulting, job planning, rsum writing, job interview coaching, LinkedIn profile summaries and corporate training. Nevada vs. Ballina. After two decades representing the seat, Liberal MP Shelley Hancock is retiring and the new Liberal candidate is Luke Sikora. The leadership of the central bank, the composition of its board, missed targets and broken promises are all elements under examination. Riverstone would be easily won by Labor based on a poor Liberal campiagn in Greenway at last year's Federal election. The sitting member for Lismore, Janelle Saffin has a lot of experience in politics. Starting Monday 9 May, there are 6 early voting booths in the Richmond electorate, with varying hours Monday to Saturday. See www.dailytelegraph.com.au/subscriptionterms for full details. I sincerely hope for a huge turnout locally. Contact Justine Elliot. Photo supplied. At every election he contested, the National first preference vote was above 50%. You never know until the counting is done, said Keith Williams. Enter your address, then select 'Find' to display your results. Those Lindsay results also boost the prospects of Liberal MP Stuart Ayres in Penrith (LIB 0.6%). From then on, you can then use Sign In with Google to access your subscription and Google will do the billing for the subscription and process your payments. The Labor candidate is Parramatta Deputy Lord Mayor Sameer Pandey. Monaro would be Labor-held based on 2022 Federal election results. The government has completed or started projects that by 2030 will have added 113 kilometres and 46 Metro stations to Sydney's public transport network. Claudia Catterall handing out for Hanabeth Luke at BISC pre-poll yesterday. The election result could just be the starting point for negotiations on who will govern NSW for the next four years. And I think thats at the heart of what a lot of people are actually thinking deep inside right now.. Why subscribe to become a Full Digital Access or Paper Delivery + Full Digital Access Member? Heathcote (ALP 1.7%) straddles southern Sydney and the northern Illawarra, and a boundary shift south in the redistribution makes the seat notional Labor, but Labor still needs to unseat a sitting Liberal MP in Lee Eavns. Home Home delivery is not available in all areas. Ms Dean said there was a wide divergence of political views from the electors in Ballina. She was the Member for Page in the Australian House of Representatives from 2007 to 2013, and a Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1995 to 2003. While many seats may change party at the 2023 election, it is a smaller number that will determine whether Dominic Perrottet continues in office or Chris Minns becomes the state's 47th Premier. There are other contests of interest with independents and minor parties, but the battle for government will be in seats where Labor and the Coalition are the main contenders. mobile: 0428 339 023. email: sharon.cadwallader@ballina.nsw.gov.au. Rather there are a range of scenarios to watch for. Graham Gooding, Francoise Sauvere, Keith Williams and Judy Dean at Ballina pre-poll yesterday. Weve made a conscious effort to have a very relaxed atmosphere, to not be rushing at people, and to try and make democracy a pleasant experience, said Mr Williams. For the second time music teacher Sally Quinnell is the Labor candidate. Do you want to stay up to date of all the news about General News? Prices after the introductory pricing period may be varied in accordance with the full Terms and Conditions. Like all governments 12 years into office, the Coalition must seek re-election on its record rather than the fading memories of its predecessors failings. The seat outcomes of elections since 1999 are shown below. Based on 2022 Federal results, Vaucluse would still be won by the Liberal Party. Major centres include Ballina, Alstonville, Lennox Head, Byron Bay, Brunswick Heads, Ocean Shores and Mullumbimby. In 1904, Ballina was replaced by Byron.In 1988, a recreated Ballina and Murwillumbah replaced Byron.. The Coalition won 48 of the 93 lower house seats at the 2019 election, a majority of three over all other parties, the Liberals with 35 seats and Nationals 13. The two-party preferred swing to Labor was 2.3%, 3.0% in greater Sydney and 1.3% in the Hunter and Illawara. This includes for 52 of the 70 years between 1941 and the 2011 landslide defeat. This automatically renews to be charged as $16 (min. [2] The Shire is located adjacent to the Tasman Sea and the Pacific Highway. The Liberal Party is hampered in Ryde (LIB 8.9%) by the departure of the popular Victor Dominello. To list a few examples; new Manly ferries that can't cope with rough weather at the heads; river cats that can't get under bridges with passengers on top; cracked light rail carriages; blowouts on a new country rail fleet. The main towns include Ballina, Bangalow, Brunswick Heads, Burringbar, Byron Bay, Hastings Point, Kingscliff, Lennox Head, Mullumbimby, Murwillumbah, Suffolk Park, and Tweed Heads. To the south of Kiama, South Coast (LIB 10.6%) is based on Nowra, Jervis Bay and Milton-Ulladulla. Ballina was established in the 1840s on the northern shore of the Richmond River near Cape Byron, Australia's most easterly point. The ALP won a majority of the two-party-preferred vote in three areas, with a majority of 54-55% in Ballina and the rural parts of Tweed Shire, and a massive 74.2% majority in Byron Shire. The electorate incudes Cape Byron, the most easterly point on the Australian mainland. Ryde would be Labor held based on Federal election results. He said that Labor had done poorly at pre-poll in the past, but 2022 had a much better feel. Ward will re-contest as an Independent, Labor's candidate is Katelin McInerney, while the Liberal Party has struggled to find a candidate. Note: In some cases a locality/suburb or postcode may be in more than one Another Lismore pre-poll location has since opened in Carrington Street, but the flood-related destruction in the city is likely to make it more difficult than usual to vote on election day. Subscription automatically renews at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. To upgrade, call 1300 MY NEWS (696 397), As a Full Digital Access or Paper Delivery + Full Digital Access Member youll get unlimited digital access to every story online, insight and analysis from our expert journalists PLUS enjoy freebies, discounts and benefits with our +Rewards loyalty program. As the local regional hub, Penrith receives endless campaign coverage and it is a seat that Labor just has to win. Everyone is smiling and happy when people arrive. After 12 years of Coalition government, and with opinion polls indicating a state-wide swing to Labor, the battle will be fought in Coalition seats, though three Labor seats are worth watching. I think its a great idea myself, she said. After two failed attempts by Labor, it is the Coalition that sold electricity assets and has determined how the proceeds should be spent. contact the AEC The Labor margin was 1.9% after the 2011 election and Labor has gone backwards in Kogarah while the party's vote has increased across the state. 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