Division of New England
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The location of the Division of New England, highlighted in red, in New South Wales, as of the 2016 federal election.
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| 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 Division of New England is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales. The division is located in the north-east of the state, adjoining the border with Queensland. The division was proclaimed in 1900, and was one of the original 75 divisions to be contested at the first federal election. It is named after the New England region in northern New South Wales.
The division includes such towns as Armidale, Ashford, Barraba, Bingara, Bundarra, Glen Innes, Gunnedah, Guyra, Inverell, Manilla, Quirindi, Tamworth, Uralla, Werris Creek, Walcha and Tenterfield. The Division covers a largely rural area, with agriculture the main industry.
The current member since the 2013 federal election is Barnaby Joyce who currently serves as Deputy Prime Minister of Australia and leader of the National Party of Australia. Seat-level polling reveals Joyce and former independent member Tony Windsor are neck-and-neck in the lead-up to the 2016 election.[2][3][4]
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History
Historically, New England has been one of the most conservative seats in Australia. Only one Labor member has ever won it.
From 1922 to 2001, the seat was held by the National Party, and for most of that time it was comfortably safe for that party. However, between 2001 and 2013, it was represented by independent Tony Windsor. Windsor retired in 2013, and former Queensland Senator Joyce reclaimed it for the Nationals.
The seat's best-known member was Ian Sinclair, leader of the National Party from 1984 to 1989, a minister in the Menzies, Holt, Gorton, McMahon and Fraser governments and Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives for a few months in 1998.
2015 abolition of Hunter
Under the original redistribution proposal in 2015 Australian Electoral Commission announced intended to abolish Hunter. Electors in the north of Hunter would have joined New England. Due to changing populations, overall New South Wales loses a seat while Western Australia gets an extra seat.[5] Ultimately, however, the Commission opted for a less radical proposal that saw Charlton abolished, Hunter pushed eastward to absorb most of Charlton's territory, and New England absorbing a few small areas in Hunter's north.
Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
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| William Sawers | Protectionist | 1901–1903 | |
| Edmund Lonsdale | Free Trade | 1903–1906 | |
| Francis Foster | Labour | 1906–1913 | |
| Percy Abbott | Commonwealth Liberal | 1913–1917 | |
| Nationalist | 1917–1919 | ||
| Alexander Hay | Nationalist | 1919–1920 | |
| Country | 1920–1922 | ||
| Independent | 1922–1922 | ||
| 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 | |
Election results
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| National | Barnaby Joyce | 49,486 | 54.21 | +28.99 | |
| Independent | Rob Taber | 12,574 | 13.77 | +13.77 | |
| Labor | Stephen Hewitt | 10,825 | 11.86 | +3.73 | |
| Independent | Jamie McIntyre | 6,059 | 6.64 | +6.64 | |
| Palmer United | Phillip Girle | 4,746 | 5.20 | +5.20 | |
| Greens | Pat Schultz | 4,184 | 4.58 | +1.01 | |
| One Nation | Brian Dettmann | 1,566 | 1.72 | +0.85 | |
| Christian Democrats | Aaron Evans | 1,496 | 1.64 | +1.64 | |
| CEC | Richard Witten | 353 | 0.39 | +0.05 | |
| Total formal votes | 91,289 | 93.95 | −2.51 | ||
| Informal votes | 5,881 | 6.05 | +2.51 | ||
| Turnout | 97,170 | 95.14 | +0.26 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| National | Barnaby Joyce | 64,551 | 70.71 | +3.91 | |
| Labor | Stephen Hewitt | 26,738 | 29.29 | −3.91 | |
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| National | Barnaby Joyce | 58,846 | 64.46 | +35.98 | |
| Independent | Rob Taber | 32,443 | 35.54 | +35.54 | |
| National gain from Independent | Swing | N/A | |||
References
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- ↑ Tony Windsor could beat Barnaby Joyce in New England seat, poll says: The Guardian 29 February 2016
- ↑ Barnaby Joyce claims 'underdog' status against Tony Windsor in fight to keep seat of New England: ABC 14 March 2016
- ↑ Deputy PM in danger of wipe-out: The Australian 14 March 2016
- ↑ Australian Electoral Commission to abolish Federal NSW seat of Hunter: ABC 16 October 2015
External links
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