| Mackellar Australian House of Representatives Division |
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| Created: | 1949 |
| MP: | Bronwyn Bishop |
| Party: | Liberal |
| Namesake: | Dorothea Mackellar |
| Electors: | 92,411 |
| Area: | 210 km² (81 sq mi) |
| Demographic: | Outer Metropolitan |
The Division of Mackellar is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. It is located in the Northern Beaches region of Sydney, on the Pacific coast, south of Broken Bay and the Hawkesbury River. It includes the suburbs of Narrabeen, Beacon Hill, Newport, Palm Beach and Terrey Hills.
The Division is named after Dorothea Mackellar, a 20th century Australian poet. The Division was proclaimed at the redistribution of May 11, 1949, and was first contested at the 1949 Federal election. The seat is a safe Liberal seat. It was first held by William Wentworth IV, the first Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, and the great-grandson of politician and explorer William Wentworth, one of the first three Europeans to cross the Blue Mountains.
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Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Wentworth | Liberal | 1949–1977 | |
| Independent | 1977–1977 | ||
| Jim Carlton | Liberal | 1977–1994 | |
| Bronwyn Bishop | Liberal | 1994–present | |
Election results
| Australian federal election, 2007: Mackellar | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Bronwyn Bishop | 47,343 | 56.41 | -0.62 | |
| Labor | Chris Sharpe | 20,439 | 24.35 | +4.24 | |
| Greens | Craige McWhirter | 9,840 | 11.72 | +1.19 | |
| Christian Democrats | Mike Hubbard | 1,955 | 2.33 | +2.33 | |
| Climate Change | John Adams | 1,772 | 2.11 | +2.11 | |
| Independent | Matt McLellan | 1,651 | 1.97 | +1.97 | |
| Democrats | Clinton Barnes | 933 | 1.11 | -0.29 | |
| Total formal votes | 83,933 | 95.29 | +0.11 | ||
| Informal votes | 4,150 | 4.71 | -0.11 | ||
| Turnout | 88,083 | 95.32 | +1.86 | ||
| Two Candidate Preferred Result | |||||
| Liberal | Bronwyn Bishop | 52,395 | 62.42 | -3.04 | |
| Labor | Chris Sharpe | 31,538 | 37.58 | +3.04 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | -3.04 | |||
References
- Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive
- The Poll Bludger
- ABC Elections
- Australian Electoral Commission
External links
- "Division of Mackellar". Australian Electoral Commission Divisional Profiles. http://www.aec.gov.au/pdf/profiles/m/mackellar.pdf. Retrieved 2007-06-29. (PDF, 191 kB)
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