Electoral district of Hornsby
Australian electorate
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Electoral district of Hornsby is an electoral district of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in Australia. Hornsby is one of two post-1927 electorates to have never been held by the Labor Party, and always by the Liberal Party, a predecessor party to the Liberals, or an independent, the other being Vaucluse.[a]
| Hornsby New South Wales—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election | |||||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
| Created | 1927–1991, 1999–present | ||||||||||||||
| MP | James Wallace | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Liberal | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Hornsby, New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 61,257 (2024) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 320.13 km2 (123.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Outer-metropolitan | ||||||||||||||
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The seat is currently represented by James Wallace of the Liberal Party, following the by-election held on 19 October 2024, after Matt Kean's resignation.
Geography
On its current boundaries, Hornsby takes in the suburbs of Asquith, Berrilee, Berowra, Berowra Heights, Berowra Waters, Brooklyn, Canoelands, Cowan, Dangar Island, Galston, Glenorie, Hornsby Heights, Laughtondale, Mount Colah, Mount Kuring-gai, Singletons Mill, Sunny Corner and parts of Dural, Hornsby, Middle Dural, Pennant Hills, Round Corner, Thompsons Corner and Wisemans Ferry.
Members for Hornsby
| First incarnation (1927–1991) | |||
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| Member | Party | Term | |
| James Shand [1] | Nationalist | 1927–1932 | |
| United Australia | 1932–1941 | ||
| Ind. United Australia | 1941–1941 | ||
| Sydney Storey [2] | Ind. United Australia | 1941–1945 | |
| Liberal | 1945–1962 | ||
| Independent Liberal | 1962–1962 | ||
| John Maddison [3] | Liberal | 1962–1973 | |
| Neil Pickard [4] | Liberal | 1973–1991 | |
| Second incarnation (1999–present) | |||
| Stephen O'Doherty [5] | Liberal | 1999–2002 | |
| Judy Hopwood [6] | Liberal | 2002–2011 | |
| Matt Kean [7] | Liberal | 2011–2024 | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | James Wallace | 24,578 | 49.93 | +6.64 | |
| Greens | Tania Salitra | 12,713 | 25.83 | +11.54 | |
| One Nation | Steve Busch | 2,740 | 5.57 | −2.36 | |
| Independent | Brendon Clarke | 2,205 | 4.48 | +4.48 | |
| Independent | Benjamin Caswell | 1,680 | 3.41 | +0.54 | |
| Animal Justice | Sheila Milgate | 1,616 | 3.28 | +3.28 | |
| Libertarian | Marc Hendrickx | 1,508 | 3.06 | −0.86 | |
| Sustainable Australia | Justin Thomas | 1,337 | 2.72 | +1.03 | |
| Independent | Roger Woodward | 847 | 1.72 | +1.72 | |
| Total formal votes | 49,224 | 96.75 | −0.89 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,655 | 3.25 | +0.89 | ||
| Turnout | 50,879 | 83.06 | −8.95 | ||
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | James Wallace | 26,781 | 64.34 | +6.30 | |
| Greens | Tania Salitra | 14,840 | 35.66 | +35.66 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |||