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Electoral district of Lane Cove

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Lane Cove
New South WalesLegislative Assembly
Map
Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election
StateNew South Wales
Dates current1904–1913, 1927–present
MPAnthony Roberts
PartyLiberal Party
NamesakeLane Cove
Electors58,580 (2023)
Area36.56 km2 (14.1 sq mi)
DemographicInner-metropolitan
Electorates around Lane Cove:
Ryde Wahroonga Davidson
Ryde Lane Cove Willoughby
Drummoyne Drummoyne
Balmain
North Shore

Lane Cove is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Anthony Roberts of the Liberal Party.

Geography

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On its current boundaries, Lane Cove encompasses the suburbs and localities of Artarmon, Chatswood West, East Ryde, Gladesville, Gore Hill, Greenwich, Henley, Hunters Hill, Huntleys Point, Lane Cove, Linley Point, Longueville, Macquarie Park, Monash Park, North Ryde, Northwood, Putney, Riverview, Ryde, St Leonards, Tambourine Bay and Woolwich.[1][2][3]

Members for Lane Cove

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First incarnation (1904–1913)
Member Party Term
  David Fell[4] Liberal Reform 1904–1913
Second incarnation (1927–present)
Member Party Term
  Bryce Walmsley[5] Nationalist 1927–1930
  Herbert FitzSimons[6] Nationalist 1930–1932
  United Australia 1932–1944
  Henry Woodward[7] Labor 1944–1947
  Ken McCaw[8] Liberal 1947–1975
  John Dowd[9] Liberal 1975–1991
  Kerry Chikarovski[10] Liberal 1991–2003
  Anthony Roberts[11] Liberal 2003–present

Election results

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2023 New South Wales state election: Lane Cove[12][13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Anthony Roberts 23,463 45.1 −7.2
Labor Penelope Pedersen 12,469 24.0 +3.8
Independent Victoria Davidson 10,608 20.4 +20.4
Greens Heather Armstrong 4,331 8.3 −2.1
Sustainable Australia Ben Wise 1,189 2.3 +0.3
Total formal votes 52,060 98.1 +0.1
Informal votes 1,026 1.9 −0.1
Turnout 53,086 90.6 +1.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Anthony Roberts 26,245 55.5 −9.2
Labor Penelope Pedersen 21,047 44.5 +9.2
Liberal hold Swing −9.2

References

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  1. ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Lane Cove". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Lane Cove- NSW Electorate, Candidates, Results". NSW Votes 2019. ABC News. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Mr David Fell (1869–1956)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Mr Bryce Crawford Walmsley (1881–1930)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Major Herbert Paton FitzSimons (1898–1970)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  7. ^ "Mr Henry Phipps John Woodward (1898-1966)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  8. ^ "Sir Kenneth Malcolm McCaw (1907-1989)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  9. ^ "The Hon. John Robert Arthur Dowd (1940 - )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  10. ^ "Mrs Kerry Anne Chikarovski (1956- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  11. ^ "The Hon. Anthony John Roberts MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  12. ^ LA First Preference: Lane Cove, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  13. ^ LA Two Candidate Preferred: Lane Cove, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
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