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New South Wales Legislative Assembly electoral districts

The New South Wales Legislative Assembly is elected from 93 single-member electorates called districts.- Current districts :This is a list of districts for the 2011 state election.* Albury* Auburn* Ballina...

of the Legislative Assembly

New South Wales Legislative Assembly

The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of New South Wales, an Australian state. The other chamber is the Legislative Council. Both the Assembly and Council sit at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney...

in the Australian

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

state of New South Wales

New South Wales

New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...

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It was represented by Steve Cansdell

Steve Cansdell

Stephen Rhett "Steve" Cansdell is a former Australian politician and former member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly....

of the National Party of Australia

National Party of Australia

The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Traditionally representing graziers, farmers and rural voters generally, it began as the The Country Party, but adopted the name The National Country Party in 1975, changed to The National Party of Australia in 1982. The party is...

until he resigned on 16th September 2011 due to issues relating to a statutory declaration related to a speeding offence. The current MP is Chris Gulaptis

Chris Gulaptis

Christopher Gulaptis is a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. He has represented Clarence for the National Party of Australia since the Clarence state by-election, 2011....

, who was elected in the November 2011 by-election

Clarence state by-election, 2011

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Clarence on 19 November 2011, following the resignation on 16 September of sitting member, the National Party's Steve Cansdell, after he admitted to making a false statutory declaration regarding a speeding...

.

It includes all of the Clarence Valley Council (including Grafton

Grafton, New South Wales

The city of Grafton is the commercial hub of the Clarence River Valley. Established in 1851, Grafton features many historic buildings and tree-lined streets. Located approximately 630 kilometres north of Sydney and 340 km south of Brisbane, Grafton and the Clarence Valley can be reached...

, Maclean

Maclean, New South Wales

Maclean is a town in Clarence Valley Local Government Area in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Clarence River and near the Pacific Highway. At the 2006 census, Maclean had a population of 3,245 people...

, Yamba

Yamba, New South Wales

Yamba is a town in northern New South Wales, Australia at the mouth of the Clarence River. The first European to visit the area was Matthew Flinders, who stopped by in Yamba Bay for six days in July 1799....

, Illuka

Iluka, New South Wales

Iluka is a small village at the mouth of the Clarence River in New South Wales, Australia. It is situated directly across the river from the resort town of Yamba. At the 2006 census, Iluka had a population of 1,739 people. The town's name is derived from an aboriginal word meaning 'near the sea'.It...

, Junction Hill, Ulmarra

Ulmarra, New South Wales

Ulmarra is a small town on the south bank of the Clarence River in New South Wales, Australia. It is located in the Clarence Valley district. At the 2006 census, Ulmarra had a population of 446 people....

, Coutts Crossing

Coutts Crossing, New South Wales

Coutts Crossing is a rural village located in the Clarence Valley region and Clarence Valley Council of New South Wales, Australia. The village is about 18 kilometres south-west of Grafton on the banks of the Orara River along the Armidale–Grafton Road...

and Glenreagh

Glenreagh, New South Wales

Glenreagh is a small town in the Clarence Valley in the Northern Rivers region of north-eastern New South Wales, Australia. At the 2006 census, Glenreagh had a population of 422 people.It is on the North Coast railway line, completed to Glenreagh in 1915...

), most of the Richmond Valley Council (including Casino

Casino, New South Wales

Casino is a town in the Northern Rivers area of New South Wales, Australia, with a population of 9,400 people . It lies on the banks of the Richmond River and is situated at the junction of the Bruxner Highway and the Summerland Way....

, Coraki

Coraki, New South Wales

Coraki is a small town that sits on the confluence of the Richmond and Wilson Rivers in northern New South Wales, Australia in Richmond Valley Shire. At the 2006 census, Coraki had a population of 1,180 people...

, Woodburn

Woodburn, New South Wales

Woodburn is a small highway town on the banks of the Richmond River in New South Wales, Australia. The busy Pacific Highway passes through the centre of town...

, Evans Head

Evans Head, New South Wales

Evans Head is a town in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia in Richmond Valley Shire. At the 2006 census, Evans Head had a population of 2,631 people. It is 726 kilometres north of Sydney, and 11 kilometres east off the Pacific Highway from Woodburn...

and Tatham

Tatham, New South Wales

Tatham is a locality in New South Wales, Australia in Richmond Valley Shire. The name Tatham is derived from Bundjalung Jadham, meaning "child"....

) and the far northern part of the City of Coffs Harbour

City of Coffs Harbour

The City of Coffs Harbour is the Local Government Area that administers the Coffs Harbour area. It is on the Pacific Highway, and the North Coast railway line.At the 2006 Census the City's resident population was 64,910...

(including Red Rock

Red Rock, New South Wales

Red Rock is a small suburb in the northern beaches of the coffs coast beside the banks of the Red Rock River on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia, and is surrounded by National Parks. At the 2006 census, Red Rock had a population of 274 people....

, Corindi and Corindi Beach

Corindi Beach, New South Wales

Corindi Beach is a small seaside town in New South Wales, Australia, 33 km North of Coffs Harbour and 50km South of Grafton. Corindi is surrounded by ocean on one side and the highway on the other. The 30 degree South latitude line runs through Corindi Beach. At the 2006 census, Corindi Beach had a...

History

Clarence was created in 1859, replacing Clarence and Darling Downs

Electoral district of Clarence and Darling Downs

Clarence and Darling Downs was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1856 to 1859. It included the Clarence Valley and the Darling Downs region, which became part of Queensland on its establishment in 1859. The New South Wales part of...

. In 1920, with the introduction of proportional representation

Proportional representation

Proportional representation is a concept in voting systems used to elect an assembly or council. PR means that the number of seats won by a party or group of candidates is proportionate to the number of votes received. For example, under a PR voting system if 30% of voters support a particular...

in 1920, it was absorbed in to Byron

Electoral district of Byron

Byron was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales created in 1913, replacing Rous, and named after Cape Byron. With the introduction of proportional representation in 1920, Byron absorbed Lismore and Clarence and elected three members...

along with Lismore

Electoral district of Lismore

Lismore is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Thomas George of the National Party of Australia....

. In 1927, it was recreated.

It has historically been a safe National

National Party of Australia

s seat, however has been occasionally won by Labor

Australian Labor Party

The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...

Members for Clarence

First incarnation (1859—1920)
Member		Party	Term
	Clark Irving Clark Irving Clark Irving was an Australian merchant pastoralist and politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1856 until 1864.-Early life:...	None	1859—1864
	John Laycock	None	1864—1866
	John Robertson	None	1866—1869
	Thomas Bawden	None	1869—1880
	Charles Fawcett	None	1880—1880
	John Purves	None	1880—1887
	John McFarlane John McFarlane (Australian politician) John McFarlane was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for 28 years, 4 months and 29 days ....	Protectionist Protectionist Party The Protectionist Party was an Australian political party, formally organised from 1889 until 1909, with policies centred on protectionism. It argued that Australia needed protective tariffs to allow Australian industry to grow and provide employment. It had its greatest strength in Victoria and in...	1887—1901
		Progressive	1901—1907
		Liberal Reform Liberal Reform Party (Australia) The Liberal Reform Party was an Australian political party, active in New South Wales state politics between 1901 and 1916. The question of tariff policy which, had created and divided the Free Trade Party and Protectionist Party in New South Wales in the 1890s, became a federal issue at the time...	1907—1915
	William Zuill	Liberal Reform Liberal Reform Party (Australia) The Liberal Reform Party was an Australian political party, active in New South Wales state politics between 1901 and 1916. The question of tariff policy which, had created and divided the Free Trade Party and Protectionist Party in New South Wales in the 1890s, became a federal issue at the time...	1915—1917
	William Zuill	Nationalist Nationalist Party of Australia The Nationalist Party of Australia was an Australian political party. It was formed on 17 February 1917 from a merger between the conservative Commonwealth Liberal Party and the National Labor Party, the name given to the pro-conscription defectors from the Australian Labor Party led by Prime...	1917—1920
Second incarnation (1927—present)
Member		Party	Term
	Alfred Pollack	Country National Party of Australia The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Traditionally representing graziers, farmers and rural voters generally, it began as the The Country Party, but adopted the name The National Country Party in 1975, changed to The National Party of Australia in 1982. The party is...	1927—1931
	Alfred Henry	Country National Party of Australia The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Traditionally representing graziers, farmers and rural voters generally, it began as the The Country Party, but adopted the name The National Country Party in 1975, changed to The National Party of Australia in 1982. The party is...	1931—1938
	Cecil Wingfield Cecil Wingfield Cecil Wingfield was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1938 until his death. He was a member of the Country Party....	Country National Party of Australia The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Traditionally representing graziers, farmers and rural voters generally, it began as the The Country Party, but adopted the name The National Country Party in 1975, changed to The National Party of Australia in 1982. The party is...	1938—1955
	Bill Weiley Bill Weiley William Robert Weiley was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1955 until 1971. He was a member of the Country Party....	Country National Party of Australia The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Traditionally representing graziers, farmers and rural voters generally, it began as the The Country Party, but adopted the name The National Country Party in 1975, changed to The National Party of Australia in 1982. The party is...	1955—1971
	Matt Singleton Matt Singleton Matthew "Matt" Singleton is a former Australian politician. He was the Country then National Party member for Clarence from 1971 to 1981 and for Coffs Harbour from 1981 to 1990 in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. He was also Minister for Administritive Services and Assistant Minister for...	Country National Party of Australia The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Traditionally representing graziers, farmers and rural voters generally, it began as the The Country Party, but adopted the name The National Country Party in 1975, changed to The National Party of Australia in 1982. The party is...	1971—1981
	Don Day Don Day Don Day was an Australian politician and member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1971 until 1984. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party ....	Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...	1981—1984
	Ian Causley Ian Causley Ian Raymond Causley is an Australian politician. He was a National Party member of the Australian House of Representatives, representing the Division of Page, New South Wales from 1996 to 2007....	National National Party of Australia The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Traditionally representing graziers, farmers and rural voters generally, it began as the The Country Party, but adopted the name The National Country Party in 1975, changed to The National Party of Australia in 1982. The party is...	1984—1996
	Harry Woods Harry Woods (Australian politician) Harry Francis Woods was an Australian politician. He was the member for Page, New South Wales in the Australian House of Representatives, representing the Australian Labor Party from the March 1990 general election to his defeat in the March 1996 general election.Woods was elected as the Member...	Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...	1996—2003
	Steve Cansdell Steve Cansdell Stephen Rhett "Steve" Cansdell is a former Australian politician and former member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly....	National National Party of Australia The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Traditionally representing graziers, farmers and rural voters generally, it began as the The Country Party, but adopted the name The National Country Party in 1975, changed to The National Party of Australia in 1982. The party is...	2003—2011
	Chris Gulaptis Chris Gulaptis Christopher Gulaptis is a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. He has represented Clarence for the National Party of Australia since the Clarence state by-election, 2011....	National National Party of Australia The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Traditionally representing graziers, farmers and rural voters generally, it began as the The Country Party, but adopted the name The National Country Party in 1975, changed to The National Party of Australia in 1982. The party is...	2011—present

Election results

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