Orange New South Wales—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
Dates current | 1859–1920 1927–present | ||||||||||||||
MP | Philip Donato | ||||||||||||||
Party | Independent | ||||||||||||||
Namesake | Orange, New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
Electors | 57,960 (2023) | ||||||||||||||
Area | 16,981.25 km2 (6,556.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Demographic | Provincial and rural | ||||||||||||||
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Orange is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is a regional electorate that covers four local government areas in their entirety: the City of Orange, Cabonne Council, Parkes Shire and Forbes Shire.[1]
The seat has been held by Philip Donato since a by-election in November 2016. Donato was initially elected as a member of the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party but resigned in 2022 and became an Independent.