Electoral district of Goulburn

This article is about the New South Wales state electorate. For the former Victorian state electorate, see Electoral district of Goulburn (Victoria).

Goulburn is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Wendy Tuckerman of the Liberal Party.

Goulburn New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election
State	New South Wales
Dates current	1859–1991 2007–present
MP	Wendy Tuckerman
Party	Liberal Party
Electors	57,607 (2023)
Area	18,827.31 km2 (7,269.3 sq mi)
Demographic	Rural
Electorates around Goulburn: Cootamundra Bathurst Wollondilly Cootamundra Goulburn Kiama ACT Wagga Wagga Monaro Kiama

Goulburn is a regional electorate. It encompasses all of Goulburn Mulwaree Council, Yass Valley Council, Upper Lachlan Shire, the eastern part of Hilltops Council and a large part of Wingecarribee Shire. Its population centres include Goulburn and Yass, as well as Marulan, Tallong, Towrang, Bungonia, Lake Bathurst, Tarago, Moss Vale, Bundanoon, Berrima, Sutton Forest, Exeter, Wingello, Penrose, Taralga, Murrumbateman, Boorowa, Crookwell and Gunning.^[1]

History

Goulburn was first established in 1859, partly replacing Southern Boroughs. In 1920, with the introduction of proportional representation, it absorbed Monaro and Bega and elected three members simultaneously. Monaro and South Coast were separated from it in 1927 and it reverted to a single-member electorate. It was abolished in 1991, but recreated for the 2007 general election from part of the abolished district of Southern Highlands and part of the old Burrinjuck.

Members for Goulburn

Single-member (1859–1920)
Member		Party	Term
	William Roberts [2]	None	1859–1860
	Charles Walsh [3]	None	1860–1861
	Maurice Alexander [4]	None	1861–1872
	William Teece [5]	None	1872–1887
		Free Trade	1887–1890
	Cecil Teece [6]	Independent	1890–1891
	Leslie Hollis [7]	Labor	1891–1894
		Free Trade	1894–1898
	James Ashton [8]	Free Trade	1898–1901
		Liberal Reform	1901–1907
	Gus James [9]	Liberal Reform	1907–1917
		Nationalist	1917–1920

Three members (1920–1927)
Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term
	Gus James [9]	Nationalist	1920–1920		Thomas Rutledge [10]	Progressive	1920–1925		John Bailey [11]	Labor	1920–1925
	William Millard [12]	Nationalist	1920–1921
	John Perkins [13]	Nationalist	1921–1926
					Paddy Stokes [14]	Labor	1925–1927		Jack Tully [15]	Labor	1925–1927
	Henry Bate [16]	Nationalist	1926–1927

Single member (1927–1991)
Member		Party	Term
	Jack Tully [15]	Labor	1927–1932
	Peter Loughlin [17]	United Australia	1932–1935
	Jack Tully [15]	Labor	1935–1946
	Laurie Tully [18]	Labor	1946–1965
	Ron Brewer [19]	Country	1965–1975
		National Country	1975–1982
		National	1982–1984
	Robert Webster [20]	National	1984–1991

2nd incarnation (2007–present)

Single member (2007–present)
Member		Party	Term
	Pru Goward [21]	Liberal	2007–2019
	Wendy Tuckerman [22]	Liberal	2019–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Goulburn

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2023 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Goulburn.[edit]

2023 New South Wales state election: Goulburn^[23][24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Wendy Tuckerman	20,737	40.8	+2.1
	Labor	Michael Pilbrow	18,028	35.5	+5.2
	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers	Andrew Wood	6,891	13.6	+4.3
	Greens	John Olsen	3,587	7.1	−1.2
	Sustainable Australia	Margaret Logan	1,532	3.0	+3.0
Total formal votes			50,775	97.0	+0.1
Informal votes			1,553	3.0	−0.1
Turnout			52,328	90.8	+0.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Wendy Tuckerman	23,185	51.3	−1.8
	Labor	Michael Pilbrow	22,015	48.7	+1.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	−1.8