# Electoral district of Goulburn

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 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.

## 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 | None | 1859–1860 |
| Charles Walsh | None | 1860–1861 |
| Maurice Alexander | None | 1861–1872 |
| William Teece | None | 1872–1887 |
| William Teece | Free Trade | 1887–1890 |
| Cecil Teece | Independent | 1890–1891 |
| Leslie Hollis | Labor | 1891–1894 |
| Leslie Hollis | Free Trade | 1894–1898 |
| James Ashton | Free Trade | 1898–1901 |
| James Ashton | Liberal Reform | 1901–1907 |
| Gus James | Liberal Reform | 1907–1917 |
| Gus James | Nationalist | 1917–1920 |
Three members (1920–1927) :
| Member | Party | Term | Member | Party | Term | Member | Party | Term |
| Gus James | Nationalist | 1920–1920 | Thomas Rutledge | Progressive | 1920–1925 | John Bailey | Labor | 1920–1925 |
| William Millard | Nationalist | 1920–1921 | Thomas Rutledge | Progressive | 1920–1925 | John Bailey | Labor | 1920–1925 |
| John Perkins | Nationalist | 1921–1926 | Thomas Rutledge | Progressive | 1920–1925 | John Bailey | Labor | 1920–1925 |
| John Perkins | Nationalist | 1921–1926 | Paddy Stokes | Labor | 1925–1927 | Jack Tully | Labor | 1925–1927 |
| Henry Bate | Nationalist | 1926–1927 | Paddy Stokes | Labor | 1925–1927 | Jack Tully | Labor | 1925–1927 |
Single member (1927–1991) :
| Member | Party | Term |
| Jack Tully | Labor | 1927–1932 |
| Peter Loughlin | United Australia | 1932–1935 |
| Jack Tully | Labor | 1935–1946 |
| Laurie Tully | Labor | 1946–1965 |
| Ron Brewer | Country | 1965–1975 |
| Ron Brewer | National Country | 1975–1982 |
| Ron Brewer | National | 1982–1984 |
| Robert Webster | National | 1984–1991 |

### 2nd incarnation (2007–present)

Single member (2007–present) :
| Member | Member | Party | Term |
| | Pru Goward | Liberal | 2007–2019 |
| | Wendy Tuckerman | Liberal | 2019–present |

## Election results

2023 New South Wales state election: Goulburn :
| Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 50,775 | 97.0 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,553 | 3.0 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 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 | Liberal hold | Swing | −1.8 | |