Electoral district of Kogarah

Kogarah New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
Location within Sydney
State	New South Wales
Dates current	1930–present
MP	Chris Minns
Party	Australian Labor Party
Area	18.13 km2 (7.0 sq mi)

Kogarah is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales in Sydney's St George district. It is represented by Chris Minns of the Australian Labor Party.

Kogarah includes the suburbs of Allawah, Beverly Hills, Carlton, Carss Park, Kogarah and parts of Bexley, Bexley North, Blakehurst, Hurstville, Kingsgrove, Penshurst and South Hurstville.

History

Kogarah was created for the 1930 election, partly replacing the abolished districts of Oatley and St George. It was a marginal seat in the 1930s and 1940s, however since 1953, it has become increasingly safe for the Australian Labor Party.

Members for Kogarah

Member		Party	Term
	Mark Gosling	Labor	1930–1932
	James Ross	United Australia	1932–1941
	William Currey	Labor	1941–1948
	Douglas Cross	Liberal	1948–1953
	Bill Crabtree	Labor	1953–1983
	Brian Langton	Labor	1983–1999
	Cherie Burton	Labor	1999–2015
	Chris Minns	Labor	2015–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Kogarah

New South Wales state election, 2015: Kogarah

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Chris Minns	21,084	45.4	−2.0
	Liberal	Nick Aroney	15,866	34.2	−3.9
	Unity	Annie Tang	3,647	7.9	+7.9
	Greens	Brent Heber	3,015	6.5	−2.3
	Christian Democrats	Sonny Susilo	1,638	3.5	−2.2
	No Land Tax	David Lin	1,173	2.5	+2.5
Total formal votes			46,423	95.4	+0.2
Informal votes			2,225	4.6	−0.2
Turnout			48,648	90.5	+1.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Chris Minns	23,058	56.9	+1.5
	Liberal	Nick Aroney	17,492	43.1	−1.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.5