Electoral district of Goulburn

Goulburn New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
Location in New South Wales
State	New South Wales
Dates current	1859–1991 2007–present
MP	Pru Goward
Party	Liberal Party of Australia
Area	18,827.31 km^2 (7,269.3 sq mi)

Goulburn is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Pru Goward of the Liberal Party of Australia.

Goulburn is a regional electorate. It encompasses all of Goulburn Mulwaree Council, Yass Valley Council, Upper Lachlan Shire, Boorowa Shire and a large part of Wingecarribee Shire. Its population centres include Goulburn and Yass, as well as Marulan, Tallong, Towrang, Bungonia, Lake Bathurst, Tarago, Moss Vale, Bundanoon, Berrima, Sutton Forest, Exeter, Wingello, Penrose, Taralga, Murrumbateman, Boorowa, Crookwell and Gunning.^[1]

History

Goulburn was first established in 1859, partly replacing Southern Boroughs, and abolished in 1991. In 1920, with the introduction of proportional representation, it absorbed Monaro and Bega and elected three members simultaneously. Monaro and South Coast were separated from it in 1927 and it reverted to a single-member electorate. It was abolished in 1991, but recreated for the 2007 general election from part of the abolished district of Southern Highlands and part of the old Burrinjuck.

Members for Goulburn

Single-member (1859–1920)
Member		Party	Term
	William Roberts	None	1859–1860
	Charles Walsh	None	1860–1861
	Maurice Alexander	None	1861–1872
	William Teece	None	1872–1887
		Free Trade	1887–1890
	Cecil Teece	Independent	1890–1891
	Leslie Hollis	Labor	1891–1894
		Free Trade	1894–1898
	James Ashton	Free Trade	1898–1901
		Liberal Reform	1901–1907
	Augustus James	Liberal Reform	1907–1917
		Nationalist	1917–1920

Three members (1920–1927)
Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term
	Augustus James	Nationalist	1920–1920		Thomas Rutledge	Progressive	1920–1925		John Bailey	Labor	1920–1925
	William Millard	Nationalist	1920–1921
	John Perkins	Nationalist	1921–1926
				Paddy Stokes	Labor	1925–1927		Jack Tully	Labor	1925–1927
	Henry Bate	Nationalist	1926–1927

Single member (1927–1991)
Member		Party	Term
	Jack Tully	Labor	1927–1932
	Peter Loughlin	United Australia	1932–1935
	Jack Tully	Labor	1935–1946
	Laurie Tully	Labor	1946–1965
	Ron Brewer	Country	1965–1975
		National Country	1975–1982
		National	1982–1984
	Robert Webster	National	1984–1991
Single member (2007–present)
Member		Party	Term
	Pru Goward	Liberal	2007–present

Election results

New South Wales state election, 2015: Goulburn^[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Pru Goward	23,725	48.7	+9.7
	Labor	Ursula Stephens	16,681	34.3	+18.5
	Greens	Iain Fyfe	3,827	7.9	−2.1
	Outdoor Recreation	Wal Ashton	2,552	5.2	+5.2
	Christian Democrats	Adrian Van Der Byl	1,196	2.5	−0.5
	No Land Tax	Stephen Fitzpatrick	692	1.4	+1.4
Total formal votes			48,673	97.3	+0.7
Informal votes			1,373	2.7	−0.7
Turnout			50,046	92.7	+2.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Pru Goward	25,138	56.6	−20.2
	Labor	Ursula Stephens	19,248	43.4	+20.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	−20.2

References

1. "Goulburn". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 2015-02-28.
2. State Electoral District of Goulburn: First Preference Votes, NSWEC.
3. State Electoral District of Goulburn: Distribution of Preferences, NSWEC.