Tamworth New South Wales—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
Dates current | 1880–1920 1927–present | ||||||||||||||
MP | Kevin Anderson | ||||||||||||||
Party | National Party | ||||||||||||||
Namesake | Tamworth | ||||||||||||||
Electors | 56,751 (2019) | ||||||||||||||
Area | 21,719.78 km2 (8,386.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Demographic | Provincial and rural | ||||||||||||||
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Tamworth is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by the Honourable Kevin Anderson MP of the National Party. In 2019 Anderson was sworn in as the Minister for Better Regulation & Innovation, with additional responsibility for Thoroughbred, Greyhound and Harness Racing codes in New South Wales.
Tamworth covers the entirety of Tamworth Regional Council, Gunnedah Shire, Walcha Shire and a small part of Liverpool Plains Shire around Werris Creek.[1]