Electoral district of Myall Lakes
State electoral district of New South Wales, Australia
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Myall Lakes is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It was represented by Stephen Bromhead of The Nationals until his death in 2023.
| Myall Lakes 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 | 1988–present | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Tanya Thompson | ||||||||||||||
| Party | The Nationals | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Myall Lakes | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 61,336 (2023) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 5,023.82 km2 (1,939.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Provincial and rural | ||||||||||||||
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Myall Lakes covers most of the Mid-Coast Council in the Mid North Coast region which includes the suburbs and towns of Forster, Tuncurry, Bulahdelah, Nabiac, Failford, Pacific Palms, Smiths Lake, Bungwahl, Coolongolook and Wootton, Taree, Cundletown, Wingham, Tinonee, Old Bar, Krambach, Nabiac, Possum Brush and Hallidays Point.[1]
History
Myall Lakes was created in 1988, partly replacing Gloucester.
Members for Myall Lakes
| Member | Party | Term | |
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| John Turner [2] | National | 1988–2011 | |
| Stephen Bromhead [3] | National | 2011–2023 | |
| Tanya Thompson | National | 2023–present | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| National | Tanya Thompson | 24,809 | 47.1 | −1.5 | |
| Independent | Jason Bendall | 9,567 | 18.2 | +18.2 | |
| Labor | Mark Vanstone | 9,460 | 18.0 | −11.2 | |
| Legalise Cannabis | Keys Manley | 4,747 | 9.0 | +9.0 | |
| Greens | Eleanor Spence | 2,843 | 5.4 | −0.2 | |
| Sustainable Australia | Maree McDonald-Pritchard | 1,260 | 2.4 | +0.7 | |
| Total formal votes | 52,686 | 96.7 | +0.1 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,786 | 3.3 | −0.1 | ||
| Turnout | 54,472 | 88.8 | −1.7 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| National | Tanya Thompson | 28,362 | 65.8 | +6.5 | |
| Labor | Mark Vanstone | 14,731 | 34.2 | −6.5 | |
| National hold | Swing | +6.5 | |||