What is Electoral district of Clarence?
{{Infobox Australian Electorate | |name = Clarence |state = nsw |image = {{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|from=NSW Electoral District 2023 - Clarence.map|frame-height=300|frame-width=400|frame-latitude=-29.542|frame-longitude=152.818|zoom=7|overlay-horizontal-alignment=right|overlay-vertical-alignment=bottom|overlay=[[File:NSW Electoral District 2023 - Clarence.svg|120px]]}} |caption = Interactive map of district boundaries from the [[2023 New South Wales state election|2023 state election]] |lifespan = 1859–1920<br />1927–present |mp = [[Richie Williamson]] |mp-party = [[National Party of Australia – NSW|National]] |namesake = [[Clarence River (New South Wales)|Clarence River]] |electors = 56859 |electors_year = 2019 |area = 13494.54 |class = Rural |near-n = [[Electoral district of Lismore|Lismore]] |near-ne = [[Electoral district of Ballina|Ballina]] |near-e = ''[[Pacific Ocean]]'' |near-se = ''[[Pacific Ocean]]'' |near-s = [[Electoral district of Oxley|Oxley]] |near-sw = [[Electoral district of Northern Tablelands|Northern Tablelands]] |near-w = [[Electoral district of Northern Tablelands|Northern Tablelands]] |near-nw = [[Electoral district of Lismore|Lismore]] }} '''Clarence''' is an [[electoral district]] of [[New South Wales]]. It was created in 1859, abolished in 1920 and recreated in 1927. It is generally considered a conservative electorate, having been held by the [[National Party of Australia - NSW|National Party]] as an electorate with one member for all but seven years. The current MP is [[Richie Williamson]], who is from the National Party. ==Election results== {{Election box begin |title = [[2023 New South Wales state election]]: Clarence<ref>[https://vtr.elections.nsw.gov.au/SG2301/LA/clarence/cc/fp_summary LA First Preference: Clarence], ''NSW State Election Results 2023'', NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.</ref><ref>[https://vtr.elections.nsw.gov.au/SG2301/LA/clarence/dop/dop LA Two Candidate Preferred: Clarence], ''NSW State Election Results 2023'', NSW Elec