Electoral district of Dubbo

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
New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
Location in New South Wales
StateNew South Wales
Dates current1894–1904
1930–present
MPDugald Saunders
PartyNational Party
NamesakeDubbo
Electors55,962 (2019)
Area17,352.89 km2 (6,700.0 sq mi)

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.[1]

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 Liberal 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, was replaced by another independent, Dawn Fardell, who won the resulting by-election. Fardell was re-elected in 2007 election; only to be comprehensively defeated by the Nationals Troy Grant at the 2011 general election.[2]

The city of Dubbo itself occasionally votes for Labor, 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,[3] and achieved 6.5% of the first preference votes at the 2011 general election.[4]

Members for Dubbo
First incarnation (1894–1904)
MemberPartyTerm
  James Morgan [5] Protectionist 1894–1895
  Simeon Phillips [6] Free Trade 1895–1901
  Liberal Reform 1901–1904
Second incarnation (1930–present)
MemberPartyTerm
  Alfred McClelland [7] Labor 1930–1932
  George Wilson [8] Country 1932–1942
  Clarrie Robertson [9] Labor 1942–1950
  Robert Medcalf [10] Country 1950–1953
  Clarrie Robertson [9] Labor 1953–1959
  Les Ford [11] Liberal 1959–1964
  John Mason [12] Liberal 1965–1981
  Gerry Peacocke [13] National 1981–1999
  Tony McGrane [14] Independent 1999–2004
  Dawn Fardell [15] Independent 2004–2011
  Troy Grant [16] National 2011–2019
  Dugald Saunders [17] National 2019–present

Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the district of Dubbo
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2019 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Dubbo[edit]
2019 New South Wales state election: Dubbo [18][19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Dugald Saunders 18,131 37.42 −23.04
Independent Mathew Dickerson 13,771 28.42 +28.42
Labor Stephen Lawrence 7,151 14.76 −8.72
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Lara Quealy 6,636 13.70 +13.70
Greens Rod Pryor 1,771 3.65 −0.77
Conservatives April Salter 681 1.41 +1.41
Flux Joanne Cotterill 314 0.65 +0.65
Total formal votes 48,455 96.23 −0.50
Informal votes 1,900 3.77 +0.50
Turnout 50,355 89.98 −0.91
Two-party-preferred result
National Dugald Saunders 23,070 68.16 −2.27
Labor Stephen Lawrence 10,778 31.84 +2.27
Two-candidate-preferred result
National Dugald Saunders 19,920 52.02 −18.40
Independent Mathew Dickerson 18,370 47.98 +47.98
National hold  

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, Two Mile Flat, Ulan, Ulan, Ullamalla, Walmer, Wambangalang, Wellington, Wilbetree, Windeyer, Wongarbon, Worlds End, Wuuluman, Yarrabin, Yarragal, Yarrawonga.[20]

References
  1. "Dubbo". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  2. Huntsdale, Justin (26 March 2011). "Nationals win Dubbo in state wide Coalition landslide". ABC News. Australia. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
  3. "Preferential Count 2007". State Electoral District of Dubbo. Electortal Commission of NSW. 15 November 2010. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
  4. "Summary of First Preference Votes Polled for Each Candidate 2011". State Electoral District of Dubbo. Electortal Commission of NSW. 6 April 2011. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
  5. "Mr James Morgan (1853 - 1933)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  6. "Mr Simeon Phillips (1847-1925)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  7. "Mr Alfred McClelland (1886-1969)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  8. "Mr George Alan Lachlan Wilson (1895–1942)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  9. "Mr Clarence Gordon Robertson (1902-1974)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  10. "Mr Robert George Medcalf (1887-1963)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  11. "Mr Leslie Hunter Ford (1917-1964)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  12. "The Hon. John Marsden Mason (1928- )". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  13. "The Hon. Gerald Beresford Ponsonby Peacocke (1931-2013)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  14. "Mr (Tony) Anthony Michael McGrane (1946-2004)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  15. "Mrs Dawn Elizabeth Fardell (1947- )". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  16. "The Hon. Troy Wayne Grant (1970- )". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  17. "Mr Dugald William Saunders MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  18. "Dubbo: First Preference Votes". 2019 NSW election results. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  19. "Dubbo: Distribution of Preferences". 2019 NSW election results. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  20. "Dubbo Electoral Commission". Retrieved 6 February 2015.
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