| Monaro New South Wales—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election | |||||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
| Dates current | 1856–1920 1927–present | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Steve Whan | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Labor | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Monaro Region | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 56,951 (2019) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 20,479.02 km2 (7,907.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Rural | ||||||||||||||
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Monaro, also known as Maneroo (1856–1858), Monara (1858–1879) and Manaro (1894–1904) is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is currently represented by Steve Whan of the Labor party since the 2023 New South Wales state election.
Monaro is a regional district in the south of the state. It encompasses the Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council and Snowy Monaro Regional Council. Its significant population centres include Queanbeyan, Bungendore, Braidwood, Cooma, Bombala, Captains Flat, Nimmitabel, Delegate, Bredbo, Michelago, Berridale, Jindabyne and Adaminaby.[1]
- ^ "Monaro". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.