Electoral district of Murray-Darling

Murray-Darling New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
File:Murray-darling NSW State Electoral District.png Location in New South Wales
State	New South Wales
Created	1999
Abolished	2015
Namesake	Murray and Darling rivers
Electors	46,083 (2014)
Area	250,388 km2 (96,675.3 sq mi)
Demographic	Rural

Murray-Darling is a former electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales.

It included Urana Shire, Jerilderie Shire, Berrigan Shire, Murray Shire, Deniliquin Council, Conargo Shire, Wakool Shire, Hay Shire, Balranald Shire, Wentworth Shire, part of Carrathool Shire (including Goolgowi and Merriwagga), Central Darling Shire, the City of Broken Hill and the Unincorporated Far West.

History

Murray-Darling was created in 1999 from a merger of the Electoral district of Broken Hill and part of the Electoral district of Murray. In 2015, the southern parts of the electorate were absorbed into the new Electoral district of Murray and the northern parts (the City of Broken Hill, the Central Darling Shire and the Unincorporated Far West were absorbed into the Electoral district of Barwon.

Members for Murray-Darling

Member		Party	Term
	Peter Black	Labor	1999–2007
	John Williams	The Nationals	2007–2015

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Murray-Darling

New South Wales state election, 2011: Murray-Darling

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	The Nationals	John Williams	28,941	74.1	+17.6
	Labor	Neville Gasmier	8,096	20.7	-16.3
	Greens	Heidi Hendry	2,031	5.2	+2.8
Total formal votes			39,068	97.3	-0.6
Informal votes			1,073	2.6	+0.6
Turnout			40,141	87.5
Two-party-preferred result
	The Nationals	John Williams	29,466	77.2	+17.1
	Labor	Neville Gasmier	8,684	22.8	-17.1
	National hold		Swing	+17.1