--- title: "Monaro: members and political ads | Politics Computer" description: "Monaro: who holds the seat and what they're spending on Facebook and Instagram ads." url: "https://politics.computer/seats/nsw/monaro" --- [Home](https://politics.computer/) / [Seats](https://politics.computer/seats/nsw) NSW state district # Monaro In New South Wales. ## Sitting member - [ **Steve Whan** Labor, Monaro ](https://politics.computer/mp/steve-whan) About ## About Monaro Monaro is a regional electoral district in the south of New South Wales, bordering the Australian Capital Territory and Victoria. It is held by Steve Whan of the Labor Party, who has been the member since 2023\. The district includes Queanbeyan, Cooma and Jindabyne among its population centres. Created 1856 for the First Parliament, as Maneroo Previous names Maneroo, Monara, Monaro again from 1877, Manaro Local government areas Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council and Snowy Monaro Regional Council Notable previous member Nichole Overall, Nationals, elected 2022 as first female representative Summarised by AI from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral%5Fdistrict%5Fof%5FMonaro), plus our own records. Sources last checked 11 November 2026. ## Who's advertising MPs and candidates for Monaro whose Facebook pages we follow, by what they've spent. We don't follow any candidate's page for Monaro yet, so there are no ads here. Statewide and party ads that reach Monaro are on the [spending](https://politics.computer/who) page. ## Other districts in New South Wales - [Albury](https://politics.computer/seats/nsw/albury) - [Auburn](https://politics.computer/seats/nsw/auburn) - [Badgerys Creek](https://politics.computer/seats/nsw/badgerys-creek) - [Ballina](https://politics.computer/seats/nsw/ballina) - [Balmain](https://politics.computer/seats/nsw/balmain) - [Bankstown](https://politics.computer/seats/nsw/bankstown) - [Barwon](https://politics.computer/seats/nsw/barwon) - [Bathurst](https://politics.computer/seats/nsw/bathurst) - [Bega](https://politics.computer/seats/nsw/bega) - [Blacktown](https://politics.computer/seats/nsw/blacktown) - [Blue Mountains](https://politics.computer/seats/nsw/blue-mountains) - [Cabramatta](https://politics.computer/seats/nsw/cabramatta) - [Camden](https://politics.computer/seats/nsw/camden) - [Campbelltown](https://politics.computer/seats/nsw/campbelltown) - [Canterbury](https://politics.computer/seats/nsw/canterbury) - [Castle Hill](https://politics.computer/seats/nsw/castle-hill) - [Cessnock](https://politics.computer/seats/nsw/cessnock) - [Charlestown](https://politics.computer/seats/nsw/charlestown) - [Clarence](https://politics.computer/seats/nsw/clarence) - [Coffs Harbour](https://politics.computer/seats/nsw/coffs-harbour) - [Coogee](https://politics.computer/seats/nsw/coogee) - [Cootamundra](https://politics.computer/seats/nsw/cootamundra) - [Cronulla](https://politics.computer/seats/nsw/cronulla) - [Davidson](https://politics.computer/seats/nsw/davidson) --- [Politics Computer](https://politics.computer/) A free reference for Australian politics. Seats and members from the parliaments, votes from Hansard, ads and spend from Meta's Ad Library, checked every Sunday, last on 11 Nov 2026\. Meta reports spend as a range for each ad, so every total here is a range too. Explore [Seats](https://politics.computer/seats) [Federal divisions](https://politics.computer/seats/federal) [Politicians](https://politics.computer/mps) [Senators](https://politics.computer/mps/senate) [Parties](https://politics.computer/parties) Victoria 2026 [The race](https://politics.computer/victoria) [Promises](https://politics.computer/promises) [Which party matches you?](https://politics.computer/quiz) Data [Every ad](https://politics.computer/ads) [Who's spending](https://politics.computer/who) [How MPs voted](https://politics.computer/votes) [Search](https://politics.computer/search) [How this works](https://politics.computer/about) [API and MCP](https://politics.computer/developers) For AI agents: [site guide (llms.txt)](https://politics.computer/llms.txt), [sitemap](https://politics.computer/sitemap.xml), [developer guide](https://politics.computer/developers.md). Every page is available as Markdown: send `Accept: text/markdown` or add `.md` to the path.