Division of Parkes
The Division of Parkes is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales. It is the largest electorate in the state. It is located in the far north of the state, next to the border with Queensland. It is named after Sir Henry Parkes, seventh Premier of New South Wales and sometimes known as the 'Father of Federation'.[2] It was set up in 1984.
| Parkes Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
 Division of Parkes (green) within New South Wales | |
| Created | 1984 |
| MP | Mark Coulton |
| Party | National |
| Namesake | Sir Henry Parkes |
| Electors | 101,903 (2013)[1] |
| Area | 256,643 km2 (99,090.4 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Rural |
It includes the towns of Dubbo. It also includes the towns of Mudgee, Dunedoo, Gunnedah, Coonabarabran, Coonamble, Walgett, Narrabri, Moree, Warren, Nyngan, Cobar and Bourke.[2] The division does not include the town of Parkes.
This is the second Division of Parkes. The first Division of Parkes (1901-69) was in suburban Sydney.
Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Cobb | National | 1984–1998 | |
| Tony Lawler | National | 1998–2001 | |
| John Cobb | National | 2001–2007 | |
| Mark Coulton | National | 2007–present | |
Michael Cobb was found guilty of fraud in 1998.[3] He claimed money for staying in hotels, but he was actually seeping in his car. John Cobb was Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs and later Community Services in the Howard government. In the 2007 election Cobb moved to the Division of Calare.
Since the 2013 election, Parkes is the safest seat in Australia. It would need more votes than any other seat to change to another political party.
Election results
| 2022 Australian federal election: Parkes[4] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| National | Mark Coulton | 43,931 | 49.32 | −1.44 | |
| Labor | Jack Ayoub | 18,009 | 20.22 | −3.34 | |
| One Nation | Deborah Swinbourn | 6,662 | 7.48 | +7.48 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Rothwell | 5,723 | 6.42 | −1.64 | |
| Indigenous-Aboriginal | Derek Hardman | 4,466 | 5.01 | +5.01 | |
| Greens | Trish Frail | 4,214 | 4.73 | +0.56 | |
| United Australia | Petrus Van Der Steen | 2,372 | 2.66 | −3.63 | |
| Independent | Stuart Howe | 2,191 | 2.46 | +2.46 | |
| Informed Medical Options | Benjamin Fox | 1,512 | 1.70 | +1.70 | |
| Total formal votes | 89,080 | 92.31 | −1.83 | ||
| Informal votes | 7,421 | 7.69 | +1.83 | ||
| Turnout | 96,501 | 88.53 | −2.60 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| National | Mark Coulton | 60,433 | 67.84 | +0.93 | |
| Labor | Jack Ayoub | 28,647 | 32.16 | −0.93 | |
| style=background-color: Template:Australian politics/party colours/National | | Template:Australian politics/name/National hold | Swing | +0.93 | ||
Division Of Parkes Media
National Party of Australia MP John Cobb.
Mark Coulton MP Federal Member for Parkes, New South Wales The Nationals. Parliament House Canberra 8 February 2017. Image David Foote - AUSPIC/DPS
References
- ↑ "NSW Division - Parkes, NSW". Virtual Tally Room, Election 2013. Australian Electoral Commission. 24 September 2013. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Profile of the electoral division of Parkes (NSW)". Australian Electoral Commission. 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- ↑ Keogh, Kylie (13 October 2002). "Cobb and co in fight over will - smh.com.au". smh.com.au. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- ↑ Parkes, NSW, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.