Monaro New South Wales—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
Dates current | 1856–1920 1927–present | ||||||||||||||
MP | Steve Whan | ||||||||||||||
Party | Labor | ||||||||||||||
Namesake | Monaro Region | ||||||||||||||
Electors | 56,951 (2019) | ||||||||||||||
Area | 20,479.02 km2 (7,907.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Demographic | Rural | ||||||||||||||
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Monaro is an electoral district of New South Wales. It was created in 1859, abolished 1920 and recreated in 1927.
It is considered a bellwether seat, meaning it is usually won by the party that forms government (either in a minority or a majority).