Division of Berowra
The Division of Berowra is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. It was created in 1969 and is named for the suburb of Berowra.[1] It includes all or parts of the suburbs of Arcadia, Berowra, Brooklyn, Cheltenham, Cherrybrook, Cowan, Dangar Island, Galston, Glenorie, Maroota, Hornsby and Pennant Hills.[1]
| Berowra Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
 Division of Berowra (green) in New South Wales | |
| Created | 1969 |
| MP | Julian Leeser |
| Party | Liberal |
| Namesake | Berowra, New South Wales |
| Electors | 95,124 (2010) |
| Area | 782 km2 (301.9 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Outer Metropolitan |
Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Hughes | Liberal | 1969–1972 | |
| Harry Edwards | Liberal | 1972–1993 | |
| Philip Ruddock | Liberal | 1993–2016 | |
| Julian Leeser | Liberal | 2016-present | |
Philip Ruddock, was first elected to the Parliament in 1973. He is the longest-serving member of the House; he was previously member for Parramatta and Dundas.[2] He held a number of positions in the Howard Government including Minister for Immigration and Attorney-General. He retired at the 2016 election. Julian Leeser is a former lawyer who is currently writing the biography of former Australian Prime Minister, Sir William McMahon,[2]
Election results
| 2022 Australian federal election: Berowra[3] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Julian Leeser | 45,797 | 49.08 | −8.12 | |
| Labor | Benson Koschinski | 20,746 | 22.23 | +1.13 | |
| Greens | Tania Salitra | 14,536 | 15.58 | +3.70 | |
| One Nation | Rhiannon Bosma | 2,972 | 3.19 | +3.19 | |
| United Australia | Christopher Martinic | 2,315 | 2.48 | +0.80 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Samios | 2,307 | 2.47 | +2.47 | |
| Independent | Benjamin Caswell | 1,802 | 1.93 | +1.93 | |
| Fusion | Brendan Clarke | 1,418 | 1.52 | +1.52 | |
| Independent | Roger Woodward | 904 | 0.97 | +0.44 | |
| Australian Federation | David Louie | 509 | 0.55 | +0.55 | |
| Total formal votes | 93,306 | 93.88 | +0.28 | ||
| Informal votes | 6,083 | 6.12 | −0.28 | ||
| Turnout | 99,389 | 93.61 | −0.78 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Julian Leeser | 55,771 | 59.77 | −5.88 | |
| Labor | Benson Koschinski | 37,535 | 40.23 | +5.88 | |
| Template:Australian politics/name/Liberal hold | Swing | −5.88 | |||
Division Of Berowra Media
The region of Berowra, the division's namesake
A 1969 portrait of Tom Hughes, MHR for Berowra
Portrait of Philip Ruddock
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Profile of the electoral division of Berowra (NSW)". Australian Electoral Commission. 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Australia Votes | Federal Election 2016 (Australian Broadcasting Corporation): Berowra - Australia Votes | Federal Election 2016 (Australian Broadcasting Corporation), accessdate: July 20, 2016
- ↑ Berowra, NSW, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.