Electoral district of Barwon
Barwon is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Roy Butler, a former member of the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party who is now an independent MP.
| Barwon New South Wales—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election | |||||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
| Dates current | 1894–1904 1927–present | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Roy Butler | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Independent | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Barwon River | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 55,154 (2019) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 356,291.70 km2 (137,565.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Rural | ||||||||||||||
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Covering roughly 44% of the land mass of New South Wales, Barwon is by far the state's largest electoral district. It includes the local government areas of Bourke Shire, Brewarrina Shire, Narrabri Shire, Walgett Shire, Warrumbungle Shire, Coonamble Shire, Gilgandra Shire, Warren Shire, Bogan Shire, Lachlan Shire, Cobar Shire, Central Darling Shire, the City of Broken Hill as well as the large Unincorporated Far West Region surrounding Broken Hill.
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