Electoral district of Barwon explained

Barwon is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Roy Butler, a former member of the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party who is now an independent MP.

Covering roughly 44% of the land mass of New South Wales, Barwon is by far the state's largest electoral district. It includes the local government areas of Bourke Shire, Brewarrina Shire, Narrabri Shire, Walgett Shire, Warrumbungle Shire, Coonamble Shire, Gilgandra Shire, Warren Shire, Bogan Shire, Lachlan Shire, Cobar Shire, Central Darling Shire, the City of Broken Hill as well as the large Unincorporated Far West Region surrounding Broken Hill.^{[1] [2]}

History

Barwon was originally created in 1894, when it along with Moree, replaced Gwydir. In 1904, with the downsizing of the Legislative Assembly after Federation, Gwydir was recreated and Moree and Barwon were abolished. In 1927, with the breakup of the three-member Electoral district of Namoi, it was recreated.

Originally a marginal seat that traded hands between the Labor Party and the conservative parties, it was considered a safe seat for the National Party who held it without interruption from 1950 until 2019, when it was won by the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party.

Members for Barwon

First incarnation (1894–1904)
Member		Party	Term
		William Willis[3]		1894–1901
				1901–1904
Second incarnation (1927–present)
Member		Party	Term
		Walter Wearne[4]		1927–1930
		Bill Ratcliffe[5]		1930–1932
		Ben Wade[6]		1932–1940
		Roy Heferen[7]		1940–1950
		Geoff Crawford[8]		1950–1976
		Wal Murray[9]	,	1976–1995
		Ian Slack-Smith[10]		1995–2007
		Kevin Humphries[11]		2007–2019
		Roy Butler		2019–2022
				2022–present

Election results

See main article: Electoral results for the district of Barwon.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Barwon . . 23 November 2019 .
2. Web site: Former Members . Members of Parliament . . 2020-11-16.
3. Mr William Nicholas Willis (1858-1922) . 1042 . Yes . 1 May 2019.
4. The Hon. Walter Ernest Wearne (1867–1931) . 1186 . Yes . 11 May 2019.
5. Mr Wilfred Joseph Ratcliffe (1880-1935) . 1343 . Yes . 7 May 2019.
6. Mr Benjamin Martin Wade (1883-1958) . 1390 . Yes . 21 May 2019.
7. Mr Stephen Roy Heferen (1898-1961) . 1604 . Yes . 4 May 2019.
8. The Hon. Geoffrey Robertson Crawford (1916–1998) . 1757 . Yes . 11 May 2019.
9. Mr (Wal) Wallace Telford John Murray (1931-2004) . 1906 . Yes . 13 May 2019.
10. Mr Ian Lindsay Slack-Smith (1946-) . 1906 . Yes . 24 September 2019. 2027
11. The Hon. Kevin John Humphries (1960-) . 35 . Yes . 3 April 2019.