Tamworth is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by the Kevin Anderson of the National Party.
Tamworth covers the entirety of Tamworth Regional Council, Gunnedah Shire, Walcha Shire and a small part of Liverpool Plains Shire around Werris Creek.
History Tamworth was created in 1880 and it elected two members between 1891 and 1894. In 1894, with the abolition of multi-member electorates, new electorates were established such as Quirindi, Bingara and Uralla-Walcha, and Tamworth became a single-member electorate. Proportional representation was introduced in 1920 and Tamworth, along with Gwydir, was absorbed into Namoi. In 1927 single-member electorates were re-established, including Tamworth.
Members for Tamworth First incarnation 1880–1920 Two members (1880–1894)MemberPartyTermMemberPartyTerm Robert LevienNone1880–1887 Sydney Burdekin None 1880–1882 John Gill None 1882–1885 Michael Burke None 1885–1887 1887–1894 William Dowel 1887–1894
Single-member (1894–1920)MemberPartyTerm George Dibbs 1894–1895 Albert Piddington 1895–1898 William Sawers 1898–1901 Raymond Walsh 1901–1903 1903–1903 John Garland 1903–1904 Robert Levien 1904–1907 1907–1910 1910–1913 Frank Chaffey 1913–1917 1917–1920
Second incarnation 1927–present Single-member (1927—present)MemberPartyTerm Frank Chaffey 1927–1932 1932–1940 Bill Chaffey 1940–1941 1941–1947 1947–1972 1972–1973 Noel Park 1973–1991 Tony Windsor 1991–2001 John Cull 2001–2003 Peter Draper 2003–2011 Kevin Anderson 2011–present
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