# Electoral district of North Shore

North Shore is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, located on Sydney's lower North Shore. It is currently held by Liberal MP Felicity Wilson.

## History

North Shore was originally created as a five-member electorate with the introduction of proportional representation in 1920, replacing Middle Harbour, Mosman, St Leonards and Willoughby and named after the North Shore of Sydney Harbour. It was abolished in 1927 and replaced by Lane Cove, Manly, Mosman, Neutral Bay, North Sydney and Willoughby. It was recreated in 1981, replacing Kirribilli.
It was originally expected to be a very safe Liberal seat; northern Sydney has been the power base for the Liberals and their predecessors for over a century. However, it was held by independents from 1981 to 1991—most notably Ted Mack from 1981 to 1988. The Liberals did not take the seat until 1991, but have held it with virtually no difficulty since then.
While Labor frequently runs dead in northern Sydney, North Shore is very unfriendly territory for Labor even by northern Sydney standards. Labor has never tallied more than 37 percent of the two-party vote. In the last four elections, Labor candidates have been pushed into third place, and have struggled to get to 20 percent of the primary vote.

## Geography

On its current boundaries, North Shore takes in the suburbs of Cremorne Point, Kirribilli, Kurraba Point, Lavender Bay, McMahons Point, Milsons Point, Mosman, Neutral Bay, North Sydney, Waverton, Wollstonecraft and parts of Crows Nest.

## Members for North Shore

First incarnation (1920–1927) :
| Member | Member | Party | Term | Member | Party | Term | Member | Party | Term | Member | Party | Term | Member | Party | Term |
| | Alfred Reid | Ind. Nationalist | 1920–1922 | Arthur Cocks | Nationalist | 1920–1925 | Reginald Weaver | Nationalist | 1920–1925 | Richard Arthur | Nationalist | 1920–1927 | Cecil Murphy | Labor | 1920–1927 |
| | William Fell | Independent Coalitionist | 1922–1927 | Arthur Cocks | Nationalist | 1925–1927 | Reginald Weaver | Nationalist | 1920–1925 | Richard Arthur | Nationalist | 1920–1927 | Cecil Murphy | Labor | 1920–1927 |
| | William Fell | Independent Coalitionist | 1922–1927 | Alfred Reid | Nationalist | 1925–1927 | Reginald Weaver | Nationalist | 1920–1925 | Richard Arthur | Nationalist | 1920–1927 | Cecil Murphy | Labor | 1920–1927 |
| | William Fell | Independent Coalitionist | 1922–1927 | Alfred Reid | Nationalist | 1925–1927 | Alick Kay | Independent | 1925–1926 | Richard Arthur | Nationalist | 1920–1927 | Cecil Murphy | Labor | 1920–1927 |
| | William Fell | Independent Coalitionist | 1922–1927 | Alfred Reid | Nationalist | 1925–1927 | Arthur Tonge | Labor | 1926–1927 | Richard Arthur | Nationalist | 1920–1927 | Cecil Murphy | Labor | 1920–1927 |
| Second incarnation (1981–present) ||||
| Member | Member | Party | Term |
| | Ted Mack | Independent | 1981–1988 |
| | Robyn Read | Independent | 1988–1991 |
| | Phillip Smiles | Liberal | 1991–1993 |
| | Jillian Skinner | Liberal | 1994–2017 |
| | Felicity Wilson | Liberal | 2017–present |

## Election results

2023 New South Wales state election: North Shore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Felicity Wilson | 21,308 | 44.23 | −2.37 |
| | Independent | Helen Conway | 10,527 | 21.85 | +21.85 |
| | Labor | Godfrey Santer | 8,239 | 17.10 | +4.75 |
| | Greens | James Mullan | 5,305 | 11.01 | −0.28 |
| | Independent | Victoria Walker | 1,107 | 2.30 | +2.30 |
| | Sustainable Australia | Lachlan Commins | 901 | 1.87 | +0.49 |
| | Informed Medical Options | Michael Antares | 790 | 1.64 | +1.64 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 48,177 | 98.08 | −0.44 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 945 | 1.92 | +0.44 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,122 | 87.03 | −0.61 |
| Notional two-party-preferred count ||||||
| | Liberal | Felicity Wilson | 24,208 | 58.22 | −9.63 |
| | Labor | Godfrey Santer | 17,371 | 41.78 | +9.63 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Felicity Wilson | 23,040 | 55.69 | −5.44 |
| | Independent | Helen Conway | 18,329 | 44.31 | +44.31 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | | | |