| Barwon New South Wales—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
| Dates current | 1894–1904 1927–present | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Roy Butler | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Independent | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Barwon River | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 55,154 (2019) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 356,291.70 km2 (137,565.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Rural | ||||||||||||||
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Barwon is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Roy Butler, a former member of the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party who is now an independent MP.
Covering roughly 44% of the land mass of New South Wales, Barwon is by far the state's largest electoral district. It includes the local government areas of Bourke Shire, Brewarrina Shire, Narrabri Shire, Walgett Shire, Warrumbungle Shire, Coonamble Shire, Gilgandra Shire, Warren Shire, Bogan Shire, Lachlan Shire, Cobar Shire, Central Darling Shire, the City of Broken Hill as well as the large Unincorporated Far West Region surrounding Broken Hill.[1][2][3]
- ^ "Barwon". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 November 2020.