| Lindsay Australian House of Representatives Division |
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| Created: | 1984 |
| MP: | David Bradbury |
| Party: | Labor |
| Namesake: | Norman Lindsay |
| Electors: | 90,349 |
| Area: | 269 km² (104 sq mi) |
| Demographic: | Outer Metropolitan |
The Division of Lindsay is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. It is located in the outer western suburbs of Sydney, and is centred around Penrith. It also includes the suburbs of Castlereagh, Glenbrook, Mulgoa and Werrington.
The Division is named after Sir Norman Lindsay, the prominent Australian artist, writer and sculptor. The Division was proclaimed at the redistribution of 11 October 1984 and was first contested at the 1984 Federal election.
The division of Lindsay is well known for its bellwether status. In every Federal election since its creation in 1984, its winning member of parliament has been from the party winning government.
Prior to the 1996 election, it was considered a safe Labor seat, until a swing of more than 10% removed the then MP Ross Free from office. However a by-election was called when it was revealed that there were eligibility problems, due to citizenship, with Jackie Kelly's election.
Jackie Kelly announced her retirement in 2007 which, together with the 2006 redistribution, has made Lindsay vulnerable to the Labor candidate, Penrith Mayor David Bradbury. Bradbury contested the seat for the Labor Party and had won the seat with a swing of 9.7% after distribution of preferences defeating the unsuccessful Liberal candidate Karen Chijoff.
Three days before the 2007 Federal Election Liberal Party supporters, including Jackie Kelly's husband, were caught in Lindsay distributing fake pamphlets in residents' letterboxes which linked the Labor Party to Islamic terrorism. For more details see Lindsay pamphlet scandal.
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Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Free | Labor | 1984–1996 | |
| Jackie Kelly | Liberal | 1996–2007 | |
| David Bradbury | Labor | 2007–present | |
Election results
| Australian federal election, 2007: Lindsay | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labor | David Bradbury | 41,991 | 51.39 | +11.68 | |
| Liberal | Karen Chijoff | 31,176 | 38.15 | -7.49 | |
| Greens | Lesley Edwards | 2,759 | 3.38 | -0.38 | |
| Christian Democrats | Andrew Green | 2,498 | 3.06 | +0.31 | |
| Independent | Lisa Harrold | 953 | 1.17 | +1.17 | |
| Family First | Iris Muller | 915 | 1.12 | -0.32 | |
| Independent | Kerry McNally | 728 | 0.89 | +0.89 | |
| Liberty and Democracy | Grant Bayley | 689 | 0.84 | +0.84 | |
| Total formal votes | 81,709 | 94.46 | +2.32 | ||
| Informal votes | 4,791 | 5.54 | -2.32 | ||
| Turnout | 86,500 | 95.74 | +0.31 | ||
| Two Candidate Preferred Result | |||||
| Labor | David Bradbury | 46,394 | 56.78 | +9.70 | |
| Liberal | Karen Chijoff | 35,315 | 43.22 | -9.70 | |
| Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +9.70 | |||
References
- Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive
- The Poll Bludger
- ABC Elections
- Australian Electoral Commission
External links
- "Division of Lindsay". Australian Electoral Commission Divisional Profiles. http://www.aec.gov.au/pdf/profiles/l/lindsay.pdf. Retrieved on 2007-06-29. (PDF, 192 kB)
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