What is Electoral district of Balmain?
{{Infobox Australian Electorate | |name = Balmain |state = nsw |image = {{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|from=NSW Electoral District 2023 - Balmain.map|frame-height=300|frame-width=400|frame-latitude=-33.87|frame-longitude=151.173|zoom=12|overlay-horizontal-alignment=right|overlay-vertical-alignment=bottom|overlay=[[File:NSW Electoral District 2023 - Balmain.svg|120px]]}} |caption = Interactive map of district boundaries from the [[2023 New South Wales state election|2023 state election]] |created = 1885, 2007 |abolished= 1894, 1991 |mp = [[Kobi Shetty]] |mp-party = {{Australian politics/name|Greens NSW}} |namesake = [[Balmain, New South Wales]] |electors = 58785 |electors_year = 2023 |area = 16.14 |class = Inner metropolitan | near-n = [[Electoral district of Lane Cove|Lane Cove]] | near-ne = [[Electoral district of North Shore|North Shore]] | near-e = [[Electoral district of Sydney|Sydney]] | near-se = [[Electoral district of Newtown|Newtown]] | near-s = [[Electoral district of Newtown|Newtown]] | near-sw = [[Electoral district of Summer Hill|Summer Hill]] | near-w = [[Electoral district of Drummoyne|Drummoyne]]<br />[[Electoral district of Summer Hill|Summer Hill]] | near-nw = [[Electoral district of Drummoyne|Drummoyne]] }} '''Balmain''' is an [[electoral district]] of [[New South Wales]]. It was created in 1885, abolished in 1894, recreated in 1904, reabolished in 1991 and recreated in 2007. Balmain was historically a [[working class]] seat with a high [[New South Wales Labor Party|Labor]] vote, but in modern times has been a progressive electorate and has been held by the [[The Greens NSW|Greens]] since [[2011 New South Wales state election|2011]]. Balmain is located in the [[Sydney]] [[central business district|CBD]]. ==Election results== {{Election box begin |title = [[2023 New South Wales state election]]: Balmain<ref>[https://vtr.elections.nsw.gov.au/SG2301/LA/balmain/cc/fp_summary LA Fi