Electoral district of Epping
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Epping is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Monica Tudehope since the 2024 Epping by-election
| Epping 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 | 1999–present | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Monica Tudehope | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Liberal | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Epping | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 59,908 (2024) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 31.68 km2 (12.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Inner-metropolitan | ||||||||||||||
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History
The seat was created in 1999, largely replacing Eastwood.[1] Like its predecessor, it was a comfortably safe Liberal seat until 2023 when Perrottet suffered a huge swing against him, making it a marginal seat.
Geography
On its current boundaries, Epping includes the suburbs of Beecroft, Cheltenham, Cherrybrook, North Epping and parts of Epping, Carlingford, Castle Hill, Dural, Eastwood, North Parramatta, Pennant Hills and West Pennant Hills.[2]
Members for Epping
| Member | Party | Period | Notes | |
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| Andrew Tink [3] | Liberal | 1999–2007 | ||
| Greg Smith [4] | Liberal | 2007–2015 | ||
| Damien Tudehope [5] | Liberal | 2015–2019 | ||
| Dominic Perrottet [6] | Liberal | 2019–2024 | Premier of New South Wales from 5 October 2021 until 28 March 2023 | |
| Monica Tudehope | Liberal | 2024–present | Elected at the 2024 Epping state by-election | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Monica Tudehope | 25,439 | 57.08 | +8.14 | |
| Greens | Duncan Voyage | 10,851 | 24.35 | +13.79 | |
| Independent | Edgar Lu | 4,602 | 10.33 | +10.33 | |
| Independent | Dezhong (Jerry) Wang | 2,435 | 5.46 | +5.46 | |
| Libertarian | Rob Cribb | 1,240 | 2.78 | +2.78 | |
| Total formal votes | 44,567 | 96.60 | −1.00 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,569 | 3.40 | +1.00 | ||
| Turnout | 46,136 | 77.01 | −13.69 | ||
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Monica Tudehope | 27,010 | 69.22 | +14.46 | |
| Greens | Duncan Voyage | 12,011 | 30.78 | +30.78 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |||
References
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