| Hunter Australian House of Representatives Division |
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 Division of Hunter (green) within New South Wales |
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| Created: | 1901 |
| MP: | Joel Fitzgibbon |
| Party: | Labor |
| Namesake: | John Hunter |
| Electors: | 90,202 |
| Area: | 18,604 km² (7,183 sq mi) |
| Demographic: | Rural |
The Division of Hunter is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. It is located in northern rural New South Wales, and encompasses much of the Hunter Valley region, including the towns of Singleton, Maitland, Muswellbrook, Cessnock and Denman. The Division was proclaimed in 1900, and was one of the original 75 divisions to be contested at the first Federal election. The Division was named after Captain John Hunter, the second Governor of New South Wales.
The seat has been a safe Labor seat since 1910. It has been held by the first Prime Minister Edmund Barton, and also by former Labor Leaders Matthew Charlton and Dr H.V. Evatt.
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Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edmund Barton | Protectionist | 1901–1903 | |
| Frank Liddell | Free Trade, Anti-Socialist | 1903–1909 | |
| Commonwealth Liberal | 1909–1910 | ||
| Matthew Charlton | Labor | 1910–1928 | |
| Rowland James | Labor | 1928–1931 | |
| Labor (NSW) | 1931–1936 | ||
| Labor | 1936–1958 | ||
| H.V. Evatt | Labor | 1958–1960 | |
| Bert James | Labor | 1960–1980 | |
| Bob Brown | Labor | 1980–1984 | |
| Eric Fitzgibbon | Labor | 1984–1996 | |
| Joel Fitzgibbon | Labor | 1996–present | |
Election results
| Australian federal election, 2007: Hunter | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labor | Joel Fitzgibbon | 49,561 | 59.95 | +8.64 | |
| National | Beth Black | 22,328 | 27.01 | -2.89 | |
| Greens | Jan Davis | 5,265 | 6.37 | +0.11 | |
| Climate Change | John Harvey | 2,500 | 3.02 | +3.02 | |
| Christian Democrats | Bernie Neville | 1,736 | 2.10 | +0.36 | |
| CEC | Daniel Albury | 1,287 | 1.56 | -1.33 | |
| Total formal votes | 82,677 | 95.71 | +0.95 | ||
| Informal votes | 3,710 | 4.29 | -0.95 | ||
| Turnout | 86,387 | 95.77 | +0.19 | ||
| Two Candidate Preferred Result | |||||
| Labor | Joel Fitzgibbon | 54,504 | 65.92 | +4.83 | |
| National | Beth Black | 28,173 | 34.08 | -4.83 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +4.83 | |||
References
- Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive
- The Poll Bludger
- ABC Elections
- Australian Electoral Commission
External links
- "Division of Hunter". Australian Electoral Commission Divisional Profiles. http://www.aec.gov.au/pdf/profiles/h/hunter.pdf. Retrieved 2007-06-29. (PDF, 178 kB)
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