Electoral district of Rockdale

Rockdale
New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
Rockdale; New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
	Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election
State	New South Wales
Dates current	1927–1930; 1941–present
MP	Steve Kamper
Party	Labor Party
Namesake	Rockdale
Electors	56,421 (2019)
Area	41.79 km2 (16.1 sq mi)
Demographic	Outer-metropolitan
	Electorates around Rockdale:

Rockdale is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales.

Geography

On its current boundaries, Rockdale takes in the suburbs of Arncliffe, Banksia, Bardwell Park, Bardwell Valley, Beverley Park, Bexley, Bexley North, Brighton-Le-Sands, Dolls Point,Kogarah Bay, Kyeemagh, Monterey, Ramsgate, Ramsgate Beach, Rockdale, Sandrigham, Sans Souci, Turella and Wolli Creek.^[1]

It is represented by Steve Kamper of the Labor Party.

History

Rockdale electoral district was first created in 1927, with the breakup of the multi-member St George. In 1930, it was abolished and largely replaced by Arncliffe.

Rockdale Council sought a new electorate for Rockdale as early as 1937.^[2] In 1941, Arncliffe was abolished and replaced by a recreated Rockdale and Cook's River.

Members for Rockdale

First incarnation (1927–1930)
Member		Party	Term
	Guy Arkins ^[3]	Nationalist	1927–1930
Second incarnation (1941–present)
Member		Party	Term
	John McGrath ^[4]	Labor	1941–1959
	Brian Bannon ^[5]	Labor	1959–1986
	Barrie Unsworth ^[6]	Labor	1986–1991
	George Thompson ^[7]	Labor	1991–2003
	Frank Sartor ^[8]	Labor	2003–2011
	John Flowers ^[9]	Liberal	2011–2015
	Steve Kamper ^[10]	Labor	2015–present

Election results

2023 New South Wales state election: Rockdale^[11]^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Steve Kamper	24,893	52.9	6.8
	Liberal	Muhammad Rana	13,942	29.6	−3.6
	Greens	Peter Strong	5,109	10.9	2.8
	Sustainable Australia	James Morris	3,127	6.6	6.6
Total formal votes			47,071	95.2	−0.2
Informal votes			2,378	4.8	0.2
Turnout			49,449	87.1	−1.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Steve Kamper	28,468	65.4	5.4
	Liberal	Muhammad Rana	15,086	34.6	−5.4
	Labor hold		Swing	5.4

References

^ "Rockdale". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
^ "New electorate sought by Rockdale Council". The Sydney Morning Herald. 12 June 1937. p. 12. Retrieved 6 February 2015 – via Trove.
^ "Mr James Guy Dalley Arkins (1888–1980)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
^ "The Hon. John Francis McGrath (1893-1971)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
^ "Mr Brian Joseph Bannon". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
^ "The Hon. Barrie John Unsworth (1934–)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
^ "Mr George Edmund Thompson (1945- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
^ "The Hon. Frank Ernest Sartor (1951- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
^ "Mr John Frederick Flowers". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
^ "Mr Stephen Kamper, MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
^ LA First Preference: Rockdale, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
^ LA Two Candidate Preferred: Rockdale, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.

[1] "Rockdale". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.

[2] "New electorate sought by Rockdale Council". The Sydney Morning Herald. 12 June 1937. p. 12. Retrieved 6 February 2015 – via Trove.

[Guy_Arkins_NSW_parl-3] "Mr James Guy Dalley Arkins (1888–1980)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2019.

[John_McGrath_NSW_parl-4] "The Hon. John Francis McGrath (1893-1971)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 April 2019.

[Brian_Bannon_NSW_parl-5] "Mr Brian Joseph Bannon". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2019.

[Barrie_Unsworth_NSW_parl-6] "The Hon. Barrie John Unsworth (1934–)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 May 2019.

[George_Thompson_NSW_parl-7] "Mr George Edmund Thompson (1945- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 May 2019.

[Frank_Sartor_NSW_parl-8] "The Hon. Frank Ernest Sartor (1951- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 May 2019.

[John_Flowers_NSW_parl-9] "Mr John Frederick Flowers". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 June 2019.

[Steve_Kamper_NSW_parl-10] "Mr Stephen Kamper, MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 April 2019.

[11] LA First Preference: Rockdale, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.

[12] LA Two Candidate Preferred: Rockdale, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.

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