Electoral district of Lismore

Lismore
New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
Lismore; New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
	Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election
State	New South Wales
Dates current	1894–1904; 1913–1920; 1927–present
MP	Janelle Saffin
Party	Labor
Namesake	Lismore, New South Wales
Electors	57,384 (2023)
Area	13,020.61 km2 (5,027.3 sq mi)
Demographic	Rural and provincial
	Electorates around Lismore:

Lismore is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Janelle Saffin of the Labor Party.

The electoral district includes all of the City of Lismore (including Lismore, Lindendale, Nimbin, Dunoon and Clunes), much of inland Tweed Shire (including Murwillumbah, Tyalgum and Uki), all of Kyogle Council (including Kyogle, Bonalbo, Tabulam and Woodenbong) and all of Tenterfield Shire.^[1] (including Tenterfield, Drake, Jennings, Liston, Legume, Torrington and Urbenville)

History

Lismore was first created with the end of multi-member districts in 1894, when it was split from Richmond. In 1904, it was abolished with the reduction in the size of the Legislative Assembly, after Federation. In 1913, Lismore was recreated, replacing Richmond. With the introduction of proportional representation in 1920, Lismore and Clarence were absorbed into Byron. With the end of proportional representation in 1927, Lismore and Clarence were recreated.

Historically a Country Party/National Party seat, Lismore has only been represented by two Labor MPs: Keith Compton, who was elected at a by-election in 1959 and re-elected in 1962, and Janelle Saffin, who was elected in 2019 who is also the first woman to represent the division.

Members for Lismore

First incarnation (1894–1904)
Member		Party	Term
	Thomas Ewing ^[2]	Protectionist	1894–1901
	John Coleman ^[3]	Independent Liberal	1901–1904
Second incarnation (1913–1920)
Member		Party	Term
	George Nesbitt ^[4]	Liberal Reform	1913–1917
	George Nesbitt ^[4]	Nationalist	1917–1920
Third incarnation (1927–present)
Member		Party	Term
	William Missingham ^[5]	Country	1927–1933
	William Frith ^[6]	Country	1933–1953
	Jack Easter ^[7]	Country	1953–1959
	Keith Compton ^[8]	Labor	1959–1965
	Bruce Duncan ^[9]	Country	1965–1975
		National Country	1975–1982
		National	1982–1982
		Independent	1982–1988
	Bill Rixon ^[10]	National	1988–1999
	Thomas George ^[11]	National	1999–2019
	Janelle Saffin ^[12]	Labor	2019–present

Election results

2023 New South Wales state election: Lismore^[13]^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Janelle Saffin	21,615	44.4	+19.0
	National	Alex Rubin	13,581	27.9	−11.2
	Greens	Adam Guise	6,979	14.3	−10.8
	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers	Matthew Bertalli	3,347	6.9	+6.9
	Animal Justice	Vanessa Rosayro	1,196	2.5	0.0
	Independent	James McKenzie	791	1.6	+1.6
	Sustainable Australia	Ross Honniball	666	1.4	−0.2
	Independent	Allen Crosthwaite	511	1.0	+1.0
Total formal votes			48,686	97.4	+0.4
Informal votes			1,312	2.6	−0.4
Turnout			49,998	87.1	−1.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Janelle Saffin	28,163	65.0	+13.0
	National	Alex Rubin	15,172	35.0	−13.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+13.0

References

^ "Lismore". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
^ "Sir Thomas Thomson Ewing KCMG (1856–1920)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
^ "Mr John William Coleman (1862–1905)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
^ "The Hon. George Nesbitt (1859–1948)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
^ "Mr William Thomas Missingham (1868–1933)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
^ "Mr William Frith (1883-1960)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
^ "Mr Jack Stuart Easter (1907-1979)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
^ "Mr Keith Clive Compton (1900-1977)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
^ "Mr (Bruce) Robert Bruce Duncan (1928-2005)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
^ "Mr (Bill) Barry William Rixon (1941-2003)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
^ "The Hon. Thomas George (1949- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
^ "Ms Janelle Anne Saffin MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
^ LA First Preference: Lismore, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
^ LA Two Candidate Preferred: Lismore, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.

[1] "Lismore". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.

[Thomas_Ewing_NSW_parl-2] "Sir Thomas Thomson Ewing KCMG (1856–1920)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.

[John_Coleman_NSW_parl-3] "Mr John William Coleman (1862–1905)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.

[George_Nesbitt_NSW_parl-4] "The Hon. George Nesbitt (1859–1948)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.

[William_Missingham_NSW_parl-5] "Mr William Thomas Missingham (1868–1933)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.

[William_Frith_NSW_Parl-6] "Mr William Frith (1883-1960)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.

[Jack_Easter_NSW_parl-7] "Mr Jack Stuart Easter (1907-1979)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.

[Keith_Compton_NSW_parl-8] "Mr Keith Clive Compton (1900-1977)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 April 2019.

[Bruce_Duncan_NSW_parl-9] "Mr (Bruce) Robert Bruce Duncan (1928-2005)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.

[Bill_Rixon_NSW_parl-10] "Mr (Bill) Barry William Rixon (1941-2003)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.

[Thomas_George_NSW_parl-11] "The Hon. Thomas George (1949- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 April 2019.

[Janelle_Saffin_NSW_parl-12] "Ms Janelle Anne Saffin MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.

[13] LA First Preference: Lismore, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.

[14] LA Two Candidate Preferred: Lismore, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.

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