| Hughes Australian House of Representatives Division |
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|---|---|
| Created: | 1955 |
| MP: | Danna Vale |
| Party: | Liberal |
| Namesake: | Billy Hughes |
| Electors: | 91,175 |
| Area: | 265 km² (102 sq mi) |
| Demographic: | Outer Metropolitan |
The Division of Hughes is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. The division was created in 1955 and is named for Billy Hughes, who was Prime Minister of Australia 1915-23. It is located in the southern and southwestern suburbs of Sydney, including Liverpool, Moorebank, Como, Engadine, and Sutherland. Until 1996 it was generally a safe seat for the Australian Labor Party, but since then it had seemed to become increasingly secure for the Liberal Party. It is now however a marginal seat.
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Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Les Johnson | Labor | 1955–1966 | |
| Don Dobie | Liberal | 1966–1969 | |
| Les Johnson | Labor | 1969–1984 | |
| Robert Tickner | Labor | 1984–1996 | |
| Danna Vale | Liberal | 1996–present | |
Election results
| Australian federal election, 2007: Hughes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Danna Vale | 40,334 | 48.29 | -4.73 | |
| Labor | Greg Holland | 35,087 | 42.01 | +8.26 | |
| Greens | Jamie Paterson | 4,646 | 5.56 | -1.20 | |
| Christian Democrats | John Vanderjagt | 2,419 | 2.90 | -0.07 | |
| Family First | Julie Mezyed | 1,033 | 1.24 | +1.24 | |
| Total formal votes | 83,519 | 95.74 | +1.26 | ||
| Informal votes | 3,712 | 4.26 | -1.26 | ||
| Turnout | 87,231 | 95.67 | +0.55 | ||
| Two Candidate Preferred Result | |||||
| Liberal | Danna Vale | 43,562 | 52.16 | -6.39 | |
| Labor | Greg Holland | 39,957 | 47.84 | +6.39 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | -6.39 | |||
References
- Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive
- The Poll Bludger
- ABC Elections
- Australian Electoral Commission
- Notional Seat Statuses, AEC
External links
- "Division of Hughes". Australian Electoral Commission Divisional Profiles. http://www.aec.gov.au/pdf/profiles/h/hughes.pdf. Retrieved on 2007-06-29. (PDF, 175 kB)
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