Division of Macquarie

The Division of Macquarie is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. It was one of the original 75 divisions set up for the first federal election in 1901. It is named for Lachlan Macquarie, who was Governor of New South Wales between 1810 and 1821. Its best known member is Ben Chifley (ALP), who was Prime Minister of Australia from 1945 to 1949.

Macquarie
Australian House of Representatives Division
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Division of Macquarie (green) within New South Wales
Created1901
MPSusan Templeman
PartyLabor
NamesakeLachlan Macquarie
Electors97,536 (2010)
Area4,374 km2 (1,688.8 sq mi)
DemographicProvincial
Lachlan Macquarie

It covers a large area west of Sydney, including the Blue Mountains, and the Hawkesbury region on Sydney's western edge. At different times it has included the city of Bathurst.

Members

Member Party Term
  Sydney Smith Free Trade 1901–1906
  Ernest Carr Labor 1906–1916
  National Labor 1916–1917
  Nationalist 1917–1917
  Samuel Nicholls Labor 1917–1922
  Arthur Manning Nationalist 1922–1928
  Ben Chifley Labor 1928–1931
  John Lawson United Australia 1931–1940
  Ben Chifley Labor 1940–1951
  Tony Luchetti Labor 1951–1975
  Reg Gillard Liberal 1975–1980
  Ross Free Labor 1980–1984
  Alasdair Webster Liberal 1984–1993
  Maggie Deahm Labor 1993–1996
  Kerry Bartlett Liberal 1996–2007
  Bob Debus Labor 2007–2010
  Louise Markus Liberal 2010–present

Election results

2022 Australian federal election: Macquarie[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Susan Templeman 41,025 42.98 +4.71
Liberal Sarah Richards 32,980 34.55 −10.30
Greens Tony Hickey 9,115 9.55 +0.40
One Nation Tony Pettitt 4,955 5.19 +5.19
United Australia Nicole Evans 2,774 2.91 −1.09
Animal Justice Greg Keightley 2,013 2.11 −1.61
Informed Medical Options Michelle Palmer 1,318 1.38 +1.38
Liberal Democrats James Jackson 1,272 1.33 +1.33
Total formal votes 95,452 94.93 −0.79
Informal votes 5,095 5.07 +0.79
Turnout 100,547 93.05 −0.77
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Susan Templeman 55,143 57.77 +7.58
Liberal Sarah Richards 40,309 42.23 −7.58
Labor hold Swing +7.58

Division Of Macquarie Media

References

  1. Macquarie, NSW, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.

Other websites

Preceded by
Capricornia
Division represented by the Prime Minister
1945–1949
Ben Chifley
Succeeded by
Kooyong

Coordinates: 33°28′30″S 150°38′31″E / 33.475°S 150.642°E / -33.475; 150.642