Division of Cunningham
The Division of Cunningham is an Australian electoral division in New South Wales. It was set up in 1949 and is named for Allan Cunningham, a 19th century explorer of New South Wales and Queensland.[1]
| Cunningham Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
| 300px Division of Cunningham (green) in New South Wales | |
| Created | 1949 |
| MP | Alison Byrnes |
| Party | Labor |
| Namesake | Allan Cunningham |
| Electors | 100,643 (2010) |
| Area | 721 km2 (278.4 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Provincial |
It is on the coast of New South Wales and includes parts of the city of Wollongong, Corrimal, Figtree and Unanderra. It also includes several suburbs of Sydney, including Heathcote and Bundeena.
Members
| Member | Party | Years | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Davies | Labor | 1949–1956 | |
| Victor Kearney | Labor | 1956–1963 | |
| Rex Connor | Labor | 1963–1977 | |
| Stewart West | Labor | 1977–1993 | |
| Stephen Martin | Labor | 1993–2002 | |
| Michael Organ | Greens | 2002–2004 | |
| Sharon Bird | Labor | 2004–2022 | |
| Alison Byrnes | Labor | 2022–present | |
Rex Connor was the Minister for Minerals and Energy in the Whitlam government. Stephen Martin was Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1993–1996. Sharon Bird held several ministerial positions in the Gillard and Rudd governments.
Election results
| 2022 Australian federal election: Cunningham[2] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labor | Alison Byrnes | 40,783 | 40.11 | −6.50 | |
| Liberal | Marcus Uren | 25,418 | 25.00 | −5.97 | |
| Greens | Dylan Green | 22,011 | 21.65 | +6.56 | |
| One Nation | Thomas Grogan | 5,218 | 5.13 | +5.13 | |
| United Australia | Ben Britton | 4,936 | 4.85 | +1.05 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Glover | 2,207 | 2.17 | +2.17 | |
| Australian Citizens | Alexis Garnaut-Miller | 1,098 | 1.08 | +1.08 | |
| Total formal votes | 101,671 | 94.86 | +0.56 | ||
| Informal votes | 5,514 | 5.14 | −0.56 | ||
| Turnout | 107,185 | 91.48 | −1.17 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Alison Byrnes | 65,783 | 64.70 | +1.29 | |
| Liberal | Marcus Uren | 35,888 | 35.30 | −1.29 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +1.29 | |||
Division Of Cunningham Media
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Division of Cunningham 2025
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Allan Cunningham, the division's namesake
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Billy Davies, member of the Australian House of Representatives for Cunningham
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A 1956 black and white portrait of Victor Kearney, MHR for Cunningham
Australian politician Rex Connor
Portrait cropped from group photo that shows four senior members of the Australian Labor Party at the time of the Fraser federal government.(From left)Colin Jamieson, leader of the
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Michael Organ. Photograph 2006. Ownership: Michael Organ.
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References
- ↑ "Profile of the electoral division of Cunningham (NSW)". Australian Electoral Commission. 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
- ↑ Cunningham, NSW, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.
- Wilson, Peter (2002). The Australian Political Almanack.