electoral district of Dubbo
{{short description|State electoral district of New South Wales, Australia}}
{{Use Australian English|date=January 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2015}}
{{Infobox Australian Electorate |
|name = Dubbo
|state = nsw
|image = {{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|from=NSW Electoral District 2023 - Dubbo.map|frame-height=300|frame-width=400|frame-latitude=-32.4|frame-longitude=148.87|zoom=7|overlay-horizontal-alignment=right|overlay-vertical-alignment=bottom|overlay=120px}}
|caption = Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election
|lifespan = 1894–1904
1930–present
|mp = Dugald Saunders
|mp-party = National Party
|namesake = Dubbo
|electors = 57922
|electors_year = 2023
|area = 17352.89
|class = Provincial and rural
|near-n = Barwon
|near-ne = Upper Hunter
|near-nw = Barwon
|near-e = Northern Tablelands
|near-w = Barwon
|near-s = Orange
|near-se = Bathurst
|near-sw = Orange
}}
Dubbo is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Dugald Saunders of the National Party.
Dubbo is a regional electorate covering three local government areas, including all of Dubbo Regional Council, Narromine Shire, and the majority of Mid-Western Regional Council. Its major population centres are Dubbo, Narromine, Wellington and Mudgee.{{cite web |title=Dubbo |url=https://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/District-profiles/Dubbo |publisher=New South Wales Electoral Commission |access-date=23 November 2019}}
History
It was first created in 1894, abolished in 1904, and then recreated in 1930.
Dubbo has been generally conservative-leaning throughout its history, with the Country/National and {{Australian politics/name|Liberal NSW}} parties holding it for most of its lifetime. The conservative bent grew even stronger during the 1980s and 1990s, and the seat was widely seen as National Party heartland. This changed in 1999, when Dubbo became one of a number of key National Party seats to fall to rural independents, with the narrow victory of Tony McGrane. He was returned with a much larger majority at the 2003 election, and when he died in 2004, another independent, Dawn Fardell, won the resulting by-election. Fardell was re-elected in the 2007 election, only to be comprehensively defeated by the Nationals' Troy Grant at the 2011 general election.{{cite news |last=Huntsdale |first=Justin |title=Nationals win Dubbo in state wide Coalition landslide |url=http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2011/03/26/3174617.htm |publisher=ABC News |location=Australia |date=26 March 2011 |access-date=3 April 2011}}
The city of Dubbo itself occasionally votes for {{Australian politics/name|Labor NSW}}, and Labor did manage to hold Dubbo for three short stints between the 1930s and 1950s. However, Labor has not held the seat since 1959, and there is no prospect of Labor retaking it in the foreseeable future. Labor did not field a candidate in the 2004 by-election,{{cite web |title=Preferential Count 2007 |url=http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/results/state_elections-legislative_assembly/2007/dubbo/perferential_count |work=State Electoral District of Dubbo |publisher=New South Wales Electoral Commission |date=15 November 2010 |access-date=14 October 2011}} and achieved 6.5% of the first preference votes at the 2011 general election.{{cite web |title=Summary of First Preference Votes Polled for Each Candidate 2011 |url=http://www.pastvtr.elections.nsw.gov.au/SGE2011/la/la_district_summary-Dubbo.htm |work=State Electoral District of Dubbo |publisher=New South Wales Electoral Commission |date=6 April 2011 |access-date=14 October 2011}}
Members for Dubbo
Election results
{{main|Electoral results for the district of Dubbo}}
{{Excerpt|Results of the 2023 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly)|section=Dubbo}}
Localities
Localities within the electorate of Dubbo include:
Apple Tree Flat, Apsley, Arthurville, Avisford, Bakers Swamp, Ballimore, Bara, Barneys Reef, Ben Buckley, Beni, Benolong, Beryl, Biraganbil, Birriwa, Bocoble, Bodangora, Bombira, Botobolar, Bournewood, Brocklehurst, Buckaroo, Budgee Budgee, Bundemar, Bungaba, Burroway, Burrundulla, Caerleon, Canadian Lead, Carcalgong, Collingwood, Comobella, Cooyal, Cope, Cross Roads, Crudine, Cudgegong, Cullenbone, Cumbandry, Cundumbul, Curra Creek, Dandaloo, Dripstone, Dubbo, Dunedoo, Elong Elong, Erudgere, Eschol, Euchareena, Eumungerie, Eurimbla, Eurunderee, Farnham, Frog Rock, Galambine, Geurie, Gin Gin, Gollan, Goolma, Goonoo Forest, Grattai, Green Gully, Gulgong, Guntawang, Hargraves, Havilah, Hayes Gap, Home Rule, Kains Flat, Kerrs Creek, Linburn, Loombah, Lue, Maitland Bar, Maryvale, Mebul, Medway, Menah, Meroo, Merotherie, Merotherie, Milroy, Minore, Mogriguy, Montefiores, Mookerawa, Mount Aquila, Mount Arthur, Mount Frome, Mount Knowles, Mudgee, Mullamuddy, Mumbil, Nanima, Narromine, Neurea, North Yeoval, Piambong, Ponto, Putta Bucca, Pyramul, Queens Pinch, Rawsonville, Riverlea, Spicers Creek, Spring Flat, St Fillans, Stony Creek, Stuart Town, Stubbo, Suntop, Tallawang, Tambaroora, Terrabella, Terramungamine, Tomingley, Toongi, Trangie, Triamble, Twelve Mile, Two Mile Flat, Ulan, Ullamalla, Walmer, Wambangalang, Wellington, Wilbetree, Windeyer, Wongarbon, Worlds End, Wuuluman, Yarrabin, Yarragal, Yarrawonga.{{cite web |title=Dubbo Electoral Commission |url=https://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/District-profiles/Dubbo |access-date=6 February 2015}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.dailyliberal.com.au/story/2631916/dubbo-and-the-nsw-government-our-history/ Dubbo and the NSW Government | Our History]
{{Electoral districts of New South Wales|state=expanded}}
{{Former electoral districts of New South Wales}}
{{Members of the Parliament of New South Wales}}
Category:Dubbo Regional Council
Category:1894 establishments in Australia