New South Wales redistribution

6A. Inquiry into objections

Wednesday 14 August 2024

An inquiry was held into objections to the proposed redistribution of electoral divisions in New South Wales, as outlined in a report published by the Redistribution Committee for New South Wales on Friday 14 June 2024.

At an inquiry, individuals or organisations were able to address the augmented Electoral Commission for New South Wales on any matter raised in an objection to the proposed redistribution of New South Wales or in a comment on these objections.

Matters raised in objections and comments on objections include the:

  • abolition of the Division of North Sydney
  • electoral division(s) in which the suburbs of Carlingford, Epping and North Epping are located
  • electoral division(s) in which the suburbs of Dee Why and North Curl Curl are located
  • electoral division(s) in which the suburbs of Forestville, Frenchs Forest and Killarney Heights are located
  • electoral division(s) in which the suburbs of Emu Heights, Emu Plains and Leonay are located
  • electoral division(s) in which the suburbs of St Ives and St Ives Chase are located
  • boundaries of the proposed Divisions of Greenway, McMahon, Mitchell and Parramatta
  • boundaries of the proposed Divisions of Barton, Grayndler, Kingsford Smith, Sydney and Wentworth

Topics raised in objections and comments on objections that were not raised at the inquiry will be considered by the augmented Electoral Commission for New South Wales as part of its deliberations.

Sixty-six submissions were made at the inquiry held by the augmented Electoral Commission on Wednesday 14 August 2024 and Wednesday 21 August 2024.

No.

Participant

IS1

Rowena (Rowie) Dillon

IS2

Sam Ngai – Ku-ring-gai Council

IS3

Roderick Simpson

IS4

Caroline Gallagher

IS5

Ben Raue

IS6

Meredith King

IS7

Conor Magee

IS8

Dr Robert Coles

IS9

Mark Crew

IS10

Mark Christensen

IS11

Phillip Laird OAM

IS12

Isobel Tyquin

IS13

Chris Quilkey – Blacktown Council

IS14

Passang Kyipa – Tibetan Community of Australia NSW

IS15

Gareth Evans AM

IS16

Charlotte Bonnar

IS17

Alison Hamill

IS18

Zoe Baker

IS19

Vivian Bayl

IS20

Donna Patterson

IS21

Kyle Patterson

IS22

Gary Barnes

IS23

Kylea Tink MP – Member for North Sydney

IS24

Ben Wilson

IS25

Elijah Gaddi (on behalf of Leon Shinkai)

IS26

Gordon Lang

IS27

Zali Steggall OAM MP – Member for Warringah

IS28

Alex Burger

IS29

Barry Buffier

IS30

Pat Evans

IS31

Claire Finch

IS32

Jillian Bryant Deere

IS33

Susan Edwards

IS34

Kate Lindsay

IS35

Mary Curran

IS36

Cathy Browne

IS37

Nerissa Levy

IS38

Rebecca Clarke

IS39

Mary-Jane Morgan

IS40

Joanna Mawson-Lee

IS41

Judi Homewood

IS42

Matthew McKay

IS43

Gayle Peres da Costa

IS44

Margaret Stoneman

IS45

Christopher McLelland

IS46

Dr Sophie Scamps MP – Member for Mackellar

IS47

Remko Ten Bruggencate

IS48

Jill Newton

IS49

John Turnbull

IS50

Michael Fong

IS51

Ann-Charlott Paduch

IS52

Stephen Kunz

IS53

Penny Scardifield

IS54

Rory Amon MP – Member for Pittwater (NSW)

IS55

Julian Leeser MP – Member for Berowra

IS56

Sally Paton

IS57

Kristy Gold

IS58

Tina Jackson

IS59

Glenda Hewitt

IS60

Cameron Maclean (on behalf of Jerome Laxale MP – Member for Bennelong)

IS61

Sharon Leifer

IS62

Don Harwin – NSW Liberal Party

IS63

Georgina San Roque

IS64

Jane Parker

IS65

Katrina Chandler

IS66

Jane Hearn

The written record of the inquiry will be published to this page following tabling of the augmented Electoral Commission’s report in Parliament.

Updated: 30 August 2024

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