- Division of Hunter
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Hunter
Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Hunter (green) within New South WalesCreated: 1901 MP: Joel Fitzgibbon Party: Labor Namesake: John Hunter Area: 20,111 km² (7,765 sq mi) Demographic: Rural The Division of Hunter is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. It is located in northern rural New South Wales, and encompasses much of the Hunter Valley region, including the towns of Singleton, Maitland, Muswellbrook, Cessnock and Denman. The Division was proclaimed in 1900, and was one of the original 75 divisions to be contested at the first Federal election. The Division was named after Captain John Hunter, the second Governor of New South Wales.
The seat has been a safe Labor seat since 1910. It has been held by the first Prime Minister Edmund Barton, and also by former Labor Leaders Matthew Charlton and Dr H.V. Evatt.
Members
Member Party Term Edmund Barton Protectionist 1901–1903 Frank Liddell Free Trade, Anti-Socialist 1903–1909 Commonwealth Liberal 1909–1910 Matthew Charlton Labor 1910–1928 Rowley James Labor 1928–1931 Lang Labor 1931–1936 Labor 1936–1958 H.V. Evatt Labor 1958–1960 Bert James Labor 1960–1980 Bob Brown Labor 1980–1984 Eric Fitzgibbon Labor 1984–1996 Joel Fitzgibbon Labor 1996–present Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the Division of HunterAustralian federal election, 2010: Hunter Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labor Joel Fitzgibbon 44,159 54.31 -5.28 National Michael Johnsen 25,245 31.05 +3.83 Greens Chris Parker 7,251 8.92 +2.60 One Nation Jennifer Leayr 2,721 3.35 +3.35 Christian Democrats Wayne Riley 1,938 2.38 +0.34 Total formal votes 81,314 93.79 -1.94 Informal votes 5,383 6.21 +1.94 Turnout 86,697 94.73 -1.23 Two-candidate preferred result Labor Joel Fitzgibbon 50,803 62.48 -3.20 National Michael Johnsen 30,511 37.52 +3.20 Labor hold Swing -3.20 References
Categories:- Electoral divisions of Australia
- Australian electorates contested at every election
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