Orange is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is a regional electorate that covers four local government areas in their entirety: the City of Orange, Cabonne Council, Parkes Shire and Forbes Shire.
The seat has been held by Philip Donato since a by-election in November 2016. Donato was initially elected as a member of the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party but resigned in 2022 and became an Independent.
History The electorate of Orange was created in 1859. Between 1920 and 1927, Orange and Hartley were absorbed into Bathurst, which elected three members under proportional representation. In 1927, Bathurst, Hartley and Orange were recreated as single-member electorates.
The area leans strongly toward the National Party. The Labor Party hasn't held the seat since 1947, although it came close to winning at a 1996 by-election. The Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party won the seat at the 2016 by-election, after Andrew Gee resigned to successfully contest the federal electorate of Calare.
Members for Orange
First incarnation 1859-1920 Single member (1859–1880)MemberPartyTerm Saul Samuel None 1859–1860 John Peisley None 1860–1862 James Martin None 1862–1863 Charles Cowper Jr. None 1863–1864 William Forlonge None 1864–1867 George McKay None 1867–1869 Saul Samuel None 1869–1872 Harris Nelson None 1872–1877 Edward Combes None 1877–1879 Andrew Kerr None 1879–1880
Two members (1880–1894)MemberPartyTermMemberPartyTerm Andrew Kerr None 1880–1882 William ClarkeNone1880–1887 Thomas Dalton None 1882–1887 1887–1891 1887–1889 James Torpy1889–1894 Harry Newman 1891–1894
Single member (1894–1920) Harry Newman 1894–1901 1901–1904 Albert Gardiner 1904–1907 John Fitzpatrick 1907–1917 Nationalist 1917–1920
Second incarnation 1927- Second incarnation (1927–present)MemberPartyTerm John Fitzpatrick Nationalist 1927–1930 William Folster 1930–1932 Alwyn Tonking 1932–1941 Bob O'Halloran 1941–1947 (Sir) Charles Cutler 1947–1975 Garry West , 1976–1996 Russell Turner 1996–2011 Andrew Gee 2011–2016 Philip Donato 2016–2022 2022–present
Election results
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