Richie Williamson

Richie Williamson
MP
Richie Williamson MP
Member of the New South Wales Assembly; for Clarence
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 25 March 2023
Preceded by	Chris Gulaptis
Personal details
Born	1973 (age 52–53); Grafton, New South Wales, Australia
Party	National Party
Other political; affiliations	Independent

Born1973 (age 52–53)

Other political
affiliationsIndependent

Richard James Williamson (born 1973) is an Australian politician. He was elected a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Clarence for the National Party in 2023.^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Richie Williamson	24,247	49.6	+3.0
	Labor	Leon Ankersmit	10,700	21.9	+0.9
	Greens	Greg Clancy	3,739	7.6	−0.3
	Legalise Cannabis	Mark Rayner	3,708	7.6	+7.6
	Independent	Debrah Novak	3,433	7.0	+7.0
	Independent	Nicki Levi	1,320	2.7	+2.7
	Sustainable Australia	George Keller	1,061	2.2	+0.6
	Independent Indigenous	Brett Duroux	725	1.5	+1.5
Total formal votes			48,933	96.2	−0.5
Informal votes			1,911	3.8	+0.5
Turnout			50,844	88.8	−0.7
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Richie Williamson	26,475	64.3	−0.2
	Labor	Leon Ankersmit	14,731	35.7	+0.2
	National hold		Swing	−0.2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Steve Cansdell	28,717	62.8	+9.9
	Independent	Richie Williamson	7,789	17.0	+17.0
	Labor	Colin Clague	4,683	10.2	−19.8
	Greens	Janet Cavanaugh	3,147	6.9	−0.2
	Christian Democrats	Bethany Camac	822	1.8	+1.8
	Family First	Kristen Bromell	598	1.3	+1.3
Total formal votes			45,756	97.9	−0.1
Informal votes			961	2.1	+0.1
Turnout			46,717	92.8	−0.3
Notional two-party-preferred count
	National	Steve Cansdell	31,625	81.4	+19.8
	Labor	Colin Clague	7,237	18.6	−19.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
	National	Steve Cansdell	30,120	73.3	+11.8
	Independent	Richie Williamson	10,963	26.7	+26.7
	National hold		Swing	+11.8

Political career

Richie Williamson MP

Member of the New South Wales Assembly for Clarence
Incumbent
Assumed office 25 March 2023
Preceded by	Chris Gulaptis

Personal details
Born	1973 (age 52–53) Grafton, New South Wales, Australia
Party	National Party
Other political affiliations	Independent