Ryde is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly of the Australian state of New South Wales. It is on the north bank of the Parramatta River, stretching from Meadowbank in the south to Marsfield in the north.
Since 2023 the member for Ryde has been Jordan Lane of the Liberal Party.
History Ryde was created originally in 1894 with the abolition of multi-member districts, from part of Central Cumberland and named after and including Ryde. It was abolished in 1904 with the downsizing of the Legislative Assembly after Federation, but recreated in 1913. In 1920, the electoral districts of Ryde, Burwood, Drummoyne, Gordon and Willoughby were combined to create a new incarnation of Ryde, which elected five members by proportional representation.
This was replaced by single-member electorates, including Ryde, Burwood, Drummoyne, Eastwood, Gordon and Willoughby for the 1927 election. Ryde was abolished in 1968, being partly replaced by Yaralla and Fuller. In 1981 Ryde was recreated from the part of the abolished district of Yaralla north of the Parramatta River and part of the abolished district of Fuller. In 1991, Ryde was abolished again, but in 1999, Gladesville and Eastwood were abolished and largely replaced by a fourth incarnation of Ryde and Epping.
In its previous incarnations, Ryde was a marginal seat that frequently traded hands between and the conservative parties. In its current incarnation, Ryde was originally a safe Labor seat before a massive swing to the Liberals at a 2008 by-election made it a safe Liberal seat. Dominello currently holds it with a majority of 11.5 percent. On 17 August 2022, Dominello announced his plan to retire at the upcoming state election. At the election in March, the Liberal candidate, Jordan Lane, won by a two-party preferred margin of 50 votes. The result was so close, a recount was held on 15 April which increased Lane's margin to 54 votes.
Geography On its current boundaries, Ryde includes the suburbs and localities of Denistone, Denistone East, Denistone West, Macquarie Park, Marsfield, Meadowbank, Melrose Park, Ryde, North Ryde, West Ryde; and parts of Eastwood and Epping. Its northern border follows the Lane Cove River.
Members for Ryde 1894–1904, 1 member Member Party Term Frank Farnell 1894–1898 Edward Terry 1898–1901 Frank Farnell 1901–1903 Edward Terry 1904–1904 1913–1920, 1 member Member Party Term William Thompson 1913–1917 1917–1920 1920–1927, 5 members Member Party Term Member Party Term Member Party Term Member Party Term Member Party Term Edward Loxton 1920–1922 David Anderson1920–1927 Thomas Bavin 1920–1922 Sir Thomas Henley1920–1927 Robert Greig1920–1927 1922–1925 1922–1927 Edward Sanders 1925–1927 1927–1968, 1 member Member Party Term Henry McDicken 1927–1930 Evan Davies 1930–1932 Eric Spooner 1932–1940 Arthur Williams 1940–1941 James Shand 1941–1944 Eric Hearnshaw 1945–1950 Ken Anderson 1950–1953 Frank Downing 1953–1968 1981–1991, 1 member Member Party Term Garry McIlwaine1981–1988 Michael Photios1988–1991 1999–present, 1 member Member Party Term John Watkins1999–2008 Victor Dominello2008–2023 Jordan Lane2023–present
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