Electoral district of Barwon

For district in Victoria, see Electoral district of Barwon (Victoria).

Barwon New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
Location in New South Wales
State	New South Wales
Dates current	1894–1904 1927–present
MP	Kevin Humphries
Party	National Party of Australia
Namesake	Barwon River
Area	356,291.70 km² (137,565.0 sq mi)

Barwon is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Kevin Humphries of The Nationals.

Covering roughly 44% of the land mass of New South Wales, Barwon is by far the state's largest electoral district. It includes the local government areas of Bourke Shire, Brewarrina Shire, Narrabri Shire, Walgett Shire, Warrumbungle Shire, Coonamble Shire, Gilgandra Shire, Warren Shire, Bogan Shire, Lachlan Shire, Cobar Shire, Central Darling Shire, the City of Broken Hill as well as the large Unincorporated Far West Region surrounding Broken Hill. ^[1]

History

Barwon was originally created in 1894, when it along with Moree, replaced Gwydir. In 1904, with the downsizing of the Legislative Assembly after Federation, Gwydir was recreated and Moree and Barwon were abolished. In 1927, with the breakup of the three-member Electoral district of Namoi, it was recreated.

Polling booth, Double Gates Hotel.

Originally a marginal seat that traded hands between the Australian Labor Party and the conservative parties, it has been in the hands of the National Party of Australia without interruption since 1950, and for most of that time has been reasonably safe for that party.

Members for Barwon

First incarnation (1894–1904)
Member		Party	Term
	William Willis	Protectionist	1894–1901
	William Willis	Progressive	1901–1904
Second incarnation (1927–present)
Member		Party	Term
	Walter Wearne	Nationalist	1927–1930
	Bill Ratcliffe	Labor	1930–1932
	Ben Wade	Country	1932–1940
	Roy Heferen	Labor	1940–1950
	Geoff Crawford	Country	1950–1976
	Wal Murray	Country, National	1976–1995
	Ian Slack-Smith	National	1995–2007
	Kevin Humphries	National	2007–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Barwon

New South Wales state election, 2015: Barwon^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Kevin Humphries	23,426	49.1	−22.9
	Labor	Craig Ashby	11,454	24.0	+2.5
	Independent	Rohan Boehm	8,051	16.9	+16.9
	Greens	Cameron Jones	2,942	6.2	+0.3
	Christian Democrats	Ian Hutchinson	1,192	2.5	+2.5
	No Land Tax	Nella Lopreiato	646	1.4	+1.4
Total formal votes			47,711	96.6	−0.6
Informal votes			1,670	3.4	+0.6
Turnout			49,381	87.6	+1.1
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Kevin Humphries	25,524	62.9	−13.1
	Labor	Craig Ashby	15,065	37.1	+13.1
	National hold		Swing	−13.1

References

↑ "Barwon". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 2015-02-28.
↑ State Electoral District of Barwon: First Preference Votes, NSWEC.
↑ State Electoral District of Barwon: Distribution of Preferences, NSWEC.

Electoral districts of New South Wales

New England region of New South Wales, Australia

Federal divisions	New England Parkes

State electorates	Barwon Northern Tablelands Tamworth

Local government areas	Armidale Glen Innes Severn Gunnedah Gwydir Inverell Liverpool Plains Moree Plains Tamworth Tenterfield Uralla Walcha

Cities	Armidale Tamworth

Townships and villages	Ardglen Ashford Attunga Barraba Bendemeer Ben Lomond Bingara Black Mountain Bolivia Bonshaw Brackendale Breeza Bukkulla Bundarra Carroll Coolatai Croppa Creek Curlewis Dangarsleigh Deepwater Delungra Dorrigo Drake Dundee Dungowan Duri Ebor Elsmore Emerald Hill Emmaville Gilgai Glencoe Glen Innes Graman Gravesend Gunnedah Guyra Hanging Rock Hillgrove Inverell Invergowrie Jennings Kellys Plains Kelvin Kentucky Kootingal Kingstown Legume Limbri Liston Llangothlin Manilla Mingoola Mole River Moonbi Mount Russell Mullaley Niangala North Star Nowendoc Nundle Red Range Rocky River Sandy Flat Somerton Stannifer Stannum Stonehenge Tambar Springs Tenterfield Tia Tingha Torrington Upper Horton Uralla Urbenville Walcha Walcha Road Wallabadah Wandsworth Warialda Warialda Rail Weabonga Wellingrove Werris Creek Willow Tree Wollomombi Wollun Woolbrook Yarrowitch Yarrowyck Yetman

National parks and other conservation areas	Bald Rock Basket Swamp Boonoo Boonoo Bundarra-Barraba Important Bird Area Carrai Cathedral Rock Chaelundi Cottan-Bimbang Cunnawarra Ebor Falls Gibraltar Range Guy Fawkes River Kings Plains Kwiambal Little Llangothlin Nature Reserve Mummel Gulf New England Nowendoc Nymboida Oxley Wild Rivers Warrabah Washpool Werrikimbe

Rivers	Aberfoyle Apsley Back Barnard Beardy Blicks Blue Mountain Bobo Boonoo Boonoo Boyd Cells Chandler Chandlers Clouds Commissioners Cooplacurripa Curricabark Dyke Gara Georges Guy Fawkes Gwydir Hastings Kunderang Little Murray Little Nymboida Macleay Manning Maryland Moredun Mummel Nowendoc Nowlands Oaky Oban Rocky Rowleys Sara Severn Styx Tia Timbarra Tobins Towallum Urumbilum Walcrow Warnes Wollomombi Yarrow Yarrowitch

Ranges and mountains	Barren Ben Lomond Dorrigo Plateau Duval Grundy Hyland Moonbi Range Point Lookout Round Thunderbolts Range Tia Range Yarrowyck

Tourist attractions	Apsley Falls Australian Equine and Livestock Events Centre Dangar Falls Ebor Falls Newell Falls Sherrard Falls Tamworth Country Music Festival Tamworth Regional Entertainment Centre Wollomombi Falls

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