Electoral district of Hawkesbury explained

Hawkesbury is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Robyn Preston of the Liberal Party.

It includes all of the City of Hawkesbury and the far north of both The Hills Shire and Hornsby Shire.^[1]

History

Hawkesbury was originally created in 1859, replacing part of Cumberland (North Riding) and named after the Hawkesbury River. It elected two members simultaneously from 1859 to 1880. It was abolished in 1920, with the introduction of proportional representation and absorbed into Cumberland. It was recreated in 1927.^{[2] [3]}

Hawkesbury has been safely conservative for most of its existence. Labor held it for three terms after its 1941 victory. However, a redistribution ahead of the 1950 state election made it notionally Liberal, and it has remained in Liberal hands since.

At the Liberal Party landslide victory in 2011, Liberal candidate Ray Williams achieved 84.7% of the two-party preferred vote, with a primary vote share of 75.4%.

Members for Hawkesbury

First incarnation (1859–1880, 2 members)
Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term
		John Darvall	None	1859–1860		William Piddington	None	1859–1877
		James Cunneen	None	1860–1869
		Henry Moses	None	1869–1880
							Alexander Bowman	None	1877–1880

(1880–1920, 1 member)
Member		Party	Term
		Alexander Bowman	None	1880–1882
		Henry McQuade	None	1882–1885
		Alexander Bowman	None	1885–1887
				1887–1892
		Sydney Burdekin		1892–1894
		William Morgan		1894–1895
				1895–1901
		Brinsley Hall		1901–1907
				1907–1917
		Bruce Walker Sr		1917–1920
Second incarnation (1927–present, 1 member)
Member		Party	Term
		Bruce Walker Sr		1927–1932
		Bruce Walker Jr		1932–1941
		Frank Finnan		1941–1950
		Bernie Deane		1950–1972
		Kevin Rozzoli		1973–2003
		Steven Pringle		2003–2006
				2006–2007
		Ray Williams		2007–2015
		Dominic Perrottet		2015–2019
		Robyn Preston		2019–present

Election results

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hawkesbury . . 23 November 2019.
2. Web site: Former Members . Members of Parliament . . 3 May 2019 . dmy-all.
3. Web site: Antony . Green . Antony Green . Elections for the District of Hawkesbury . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . . 3 May 2019.