Lismore is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly of the Australian state of New South Wales. It has been represented by Janelle Saffin of the Labor Party since 2019.
The district is on the Queensland border in the state's northeast and includes all of the City of Lismore (including Lismore, Lindendale, Nimbin, Dunoon and Clunes), much of inland Tweed Shire (including Murwillumbah, Tyalgum and Uki), all of Kyogle Council (including Kyogle, Bonalbo, Tabulam and Woodenbong) and all of Tenterfield Shire (including Tenterfield, Drake, Jennings, Liston, Legume, Torrington and Urbenville).
History Lismore was first created with the end of multi-member districts in 1894, when it was split from Richmond. In 1904, it was abolished with the reduction in the size of the Legislative Assembly, after Federation. In 1913, Lismore was recreated, replacing Richmond. With the introduction of proportional representation in 1920, Lismore and Clarence were absorbed into Byron. With the end of proportional representation in 1927, Lismore and Clarence were recreated.
Historically a Country Party/National Party seat, Lismore has only been represented by two Labor MPs: Keith Compton, who was elected at a by-election in 1959 and re-elected in 1962, and Janelle Saffin, who was elected in 2019 who is also the first woman to represent the division.
Members for Lismore First incarnation (1894–1904)MemberPartyTerm Thomas Ewing 1894–1901 John Coleman 1901–1904 Second incarnation (1913–1920)MemberPartyTerm George Nesbitt 1913–1917 1917–1920 Third incarnation (1927–present)MemberPartyTerm William Missingham 1927–1933 William Frith 1933–1953 Jack Easter 1953–1959 Keith Compton 1959–1965 Bruce Duncan 1965–1975 1975–1982 1982–1982 1982–1988 Bill Rixon 1988–1999 Thomas George 1999–2019 Janelle Saffin 2019–present
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