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# Clarence

In New South Wales.

## Sitting member

- [ **Richie Williamson** Nationals, Clarence ](https://politics.computer/mp/richie-williamson)

About

## About Clarence

Clarence is an electoral district of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, covering all of the Clarence Valley Council and Richmond Valley Council areas, including Grafton, Maclean, Yamba and Casino. It is currently held by Richie Williamson of the National Party.

Created

1859, replacing the New South Wales part of Clarence and Darling Downs

Recreated

1927, after being absorbed into Byron in 1920

Party history

Held by the National Party for all but seven years in its current incarnation

Sitting member

Richie Williamson, National

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

## Who's advertising

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

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

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