Hawkesbury is an

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of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of

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. It is represented by Robyn Preston of the

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. It includes all of the

City of Hawkesbury The City of Hawkesbury is a local government area of New South Wales, Australia, part of which is at the fringe of the Sydney metropolitan area, about north-west of the Sydney central business district. Hawkesbury City is named after the Hawkes ...

and the far north of both

the Hills Shire The Hills Shire (from 1906–2008 as Baulkham Hills Shire) is a Local government in Australia, local government area in the Greater Western Sydney, Greater Sydney region of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The suburb is north-west of the Sydne ...

and

Hornsby Shire Hornsby Shire is a local government area situated in Northern Sydney (Upper North Shore), as well as parts of the Hills District, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The shire stretches from the M2 Hills Motorway in the south to the Haw ...

, including the suburbs and towns of Berambing,

Berowra Creek The Berowra Creek, a Perennial stream, watercourse that is part of the Hawkesbury River, Hawkesbury-Nepean River, Nepean catchment, is located to the north of the Sydney central business district in the Hornsby Shire of New South Wales, Australi ...

, Bilpin, Blaxlands Ridge, Bligh Park, Bowen Mountain, Canoelands,

Cattai Cattai is an historic suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 44 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district and 30 kilometres north-west of Parramatta. It is in the local government ar ...

, Central Colo, Central Macdonald, Clarendon, Colo, Colo Heights,

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, Cumberland Reach, East Kurrajong,

Ebenezer Ebenezer may refer to: Bible * Eben-Ezer, a place mentioned in the Books of Samuel People * Ebenezer (given name), a male given name Places Australia * Ebenezer, New South Wales * Ebenezer, Queensland, a locality in the City of Ipswich * Ebene ...

, Fernances, Forest Glen,

Freemans Reach Freemans Reach is a town in New South Wales, Australia. Freemans Reach is located 65 kilometres north-west of Sydney in the local government area of the City of Hawkesbury. It is bounded in the south by the Hawkesbury River The Hawkesbu ...

, Glenorie, Glossodia, Grose Vale, Grose Wold, Higher Macdonald, Hobartville,

Kenthurst Kenthurst is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia 39 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of The Hills Shire. It is part of the Hills District region. Kenthurs ...

, Kurmond, Kurrajong, Kurrajong Heights, Kurrajong Hills, Laughtondale, Leets Vale, Lower Hawkesbury, Lower Macdonald,

Lower Portland Lower Portland is a rural suburb near Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Lower Portland is located 80 kilometres northwest of the Sydney central business district, in the local government areas of The Hills Shire (east of t ...

Maraylya Maraylya is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Maraylya is located north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of The Hills Shire and the City of Hawkesbury. Maraylya is bou ...

Maroota Maroota is a suburb to the north-west of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Maroota is located 49 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district, in the Local government in Australia, local government areas of The Hills Shire and ...

Mcgraths Hill McGraths Hill is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 53 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Hawkesbury. It is bounded in the nor ...

, Mellong, Middle Dural, Mogo Creek, Mountain Lagoon, Mulgrave, North Richmond, Oakville, Perrys Crossing,

Pitt Town Pitt Town is a historic town and suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Pitt Town is 59 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Hawkesbury. It is bound ...

, Pitt Town Bottoms,

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, Richmond Lowlands, Round Corner, Sackville, Sackville North,

Scheyville Scheyville () is a suburb of Sydney, Australia. Scheyville is located northwest of the Sydney central business district in the Hawkesbury local government area. Military history From 1965 to 1973, Scheyville was the site of Officer Train ...

, Singletons Mill, South Maroota, South Windsor,

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, Ten Mile Hollow,

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, The Slopes,

Upper Colo Upper Colo is a locality of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located in the City of Hawkesbury west of Colo and south of Colo Heights, on the Colo River, a tributary of the Hawkesbury River. It was previously known as ...

, Upper Macdonald,

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, Warawaralong, Webbs Creek, Wheeny Creek, Wilberforce,

Windsor Windsor may refer to: Places Australia * Windsor, New South Wales ** Municipality of Windsor, a former local government area * Windsor, Queensland, a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland **Shire of Windsor, a former local government authority around Wi ...

, Windsor Downs,

Wisemans Ferry Wisemans Ferry is a cable ferry across the Hawkesbury River in New South Wales, Australia. The ferry operates from the eponymous community of Wisemans Ferry on the south bank, to a point on the north bank downstream of the Hawkesbury River's ...

, Wrights Creek,

Yarramundi Yarramundi (ca. 1760 – after 1818) was an Indigenous Australian called by Europeans "the chief of the Richmond Tribe" or "Tribes". He was a member of the Boorooberongal clan of the Darug people, and was a ''garadyi'' or "doctor". Yarramundi ...

and parts of

Agnes Banks Agnes Banks is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Agnes Banks is 68 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district, in the Local government in Australia, local government areas of the City of Penrith a ...

Dural Dural is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia 36 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government areas of Hornsby Shire and The Hills Shire. Dural is part of the Hills District. ...

and

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History

Hawkesbury was originally created in 1859, replacing part of Cumberland (North Riding) and named after the

Hawkesbury River The Hawkesbury River, or Hawkesbury-Nepean River, is a river located northwest of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The Hawkesbury River and its associated main tributary, the Nepean River, almost encircle the metropolitan region of Sydney. ...

. It elected two members simultaneously from 1859 to 1880. It was abolished in 1920, with the introduction of

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and absorbed into

Cumberland Cumberland ( ) is a historic county in the far North West England. It covers part of the Lake District as well as the north Pennines and Solway Firth coast. Cumberland had an administrative function from the 12th century until 1974. From 19 ...

. It was recreated in 1927. Hawkesbury is a conservative seat, having been won by the main centre-right party at every election since

1947 It was the first year of the Cold War, which would last until 1991, ending with the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Events January * January–February – Winter of 1946–47 in the United Kingdom: The worst snowfall in the country in ...

. At the Liberal Party landslide victory in

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, Liberal candidate Ray Williams achieved 84.7% of the

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vote, with a primary vote share of 75.4%.

Members for Hawkesbury

Election results

References

{{Members of the Parliament of New South Wales

Hawkesbury Hawkesbury or Hawksbury may refer to: People *Baron Hawkesbury, or Charles Jenkinson, 1st Earl of Liverpool (1727-1808), English statesman Places ;Geography *Hawkesbury Island, an island in British Columbia, Canada * Hawkesbury Island, Queensland ...