# Electoral district of Wollondilly

Wollondilly is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is currently represented by independent Judy Hannan, who defeated sitting member Nathaniel Smith at the 2023 New South Wales state election.

## History

Wollondilly was first established in 1904, partly replacing Bowral. In 1920, with the introduction of proportional representation, it absorbed Wollongong and Allowrie and elected three members simultaneously. In 1927, it was split into the single-member electorates of Wollondilly, Wollongong and Illawarra. It was abolished in 1981, but was recreated for the 2007 election, partly replacing Southern Highlands.
Wollondilly is one of four electorates in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly to have been held by two Premiers of New South Wales while in office. Both Premiers Tom Lewis and George Fuller held Wollondilly while in office, the other three electorates being Ku-ring-gai, Maroubra and Willoughby.
Wollondilly was recreated for the 2007 state election, covering areas previously belonging to the districts of Campbelltown, Camden and Southern Highlands, the last of which was abolished. It encompassed all of Wollondilly Shire (including Picton, Tahmoor, Bargo, Yanderra, Thirlmere, Buxton, Wilton, Appin, Douglas Park, Menangle, Cawdor, The Oaks, Oakdale, Warragamba and Silverdale) and part of the City of Campbelltown (including Ambarvale, Glen Alpine, some of Bradbury, St Helens Park, Rosemeadow, Gilead, Wedderburn and Menangle Park).
The next redistribution prior to the 2015 state election saw Wollondilly undergo a southward expansion. It gained the towns of Hill Top, Balmoral, Yerrinbool, Colo Vale, Willow Vale, Mittagong and Bowral from the district of Goulburn. At the same time Wollondilly ceded several suburbs at its northern end, losing Ambarvale, Glen Alpine, Bradbury, St Helens Park, Rosemeadow, Gilead, Wedderburn and Menangle Park to the district of Campbelltown and Camden Park to the district of Camden.

## Members for Wollondilly
### First incarnation 1904–1981

1904–1920, 1 member :
| Member | Party | Term |
| William McCourt | Liberal Reform | 1904–1913 |
| Frank Badgery | Liberal Reform | 1913–1915 |
| George Fuller | Liberal Reform | 1915–1917 |
| George Fuller | Nationalist | 1917–1920 |
1920–1927, 3 members :
| Member | Party | Term | Member | Party | Term | Member | Party | Term |
| Sir George Fuller | Nationalist | 1920–1927 | Billy Davies | Labor | 1920–1927 | John Cleary | Labor | 1920–1922 |
| Sir George Fuller | Nationalist | 1920–1927 | Billy Davies | Labor | 1920–1927 | Mark Morton | Nationalist | 1922–1925 |
| Sir George Fuller | Nationalist | 1920–1927 | Billy Davies | Labor | 1920–1927 | Andrew Lysaght Jr. | Labor | 1925–1927 |
1927–1981, 1 member :
| Member | Party | Term |
| Sir George Fuller | Nationalist | 1927–1928 |
| Mark Morton | Nationalist | 1928–1932 |
| Mark Morton | United Australia | 1932–1938 |
| Jeff Bate | United Australia | 1938–1945 |
| Jeff Bate | Liberal | 1945–1949 |
| Blake Pelly | Liberal | 1950–1957 |
| Tom Lewis | Liberal | 1957–1978 |
| Bill Knott | Labor | 1978–1981 |

### Second incarnation 2007–present

2007–present, 1 member :
| Member | Party | Term |
| Phil Costa | Labor | 2007–2011 |
| Jai Rowell | Liberal | 2011–2018 |
| Nathaniel Smith | Liberal | 2019–2023 |
| Judy Hannan | Independent | 2023–present |

## Election results

2023 New South Wales state election: Wollondilly :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Nathaniel Smith | 17,712 | 33.8 | −4.7 |
| | Independent | Judy Hannan | 13,586 | 25.9 | +6.1 |
| | Labor | Angus Braiden | 11,505 | 22.0 | +6.9 |
| | One Nation | Rebecca Thompson | 6,158 | 11.8 | +0.7 |
| | Greens | Jason Webster | 2,616 | 5.0 | −0.6 |
| | Sustainable Australia | Ildiko Haag | 792 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 52,369 | 96.9 | +0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,698 | 3.1 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,067 | 90.5 | −0.2 |
| Notional two-party-preferred count ||||||
| | Liberal | Nathaniel Smith | 22,300 | 55.0 | −9.1 |
| | Labor | Angus Braiden | 18,212 | 45.0 | +9.1 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Independent | Judy Hannan | 21,588 | 51.5 | +7.5 |
| | Liberal | Nathaniel Smith | 20,312 | 48.5 | −7.5 |
| | Independent gain from Liberal | Independent gain from Liberal | Swing | +7.5 | |