Electoral District Of Blue Mountains
Blue Mountains is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Roza Sage of the Liberal Party of Australia as of 2011.
The 2004 redistribution of electoral districts estimated that the electoral district would have 45,289 electors on 29 April 2007. Since the 2007 election it has encompassed all of the City of Blue Mountains, except Glenbrook and Lapstone. The district has been a significant bellwether in state elections. Since its creation in 1968, the district has gone to the winning party at each state election.
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