Electoral district of Newtown

Newtown is an electoral district of New South Wales. It was created in 1859, abolished in 1894, recreated in 1904, reabolished in 1920, recreated again in 1927, reabolished again in 1950 and recreated for a fourth time in 2015.

Newtown
New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election
StateNew South Wales
Dates current1859–1894
1904–1920
1927–1950
2015–present
MPJenny Leong
PartyGreens
NamesakeNewtown
Electors56,412 (2019)
Area10.29 km2 (4.0 sq mi)
DemographicInner-metropolitan
Electorates around Newtown:
Summer Hill Balmain Sydney
Summer Hill Newtown Heffron
Summer Hill Heffron Heffron

It is a progressive electorate.

Newtown is located in the Sydney CBD.

Election results
2023 New South Wales state election: Newtown[1][2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Greens Jenny Leong 26,758 54.1 +9.9
Labor David Hetherington 15,104 30.5 +1.9
Liberal Fiona Douskou 6,365 12.9 −1.7
Sustainable Australia Christopher Thomas 1,275 2.6 +0.8
Total formal votes 49,502 98.5 +0.6
Informal votes 769 1.5 −0.6
Turnout 50,271 84.4 −0.8
Notional two-party-preferred count
Labor David Hetherington 35,145 82.3 +4.1
Liberal Fiona Douskou 7,553 17.7 −4.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
Greens Jenny Leong 28,015 62.1 +0.7
Labor David Hetherington 17,094 37.9 −0.7
Greens hold Swing +0.7

References
  1. LA First Preference: Newtown, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  2. LA Two Candidate Preferred: Newtown, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  3. Two Candidate Preferred (TCP) Analytical Tool: Newtown, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
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