Electoral district of Ryde explained

Ryde
State:nsw
Lifespan:1894–1904
1913–1968
1981–1991
1999–present
Mp:Jordan Lane
Mp-Party:Liberal
Namesake:Ryde
Electors:54881
Electors Year:2019
Area:28.23
Class:Inner-metropolitan
Near-N:Wahroonga
Near-Ne:Wahroonga
Near-E:Lane Cove
Near-Se:Lane Cove
Near-S:Drummoyne
Near-Sw:Parramatta
Near-W:Parramatta
Near-Nw:Epping

Ryde is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales.

It is currently represented by Jordan Lane of the Liberal Party.

History

Ryde was created originally in 1894 with the abolition of multi-member districts, from part of Central Cumberland and named after and including Ryde. It was abolished in 1904 with the downsizing of the Legislative Assembly after Federation, but recreated in 1913. In 1920, the electoral districts of Ryde, Burwood, Drummoyne, Gordon and Willoughby were combined to create a new incarnation of Ryde, which elected five members by proportional representation. This was replaced by single member electorates, including Ryde, Burwood, Drummoyne, Eastwood, Gordon and Willoughby for the 1927 election. Ryde was abolished in 1968, being partly replaced by Yaralla and Fuller. In 1981 Ryde was recreated from the part of the abolished district of Yaralla north of the Parramatta River and part of the abolished district of Fuller. In 1991, Ryde was abolished again, but in 1999, Gladesville and Eastwood were abolished and largely replaced by a fourth incarnation of Ryde and Epping.[1] [2]

In its previous incarnations, Ryde was a marginal seat that frequently traded hands between and the conservative parties. In its current incarnation, Ryde was originally a safe Labor seat before a massive swing to the Liberals at a 2008 by-election made it a safe Liberal seat. Dominello currently holds it with a majority of 11.5 percent.[3] On 17 August 2022, Dominello announced his plan to retire at the upcoming state election. At the election in March, the Liberal candidate, Jordan Lane, won by a two-party preferred margin of 50 votes. The result was so close, a recount was held on 15 April which increased Lane's margin to 54 votes.[4]

Geography

On its current boundaries, Ryde includes the suburbs and localities of Denistone, Denistone East, Denistone West, Macquarie Park, Marsfield, Meadowbank, Melrose Park, Ryde, North Ryde, West Ryde; and parts of Eastwood and Epping.

Members for Ryde

1894–1904, 1 member
Member Party Term
 Frank Farnell1894–1898
 Edward Terry1898–1901
 Frank Farnell1901–1903
 Edward Terry1904–1904
 
1913–1920, 1 member
Member Party Term
 William Thompson1913–1917
 1917–1920
1920–1927, 5 members
Member Party Term Member Party Term Member Party Term Member Party Term Member Party Term
 Edward Loxton1920–1922 David Anderson1920–1927 Thomas Bavin1920–1922 Sir Thomas Henley1920–1927 Robert Greig1920–1927
 1922–1925 1922–1927
 Edward Sanders1925–1927
1927–1968, 1 member
Member Party Term
 Henry McDicken1927–1930
 Evan Davies1930–1932
 Eric Spooner1932–1940
 Arthur Williams1940–1941
 James Shand1941–1944
 Eric Hearnshaw1945–1950
 Ken Anderson1950–1953
 Frank Downing1953–1968
 
1981–1991, 1 member
Member Party Term
 Garry McIlwaine[5] 1981–1988
 Michael Photios[6] 1988–1991
 
1999–present, 1 member
Member Party Term
 John Watkins[7] 1999–2008
 Victor Dominello[8] 2008–2023
 Jordan Lane2023–present

Election results

See also: Electoral results for the district of Ryde.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Elections for the District of Ryde . DistrictIndexes . Ryde . 17 November 2019.
  2. Web site: Former Members. 2020-10-31. Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales.
  3. Web site: Ryde- NSW Electorate, Candidates, Results . NSW Votes 2019 . . en-AU. 17 November 2019.
  4. News: NSW Liberals retain Ryde after recount increases lead from 50 to 54 votes . 15 April 2023 . ABC News . 15 April 2023 . en-AU.
  5. Mr Garry David McIlwaine . 2012 . Yes . 7 May 2019.
  6. Mr Michael Stephen Photios (1960-) . 2109 . Yes . 16 June 2019.
  7. The Hon. John Arthur Watkins AM (1955-) . 2120 . Yes . 8 June 2019.
  8. The Hon. Victor Michael Dominello MP . 47 . 18 September 2019.