Orange is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of

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. It is a regional electorate that covers four local government areas in their entirety: the

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Cabonne Council Cabonne Council is a local government area in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire is located adjacent to the Mitchell Highway and the Broken Hill railway line, partly surrounding the City of Orange. The administra ...

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and

Forbes Shire Forbes Shire is a local government area in the central west region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire was formed in 1981 from the amalgamation of the Municipality of Forbes and the Shire of Jemalong resulting from the ''Local Governm ...

. The seat has been held by

Philip Donato Philip Donato (born 1972) is an Australian politician. He was a Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from November 2016 to December 2022, and subsequently an independent, representing the electora ...

since a by-election in November 2016. Donato was initially elected as a member of the

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but resigned in 2022 and became an Independent.

History

Orange was created in 1859. Orange and Hartley were absorbed into Bathurst, which elected three members under

proportional representation Proportional representation (PR) refers to a type of electoral system under which subgroups of an electorate are reflected proportionately in the elected body. The concept applies mainly to geographical (e.g. states, regions) and political divis ...

, between 1920 and 1927. In 1927 Bathurst, Hartley and Orange were recreated as single-member electorates. The area tilts strongly toward the National Party, as Labor hasn't held the seat since 1947, although it came close to winning at the 1996 by-election. The

currently hold the seat, as

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resigned to become ultimately the representative of the federal district of Calare.

Members for Orange

First incarnation 1859-1920

Second incarnation 1927-

Election results

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Orange Electoral districts of New South Wales 1859 establishments in Australia

Orange Orange most often refers to: *Orange (fruit), the fruit of the tree species '' Citrus'' × ''sinensis'' ** Orange blossom, its fragrant flower *Orange (colour), from the color of an orange, occurs between red and yellow in the visible spectrum * ...

1920 disestablishments in Australia

1927 establishments in Australia