Electoral District Of Baulkham Hills
Baulkham Hills is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is a 41 km² electorate in Sydney's north-west, taking in the suburbs of Bella Vista, Baulkham Hills, Northmead, Carlingford and North Rocks. There were 50,920 electors enrolled within the district as of November 2011.
The Baulkham Hills electorate was first created in 1991, replacing the short-lived electorate of Carlingford (1988-1991). As with its predecessor, it covers a series of wealthy and largely conservative suburbs.
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