In February 2014, Katrina Hodgkinson, the Nationals member for Burrinjuck, which bordered Goulburn to the west, announced that she would be seeking Nationals preselection for Goulburn. Her decision followed a statewide electoral redistribution by the NSW Electoral Commission that resulted in Burrinjuck being renamed as Cootamundra after being significantly redrawn, with effect from the 2015 state election. Her announcement resulted in a dispute between the Nationals and Liberals; and on 28 February, Hodgkinson announced she would withdraw her nomination for Goulburn. Hodgkinson subsequently contested the newly constituted seat of Cootamundra, and won the seat for the National Party.