Electoral district of Coffs Harbour

Coffs Harbour is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. Since 2019 it has been represented by Gurmesh Singh of the National Party.

Coffs Harbour
New South WalesLegislative Assembly
Map
Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election
StateNew South Wales
Dates current1981–present
MPGurmesh Singh
PartyNational Party
NamesakeCoffs Harbour
Electors55,338 (2019)
Area1,173.73 km2 (453.2 sq mi)
DemographicProvincial
Electorates around Coffs Harbour:
Clarence Clarence Pacific Ocean
Clarence Coffs Harbour Pacific Ocean
Oxley Oxley Pacific Ocean

The district takes in the entirety of the City of Coffs Harbour and includes the localities of Coffs Harbour, Sawtell, Coramba, Korora Bay, Moonee Beach, Emerald Beach, Woolgoolga, Arrawarra, Corindi Beach and Red Rock.[1]

Members for Coffs Harbour

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Member Party Period
  Matt Singleton[2] National 1981–1990
  Andrew Fraser[3] National 1990–2019
  Gurmesh Singh[4] National 2019–present

Election results

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2023 New South Wales state election: Coffs Harbour[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Gurmesh Singh 25,319 51.43 8.61
Labor Tony Judge 10,263 20.85 3.16
Independent Sally Townley 5,978 12.14 −5.25
Legalise Cannabis Tihema Elliston 2,917 5.93 5.93
Greens Tim Nott 2,814 5.72 −0.81
Animal Justice Kellie Pearce 1,096 2.23 −0.47
Sustainable Australia Ruth Cully 842 1.71 1.71
Total formal votes 49,229 97.20 0.95
Informal votes 1,416 2.80 −0.95
Turnout 50,645 87.58 −1.29
Two-party-preferred result
National Gurmesh Singh 27,458 63.24 2.47
Labor Tony Judge 15,958 36.76 −2.47
National hold Swing 2.47

References

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  1. ^ "Coffs Harbour". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Mr (Matt) Matthew Singleton". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Mr Andrew Raymond Gordon Fraser (1952 - )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Mr Gurmesh Singh, MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  5. ^ LA First Preference: Coffs Harbour, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  6. ^ LA Two Candidate Preferred: Coffs Harbour, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.