Electoral district of Balmain

Balmain New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election
State	New South Wales
Created	1885, 2007
Abolished	1894, 1991
MP	Kobi Shetty
Party	Greens
Namesake	Balmain, New South Wales
Electors	58,785 (2023)
Area	16.14 km^2 (6.2 sq mi)
Demographic	Inner metropolitan
Electorates around Balmain: Drummoyne Lane Cove North Shore Drummoyne Summer Hill Balmain Sydney Summer Hill Newtown Newtown

Balmain is an electoral district of New South Wales. It was created in 1885, abolished in 1894, recreated in 1904, reabolished in 1991 and recreated in 2007.

Balmain was historically a working class seat with a high Labor vote, but in modern times has been a progressive electorate and has been held by the Greens since 2011.

Balmain is located in the Sydney CBD.

Election results

2023 New South Wales state election: Balmain[1][2][3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Greens	Kobi Shetty	20,240	40.48	−2.25
	Labor	Philippa Scott	18,555	37.11	+8.25
	Liberal	Freya Leach	9,566	19.13	−0.90
	Sustainable Australia	Stephen Bisgrove	1,189	2.38	+0.84
	Public Education	Glen Stelzer	447	0.89	+0.89
Total formal votes			49,997	98.39	−0.05
Informal votes			820	1.61	+0.05
Turnout			50,817	86.45	−0.28
Notional two-party-preferred count
	Labor	Philippa Scott	32,752	74.50	+4.05
	Liberal	Freya Leach	11,208	25.50	−4.05
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Greens	Kobi Shetty	22,118	51.80	−8.22
	Labor	Philippa Scott	20,580	48.20	+8.22
	Greens hold		Swing	−8.22

References

1. LA First Preference: Balmain, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
2. LA Two Candidate Preferred: Balmain, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
3. Two Candidate Preferred (TCP) Analytical Tool: Balmain, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 April 2023.