State New South Wales MP Adrian Piccoli Namesake Murray River | Dates current 1859–1999
2015–present Member of parliament Adrian Piccoli | |
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Area 107,362.20 km (41,452.8 sq mi) Party National Party of Australia | ||
Murray is an electoral district in the Australian state of New South Wales.
Murray is a regional electorate lying in the southwestern corner of the state. It encompasses several local government areas, namely Wentworth Shire, Balranald Shire, Carrathool Shire, the City of Griffith, Leeton Shire, Hay Shire, Murrumbidgee Shire, Wakool Shire, Murray Shire, Edward River Council and Berrigan Shire.
History
Murray was a single-member electorate from 1859 to 1920, but from 1920 to 1927 it was merged with Albury, Corowa and Wagga Wagga to create a three-member electorate, voting by proportional representation. It was recreated as a single-member electorate in 1927. Murray was abolished in 1999 when it was merged with Broken Hill to create Murray-Darling.
Murray was recreated for the 2015 state election, combining the southern part of the abolished district of Murray-Darling and the western part of the abolished district of Murrumbidgee.