Division of New England
The Division of New England is an Australian electoral division in New South Wales. It is in the north-east of the state, next to the border with Queensland. It was set up for the first federal election in 1901. It is named after the New England region of northern New South Wales.[2]
| New England Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
 Division of New England (green) within New South Wales | |
| Created | 1901 |
| MP | Barnaby Joyce |
| Party | National |
| Namesake | New England |
| Electors | 102,132 (2013)[1] |
| Area | 59,344 km2 (22,912.8 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Rural |
The includes the towns of Armidale, Ashford, Barraba, Bingara, Bundarra, Glen Innes, Gunnedah, Guyra, Inverell, Manilla, Quirindi, Tamworth, Uralla, Werris Creek, Walcha and Tenterfield.
Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Sawers | Protectionist | 1901–1903 | |
| Edmund Lonsdale | Free Trade | 1903–1906 | |
| Francis Foster | Labor | 1906–1913 | |
| Percy Abbott | Commonwealth Liberal | 1913–1917 | |
| Nationalist | 1917–1919 | ||
| Alexander Hay | Nationalist | 1919–1920 | |
| Country | 1920–1922 | ||
| Victor Thompson | Country | 1922–1940 | |
| Joe Abbott | Country | 1940–1949 | |
| David Drummond | Country | 1949–1963 | |
| Ian Sinclair | Country | 1963–1975 | |
| National Country | 1975–1982 | ||
| National | 1982–1998 | ||
| Stuart St. Clair | National | 1998–2001 | |
| Tony Windsor | Independent | 2001–2013 | |
| Barnaby Joyce | National | 2013–present | |
Barnaby Joyce is a former Senator for the state of Queensland. In 2016 he became leader of the National Party and Deputy Prime Minister.[3]
Election results
| 2022 Australian federal election: New England[4] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| National | Barnaby Joyce | 51,036 | 52.47 | −2.35 | |
| Labor | Laura Hughes | 18,056 | 18.56 | +5.81 | |
| Independent | Matt Sharpham | 7,659 | 7.87 | +7.87 | |
| Greens | Carol Sparks | 7,524 | 7.74 | +3.31 | |
| One Nation | Richard Thomas | 4,570 | 4.70 | +4.70 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Pavlo Samios | 3,174 | 3.26 | +3.26 | |
| Independent | Natasha Ledger | 2,708 | 2.78 | −0.38 | |
| United Australia | Cindy Duncan | 2,545 | 2.62 | −1.96 | |
| Total formal votes | 97,272 | 93.74 | +0.56 | ||
| Informal votes | 6,494 | 6.26 | −0.56 | ||
| Turnout | 103,766 | 91.58 | −1.76 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| National | Barnaby Joyce | 64,622 | 66.43 | +2.07 | |
| Labor | Laura Hughes | 32,650 | 33.57 | +33.57 | |
| style=background-color: Template:Australian politics/party colours/National | | Template:Australian politics/name/National hold | Swing | +2.07 | ||
Division Of New England Media
The region of New England, the division's namesake
William Sawers
Edmund Lonsdale
Francis Foster
Percy Abbott
Alexander Hay
Victor Thompson
Joe Abbott.
David Drummond
Ian Sinclair MP
References
- ↑ "NSW Division - New England, NSW". Virtual Tally Room, Election 2013. Australian Electoral Commission. 8 October 2013. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
- ↑ "Profile of the electoral division of New England (NSW)". Australian Electoral Commission. 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
- ↑ Barbour, Lucy (11 February 2016). "Barnaby Joyce: The rise of the new Nationals leader and deputy prime minister". ABC News. ABC. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- ↑ New England, NSW, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.