Electoral district of Orange

Orange is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is a regional electorate that covers four local government areas in their entirety: the City of Orange, Cabonne Council, Parkes Shire and Forbes Shire.[1] The seat has been held by Philip Donato of the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party since a by-election in November 2016.

Orange New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
Location in New South Wales
State	New South Wales
Dates current	1859–1920 1927–present
MP	Philip Donato
Party	Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party
Namesake	Orange, New South Wales
Electors	56,939 (2019)
Area	16,981.25 km^2 (6,556.5 sq mi)

History

Orange was created in 1859. Orange and Hartley were absorbed into Bathurst, which elected three members under proportional representation, between 1920 and 1927. In 1927 Bathurst, Hartley and Orange were recreated as single-member electorates.

While the city of Orange itself occasionally favours Labor, the rest of the area tilts strongly toward the National Party, a major reason Labor hasn't held the seat since 1947, although it came close to winning at the 1996 by-election.

Members for Orange

First incarnation 1859-1920

Single member (1859–1880)
Member		Party	Term
	Saul Samuel	None	1859–1860
	John Peisley	None	1860–1862
	James Martin	None	1862–1863
	Charles Cowper Jr.	None	1863–1864
	William Forlonge	None	1864–1867
	George McKay	None	1867–1869
	Saul Samuel	None	1869–1872
	Harris Nelson	None	1872–1877
	Edward Combes	None	1877–1879
	Andrew Kerr	None	1879–1880

Two members (1880–1894)
Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term
	Andrew Kerr	None	1880–1882		William Clarke	None	1880–1887
	Thomas Dalton	None	1882–1887
		Protectionist	1887–1891			Free Trade	1887–1889
					James Torpy	Protectionist	1889–1894
	Harry Newman	Labor	1891–1894

Single member (1894–1920)
	Harry Newman	Free Trade	1894–1901
		Liberal Reform	1901–1904
	Albert Gardiner	Labor	1904–1907
	John Fitzpatrick	Liberal Reform	1907–1917
		Nationalist	1917–1920

Second incarnation 1927-

Second incarnation (1927–present)
Member		Party	Term
	John Fitzpatrick	Nationalist	1927–1930
	William Folster	Labor	1930–1932
	Alwyn Tonking	United Australia	1932–1941
	Bob O'Halloran	Labor	1941–1947
	(Sir) Charles Cutler	Country	1947–1975
	Garry West	Country, National	1976–1996
	Russell Turner	National	1996–2011
	Andrew Gee	National	2011–2016
	Philip Donato	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers	2016–present

Election results

2019 New South Wales state election: Orange[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers	Philip Donato	24,718	49.15	+49.15
	National	Kate Hazelton	12,987	25.82	−39.77
	Labor	Luke Sanger	5,126	10.19	−13.16
	Greens	Stephen Nugent	2,615	5.20	−1.55
	Christian Democrats	Maurice Davey	1,627	3.23	+0.65
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Bisgrove	1,037	2.06	+2.06
	Independent	Terri Baxter	896	1.78	+1.78
	Conservatives	Garry McMahon	873	1.74	+1.74
	Keep Sydney Open	David O'Brien	416	0.83	+0.83
Total formal votes			50,295	96.52	−0.61
Informal votes			1,811	3.48	+0.61
Turnout			52,106	91.51	−0.01
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Kate Hazelton	17,460	65.05	−6.65
	Labor	Luke Sanger	9,380	34.95	+6.65
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers	Philip Donato	27,746	65.18	+65.18
	National	Kate Hazelton	14,821	34.82	−36.88
	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers gain from National		Swing	N/A

References

1. "Orange". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
2. State Electoral District of Orange: First Preference Votes, NSWEC.
3. State Electoral District of Orange: Distribution of Preferences, NSWEC.