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# Barwon

In New South Wales.

## Sitting member

- [![](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Roy_Butler_2022.jpg?width=96)**Roy Butler** Independent, Barwon ](https://politics.computer/mp/roy-butler)

About

## About Barwon

Barwon is an electoral district of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, covering roughly 44% of the state's land mass and making it the largest electoral district in New South Wales. It is represented by Roy Butler, an independent MP who was previously a member of the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party.

Created

1894, replacing Gwydir alongside Moree

Abolished

1904, during downsizing after Federation

Recreated

1927, after breakup of Namoi electoral district

National Party hold

Held without interruption from 1950 until 2019

2019 winner

Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party

Chamber

New South Wales Legislative Assembly

Summarised by AI from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral%5Fdistrict%5Fof%5FBarwon), plus our own records. Sources last checked 11 November 2026.

## Who's advertising

MPs and candidates for Barwon whose Facebook pages we follow, by what they've spent.

We don't follow any candidate's page for Barwon yet, so there are no ads here. Statewide and party ads that reach Barwon are on the [spending](https://politics.computer/who) page.

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