Electoral district of Tamworth
# Electoral district of Tamworth

Tamworth is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by the Honourable Kevin Anderson MP of the National Party. In 2019 Anderson was sworn in as the Minister for Better Regulation & Innovation, with additional responsibility for Thoroughbred, Greyhound and Harness Racing codes in New South Wales.

Tamworth covers the entirety of Tamworth Regional Council, Gunnedah Shire, Walcha Shire and a small part of Liverpool Plains Shire around Werris Creek.

## History

Tamworth was created in 1880 and it elected two members between 1891 and 1894. In 1894, with the abolition of multi-member electorates, new electorates were established such as Quirindi, Bingara and Uralla-Walcha, and Tamworth became a single-member electorate. Proportional representation was introduced in 1920 and Tamworth, along with Gwydir, was absorbed into Namoi. In 1927 single-member electorates were re-established, including Tamworth.

## Members for Tamworth

### First incarnation 1880–1920

Two members (1880–1894) :

| Member | Party | Term | Member | Party | Term |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Robert Levien | None | 1880–1887 | Sydney Burdekin | None | 1880–1882 |
| Robert Levien | None | 1880–1887 | John Gill | None | 1882–1885 |
| Robert Levien | None | 1880–1887 | Michael Burke | None | 1885–1887 |
| Robert Levien | Protectionist | 1887–1894 | William Dowel | Protectionist | 1887–1894 |

Single-member (1894–1920) :

| Member | Party | Term |
| - | - | - |
| George Dibbs | Protectionist | 1894–1895 |
| Albert Piddington | Free Trade | 1895–1898 |
| William Sawers | Protectionist | 1898–1901 |
| Raymond Walsh | Independent | 1901–1903 |
| Raymond Walsh | Progressive | 1903–1903 |
| John Garland | Liberal Reform | 1903–1904 |
| Robert Levien | Progressive | 1904–1907 |
| Robert Levien | Former Progressive | 1907–1910 |
| Robert Levien | Independent Liberal | 1910–1913 |
| Frank Chaffey | Liberal Reform | 1913–1917 |
| Frank Chaffey | Nationalist | 1917–1920 |

### Second incarnation 1927–present

Single-member (1927—present) :

| Member | Party | Term |
| - | - | - |
| Frank Chaffey | Nationalist | 1927–1932 |
| Frank Chaffey | United Australia | 1932–1940 |
| Bill Chaffey | United Australia | 1940–1941 |
| Bill Chaffey | Independent | 1941–1947 |
| Bill Chaffey | Country | 1947–1972 |
| Bill Chaffey | Independent | 1972–1973 |
| Noel Park | National | 1973–1991 |
| Tony Windsor | Independent | 1991–2001 |
| John Cull | National | 2001–2003 |
| Peter Draper | Independent | 2003–2011 |
| Kevin Anderson | National | 2011–present |

## Election results

2023 New South Wales state election: Tamworth :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | National | Kevin Anderson | 27,333 | 51.7 | −1.8 |
| | Independent | Mark Rodda | 10,418 | 19.7 | +4.0 |
| | Labor | Kate McGrath | 6,864 | 13.0 | +3.8 |
| | Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Matthew Scanlan | 3,705 | 7.0 | −9.8 |
| | Greens | Ryan Brooke | 1,786 | 3.4 | +0.6 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | Sue Raye | 1,554 | 2.9 | +2.9 |
| | Informed Medical Options | Rebecca McCredie | 887 | 1.7 | +1.7 |
| | Sustainable Australia | Colin Drain | 328 | 0.6 | +0.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 52,875 | 97.5 | −0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,374 | 2.5 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,249 | 89.3 | −1.4 |
| Notional two-party-preferred count ||||||
| | National | Kevin Anderson | 32,433 | 74.2 | −3.8 |
| | Labor | Kate McGrath | 11,292 | 25.8 | +3.8 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | National | Kevin Anderson | 29,998 | 65.8 | −5.0 |
| | Independent | Mark Rodda | 15,601 | 34.2 | +5.0 |
| | National hold | National hold | Swing | −5.0 | |
