Electoral district of Keira

Keira New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
Location in Hunter-Sydney-Illawarra region
State	New South Wales
Dates current	1988–present
MP	Ryan Park
Party	Australian Labor Party
Electors	56,897 (2015)
Area	204.43 km^2 (78.9 sq mi)

Keira is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is currently represented by Ryan Park of the Australian Labor Party.

Keira is a northern Illawarra electorate taking in the northern and western Wollongong suburbs of Figtree, Keiraville, Mount Ousley, Balgownie, Corrimal, Bellambi, Woonona, Bulli, Thirroul, Austinmer and Coledale.^[1]

Keira was established in 1988 largely as a replacement to the seat of Corrimal.^[2] Like its predecessor, it is a safe seat for the Australian Labor Party. Labor have only ever fallen below 60 percent of the two-party preferred vote three times; twice to the Liberal Party of Australia in 1988 and 2011 and once to an independent in 1999.

Members for Keira

Member		Party	Term
	Col Markham	Labor	1988–1999
	David Campbell	Labor	1999–2011
	Ryan Park	Labor	2011–present

Election results

New South Wales state election, 2015: Keira^[3][4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Ryan Park	26,893	53.1	+17.1
	Liberal	Philip Clifford	13,988	27.6	−7.6
	Greens	Elena Martinez	7,110	14.0	−1.6
	Christian Democrats	Joseph Carolan	1,703	3.4	+0.2
	No Land Tax	Jason Leto	911	1.8	+1.8
Total formal votes			50,605	97.1	+0.8
Informal votes			1,500	2.9	−0.8
Turnout			52,105	91.6	−1.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ryan Park	31,626	67.4	+14.5
	Liberal	Philip Clifford	15,298	32.6	−14.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+14.5

References

1. "Keira". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
2. "Keira". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
3. State Electoral District of Keira: First Preference Votes, NSWEC.
4. State Electoral District of Keira: Distribution of Preferences, NSWEC.

External links

• "Keira". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 16 April 2015.