Manly is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, and covers a large portion of the Northern Beaches Council local government area. Created in 1927, although it has historically tended to be a Liberal-leaning seat, Manly has had a history of independent local members. It is represented by James Griffin for the Liberal Party, and was previously represented by the former Premier of New South Wales, Mike Baird.
Manly New South Wales—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
Created | 1927 | ||||||||||||||
MP | James Griffin | ||||||||||||||
Party | Liberal | ||||||||||||||
Namesake | Manly | ||||||||||||||
Electors | 55,672 (2019) | ||||||||||||||
Area | 26 km2 (10.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Demographic | Urban | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 33°47′31″S 151°15′40″E / 33.79194°S 151.26111°E | ||||||||||||||
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On 23 January 2017, Baird resigned as Premier and member for Manly,[1] triggering a by-election in the district which was held on 8 April and won by Liberal candidate James Griffin.[2]
On its current boundaries, Manly takes in the suburbs of Balgowlah, Balgowlah Heights, Clontarf, Curl Curl, Fairlight, Freshwater, Manly, Manly Vale, North Balgowlah, North Curl Curl, Queenscliff, Seaforth and parts of Brookvale and Dee Why.
Member | Party | Period | |
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Alfred Reid [3] | Nationalist | 1927–1931 | |
United Australia | 1931–1944 | ||
Independent Democrat | 1944–1945 | ||
Liberal | 1945 | ||
Douglas Darby [4] | Liberal | 1945–1962 | |
Independent Liberal | 1962–1968 | ||
Liberal | 1968–1978 | ||
Alan Stewart [5] | Labor | 1978–1984 | |
David Hay [6] | Liberal | 1984–1991 | |
Peter Macdonald [7] | Independent | 1991–1999 | |
David Barr [8] | Independent | 1999–2007 | |
Mike Baird [9] | Liberal | 2007–2017 | |
James Griffin [10] | Liberal | 2017–present |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | James Griffin | 23,764 | 45.0 | −7.6 | |
Independent | Joeline Hackman | 14,365 | 27.2 | +27.2 | |
Labor | Jasper Thatcher | 6,794 | 12.9 | −5.4 | |
Greens | Terry Le Roux | 4,734 | 9.0 | −9.4 | |
Independent | Phillip Altman | 1,395 | 2.6 | +2.6 | |
Animal Justice | Bailey Mason | 1,062 | 2.0 | −0.4 | |
Sustainable Australia | Emanuele Paletto | 711 | 1.3 | −1.7 | |
Total formal votes | 52,825 | 97.8 | +0.1 | ||
Informal votes | 1,189 | 2.2 | −0.1 | ||
Turnout | 54,014 | 88.5 | −0.9 | ||
Notional two-party-preferred count | |||||
Liberal | James Griffin | 27,679 | 62.5 | −2.1 | |
Labor | Jasper Thatcher | 16,592 | 37.5 | +2.1 | |
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | James Griffin | 25,541 | 54.8 | −8.3 | |
Independent | Joeline Hackman | 21,027 | 45.2 | +45.2 | |
Liberal hold |