Electoral district of Heathcote
Australian electorate
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Heathcote is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It was established in 1971, abolished in 1991 and re-established in 1999. Since 2023, it has been represented by Maryanne Stuart of the Labor Party.[1][2]
| Heathcote New South Wales—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election | |||||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
| Dates current | 1971–1991 1999–present | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Maryanne Stuart | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Labor | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Heathcote, New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 56,158 (2019) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 407.04 km2 (157.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Outer-metropolitan | ||||||||||||||
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Members for Heathcote
| First incarnation (1971–1991) | |||
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| Member | Party | Term | |
| Rex Jackson [3] | Labor | 1971–1986 | |
| Ian McManus [4] | Labor | 1987–1988 | |
| Allan Andrews [5] | Liberal | 1988–1991 | |
| Second incarnation (1999–present) | |||
| Ian McManus [4] | Labor | 1999–2003 | |
| Paul McLeay [6] | Labor | 2003–2011 | |
| Lee Evans [7] | Liberal | 2011–2023 | |
| Maryanne Stuart | Labor | 2023–present | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labor | Maryanne Stuart | 23,301 | 44.2 | +6.2 | |
| Liberal | Lee Evans | 18,122 | 34.4 | −8.0 | |
| Greens | Cooper Riach | 6,571 | 12.5 | −0.2 | |
| Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Sean Ambrose (disendorsed) | 1,926 | 3.7 | +0.6 | |
| Animal Justice | Arielle Perkett | 1,434 | 2.7 | −0.2 | |
| Sustainable Australia | Matthew Bragg | 1,369 | 2.6 | +1.8 | |
| Total formal votes | 52,723 | 97.6 | +0.2 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,317 | 2.4 | −0.2 | ||
| Turnout | 54,040 | 92.5 | −0.1 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Maryanne Stuart | 29,050 | 59.9 | +8.3 | |
| Liberal | Lee Evans | 19,408 | 40.1 | −8.3 | |
| Labor notional hold | Swing | +8.3 | |||