# Electoral district of Lismore

Lismore is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Janelle Saffin of the Labor Party.
The electoral district includes all of the City of Lismore (including Lismore, Lindendale, Nimbin, Dunoon and Clunes), much of inland Tweed Shire (including Murwillumbah, Tyalgum and Uki), all of Kyogle Council (including Kyogle, Bonalbo, Tabulam and Woodenbong) and all of Tenterfield Shire. (including Tenterfield, Drake, Jennings, Liston, Legume, Torrington and Urbenville)

## History

Lismore was first created with the end of multi-member districts in 1894, when it was split from Richmond. In 1904, it was abolished with the reduction in the size of the Legislative Assembly, after Federation. In 1913, Lismore was recreated, replacing Richmond. With the introduction of proportional representation in 1920, Lismore and Clarence were absorbed into Byron. With the end of proportional representation in 1927, Lismore and Clarence were recreated.
Historically a Country Party/National Party seat, Lismore has only been represented by two Labor MPs: Keith Compton, who was elected at a by-election in 1959 and re-elected in 1962, and Janelle Saffin, who was elected in 2019 who is also the first woman to represent the division.

## Members for Lismore

First incarnation (1894–1904) :
| Member | Member | Party | Term |
| | Thomas Ewing | Protectionist | 1894–1901 |
| | John Coleman | Independent Liberal | 1901–1904 |
| Second incarnation (1913–1920) ||||
| Member | Member | Party | Term |
| | George Nesbitt | Liberal Reform | 1913–1917 |
| | George Nesbitt | Nationalist | 1917–1920 |
| Third incarnation (1927–present) ||||
| Member | Member | Party | Term |
| | William Missingham | Country | 1927–1933 |
| | William Frith | Country | 1933–1953 |
| | Jack Easter | Country | 1953–1959 |
| | Keith Compton | Labor | 1959–1965 |
| | Bruce Duncan | Country | 1965–1975 |
| | Bruce Duncan | National Country | 1975–1982 |
| | Bruce Duncan | National | 1982–1982 |
| | Bruce Duncan | Independent | 1982–1988 |
| | Bill Rixon | National | 1988–1999 |
| | Thomas George | National | 1999–2019 |
| | Janelle Saffin | Labor | 2019–present |

## Election results

2023 New South Wales state election: Lismore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Janelle Saffin | 21,615 | 44.4 | +19.0 |
| | National | Alex Rubin | 13,581 | 27.9 | −11.2 |
| | Greens | Adam Guise | 6,979 | 14.3 | −10.8 |
| | Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Matthew Bertalli | 3,347 | 6.9 | +6.9 |
| | Animal Justice | Vanessa Rosayro | 1,196 | 2.5 | 0.0 |
| | Independent | James McKenzie | 791 | 1.6 | +1.6 |
| | Sustainable Australia | Ross Honniball | 666 | 1.4 | −0.2 |
| | Independent | Allen Crosthwaite | 511 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 48,686 | 97.4 | +0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,312 | 2.6 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,998 | 87.1 | −1.1 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Janelle Saffin | 28,163 | 65.0 | +13.0 |
| | National | Alex Rubin | 15,172 | 35.0 | −13.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +13.0 | |