Yaralla was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It was created in 1968, named after Yaralla Estate and largely replaced Concord, extending west to the districts of Parramatta and Granville. It also extended to the north of the Parramatta River, absorbing parts of Eastwood, Parramatta and Ryde[1] It was abolished in 1981 with the area south of the river being absorbed by Electoral district of Burwood and the area north of the river by the re-created district of Ryde.[2][3][4] The first member was Lerryn Mutton (Liberal) who had previously unsuccessfully contested Concord.[5][6] The sitting member Garry McIlwaine (Labor) successfully contested Ryde.[7][8]

Members for Yaralla

MemberPartyPeriod
  Lerryn Mutton Liberal 1968–1978
  Garry McIlwaine Labor 1978–1981

Election results

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1978 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Yaralla.[edit]
1978 New South Wales state election: Yaralla [9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Garry McIlwaine 16,219 56.5 +10.9
Liberal Lerryn Mutton 11,533 40.1 -14.3
Democrats Christopher Dunkerley 973 3.4 +3.4
Total formal votes 28,725 97.6 -0.2
Informal votes 697 2.4 +0.2
Turnout 29,422 92.5 +1.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Garry McIlwaine 16,706 58.2 +12.6
Liberal Lerryn Mutton 12,019 41.8 -12.6
Labor gain from Liberal Swing+12.6

References

  1. ↑ "1966 Redistribution". Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "1980 Redistribution". Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  4. ↑ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Yaralla". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  5. ↑ "Mr Lerryn William Mutton". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  6. ↑ Green, Antony. "1965 Concord". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  7. ↑ "Mr Garry David McIlwaine". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  8. ↑ Green, Antony. "1981 Ryde". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  9. ↑ Green, Antony. "1978 Yaralla". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.


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