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 | |
|---|---|
 Division of Macquarie (green) within New South Wales | |
| Created | 1901 |
| MP | Susan Templeman |
| Party | Labor |
| Namesake | Lachlan Macquarie |
| Electors | 97,536 (2010) |
| Area | 4,374 km2 (1,688.8 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Provincial |
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
Lachlan Macquarie, the division's namesake
Portrait of the Hon. Sydney Smith (cropped)
This image shows a photograph of Ernest Carr, taken in 1908. Under Australian law, all photographs taken in Australia before 1955 are in the public domain. This image is in the public domain under both Australian copyright law and US copyright law.
Samuel Nicholls
Ben Chifley
John Lawson
Ben Chifley
Anthony Luchetti
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References
- ↑ Macquarie, NSW, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.
Other websites
- Division of Macquarie - Australian Electoral Commission
- Louise Markus's website Archived 2006-08-20 at the Wayback Machine
| Preceded by Capricornia |
Division represented by the Prime Minister 1945–1949 Ben Chifley |
Succeeded by Kooyong |