Electoral district of Kiama

Kiama New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election
State	New South Wales
Dates current	1859–1904 1981–present
MP	Gareth Ward
Party	Independent
Namesake	Kiama
Electors	55,490 (2019)
Area	2,275.06 km^2 (878.4 sq mi)
Demographic	Rural
Electorates around Kiama: Goulburn Shellharbour Pacific Ocean Goulburn Kiama Pacific Ocean Monaro South Coast South Coast

Kiama is an electoral district of New South Wales. It was created in 1859, abolished in 1904 and recreated in 1981.

Election results

2023 New South Wales state election: Kiama[1][2][3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Gareth Ward	20,316	38.79	+38.79
	Labor	Katelin McInerney	18,010	34.39	+6.19
	Liberal	Melanie Gibbons	6,301	12.03	−41.56
	Greens	Tonia Gray	5,833	11.14	−0.74
	Sustainable Australia	John Gill	1,911	3.65	+0.73
Total formal votes			52,371	96.90	+0.07
Informal votes			1,678	3.10	−0.07
Turnout			54,049	89.82	−1.28
Notional two-party-preferred count
	Labor	Katelin McInerney	24,564	69.73	+31.74
	Liberal	Melanie Gibbons	10,665	30.27	−31.74
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Gareth Ward	23,018	50.76	+50.76
	Labor	Katelin McInerney	22,329	49.24	+11.25
	Independent hold		Swing	+50.76

References

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