- Division of Hume
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Hume
Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Hume (green) within New South WalesCreated: 1901 MP: Alby Schultz Party: Liberal Namesake: Hamilton Hume Area: 33,637 km² (12,987 sq mi) Demographic: Rural The Division of Hume is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. The Division is located in the central part of the state, just north of the Australian Capital Territory. The Division covers a predominantly rural area, with agriculture and coal mining the main industries. It extends from Cowra in the north to Wee Jasper in the south and parts of the Southern Highlands from Picton and Wilton in the east to Young and Cootamundra in the west. It includes the entire local Government areas of Boorowa, Cootamundra, Cowra, Goulburn Mulwaree, Harden, Upper Lachlan, Weddin, Yass Valley and Young Councils and parts of Palerang, Wingecarribee and Wollondilly Shires. Towns include Bargo, Binalong, Boorowa, Bundanoon, Buxton, Caragabal, Colo Vale, Cootamundra, Cowra, Crookwell, Gooloogong, Goulburn, Grenfell, Gundaroo, Gunning, Harden/Murrumburrah, High Range, Hill Top, Joadja, Jugiong, Marulan, Murrumbateman, Oakdale, Picton, Quandialla, Stockinbingal, Sutton, Tahmoor, Tarago, The Oaks, Thirlmere, Wallendbeen, Wilton, Yass and Young.
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 Hamilton Hume, one of the first Europeans to travel through the area.
Members
Member Party Term William Lyne Protectionist 1901–1909 Independent 1909–1913 Robert Patten Commonwealth Liberal 1913–1916 Nationalist 1916–1917 Franc Falkiner Nationalist 1917–1919 Parker Moloney Labor 1919–1931 Thomas Collins Country 1931–1943 Arthur Fuller Labor 1943–1949 Charles Anderson Country 1949–1951 Arthur Fuller Labor 1951–1955 Charles Anderson Country 1955–1961 Arthur Fuller Labor 1961–1963 John Pettitt Country 1963–1972 Frank Olley Labor 1972–1974 Stephen Lusher Country 1974–1975 National Country 1975–1982 National 1982–1984 Wal Fife Liberal 1984–1993 John Sharp National 1993–1998 Alby Schultz Liberal 1998–present Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the Division of HumeAustralian federal election, 2010: Hume Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Alby Schultz 47,137 53.56 +12.96 Labor Robin Saville 28,044 31.86 -5.06 Greens Kevin Watchirs 6,737 7.65 +1.49 Family First Charles Liptak 2,075 2.36 +0.53 Christian Democrats Karen Buttigieg 1,546 1.76 +0.09 Democrats Greg Butler 1,280 1.45 +1.36 Liberal Democrats Lisa Milat 1,197 1.36 +1.36 Total formal votes 88,016 94.87 -1.56 Informal votes 4,764 5.13 +1.56 Turnout 92,780 94.97 -0.83 Two-candidate preferred result Liberal Alby Schultz 51,679 58.72 +3.37 Labor Robin Saville 36,337 41.28 -3.37 Liberal hold Swing +3.37 References
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- Australian electorates contested at every election
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