Electoral district of Manly

For the former Queensland state electorate, see Electoral district of Manly (Queensland).

Manly is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, and covers a large portion of the Northern Beaches Council local government area. Created in 1927, although it has historically tended to be a Liberal-leaning seat, Manly has had a history of independent local members. It is represented by James Griffin for the Liberal Party, and was previously represented by the former Premier of New South Wales, Mike Baird.

Manly New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election
State	New South Wales
Created	1927
MP	James Griffin
Party	Liberal
Namesake	Manly
Electors	61,062 (2023)
Area	26 km2 (10.0 sq mi)
Demographic	Urban
Coordinates	33°47′31″S 151°15′40″E
Electorates around Manly: Wakehurst Wakehurst Pacific Ocean Willoughby Manly Pacific Ocean North Shore Vaucluse Pacific Ocean

On 23 January 2017, Baird resigned as Premier and member for Manly,^[1] triggering a by-election in the district which was held on 8 April and won by Liberal candidate James Griffin.^[2]

Geography

On its current boundaries, Manly takes in the suburbs of Balgowlah, Balgowlah Heights, Clontarf, Curl Curl, Fairlight, Freshwater, Manly, Manly Vale, North Balgowlah, North Curl Curl, Queenscliff, Seaforth and parts of Brookvale and Dee Why.

Members for Manly

Member		Party	Period
	Alfred Reid [3]	Nationalist	1927–1931
		United Australia	1931–1944
		Independent Democrat	1944–1945
		Liberal	1945
	Douglas Darby [4]	Liberal	1945–1962
		Independent Liberal	1962–1968
		Liberal	1968–1978
	Alan Stewart [5]	Labor	1978–1984
	David Hay [6]	Liberal	1984–1991
	Peter Macdonald [7]	Independent	1991–1999
	David Barr [8]	Independent	1999–2007
	Mike Baird [9]	Liberal	2007–2017
	James Griffin [10]	Liberal	2017–present

Election results

See also: Electoral results for the district of Manly

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

2023 New South Wales state election: Manly^{[11][12][13][14]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	James Griffin	23,764	45.0	−7.6
	Independent	Joeline Hackman	14,365	27.2	+27.2
	Labor	Jasper Thatcher	6,794	12.9	−5.4
	Greens	Terry Le Roux	4,734	9.0	−9.4
	Independent	Phillip Altman	1,395	2.6	+2.6
	Animal Justice	Bailey Mason	1,062	2.0	−0.4
	Sustainable Australia	Emanuele Paletto	711	1.3	−1.7
Total formal votes			52,825	97.8	+0.1
Informal votes			1,189	2.2	−0.1
Turnout			54,014	88.5	−0.9
Notional two-party-preferred count
	Liberal	James Griffin	27,679	62.5	−2.1
	Labor	Jasper Thatcher	16,592	37.5	+2.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	James Griffin	25,541	54.8	−8.3
	Independent	Joeline Hackman	21,027	45.2	+45.2
	Liberal hold