Electoral district of Orange

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.

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.

History

The electorate of Orange was created in 1859. Between 1920 and 1927, Orange and Hartley were absorbed into Bathurst, which elected three members under proportional representation. In 1927, Bathurst, Hartley and Orange were recreated as single-member electorates.

The area leans strongly toward the National Party. The Labor Party hasn't held the seat since 1947, although it came close to winning at a 1996 by-election. The Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party won the seat at the 2016 by-election, after Andrew Gee resigned to successfully contest the federal electorate of Calare.

Members for Orange

First incarnation 1859-1920

Single member (1859–1880)
Member		Party	Term
Template:Australian party style|	Saul Samuel	None	1859–1860
Template:Australian party style|	John Peisley	None	1860–1862
Template:Australian party style|	James Martin	None	1862–1863
Template:Australian party style|	Charles Cowper Jr.	None	1863–1864
Template:Australian party style|	William Forlonge	None	1864–1867
Template:Australian party style|	George McKay	None	1867–1869
Template:Australian party style|	Saul Samuel	None	1869–1872
Template:Australian party style|	Harris Nelson	None	1872–1877
Template:Australian party style|	Edward Combes	None	1877–1879
Template:Australian party style|	Andrew Kerr	None	1879–1880

Two members (1880–1894)
Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term
Template:Australian party style|	Andrew Kerr	None	1880–1882	rowspan="2" Template:Australian party style|	William Clarke	None	1880–1887
Template:Australian party style|	Thomas Dalton	None	1882–1887
rowspan="2" Template:Australian party style|		Template:Australian politics/name	1887–1891	Template:Australian party style|		Template:Australian politics/name	1887–1889
Template:Australian party style|				James Torpy	Template:Australian politics/name	1889–1894
Template:Australian party style|	Harry Newman	Template:Australian politics/name	1891–1894				Template:Australian party style|

Single member (1894–1920)
Template:Australian party style|	Harry Newman	Template:Australian politics/name	1894–1901
Template:Australian party style|		Template:Australian politics/name	1901–1904
Template:Australian party style|	Albert Gardiner	Template:Australian politics/name	1904–1907
Template:Australian party style|	John Fitzpatrick	Template:Australian politics/name	1907–1917
Template:Australian party style|		Nationalist	1917–1920

Second incarnation 1927-

Second incarnation (1927–present)
Member		Party	Term
Template:Australian party style|	John Fitzpatrick	Nationalist	1927–1930
Template:Australian party style|	William Folster	Template:Australian politics/name	1930–1932
Template:Australian party style|	Alwyn Tonking	Template:Australian politics/name	1932–1941
Template:Australian party style|	Bob O'Halloran	Template:Australian politics/name	1941–1947
Template:Australian party style|	(Sir) Charles Cutler	Template:Australian politics/name	1947–1975
Template:Australian party style|	Garry West	Template:Australian politics/name, Template:Australian politics/name	1976–1996
Template:Australian party style|	Russell Turner	Template:Australian politics/name	1996–2011
Template:Australian party style|	Andrew Gee	Template:Australian politics/name	2011–2016
Template:Australian party style|	Philip Donato	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers	2016–2022
Template:Australian party style|		Template:Australian politics/name	2022–present