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Robertson
Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Robertson (green) in New South WalesCreated: 1901 MP: Deborah O'Neill Party: Labor Namesake: John Robertson Area: 978 km² (378 sq mi) Demographic: Provincial The Division of Robertson is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. The Division is located on the Central Coast, immediately north of the Hawkesbury River. It encompasses the towns of Woy Woy, Gosford and Terrigal.
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 Sir John Robertson, fifth Premier of New South Wales. In recent years, Robertson has been a bellwether electorate in federal elections. The seat has a perfect record of voting for the party winning government since 1983.
In the 2007 federal election, the Division was contested by the incumbent Jim Lloyd, the former federal Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads, and the Labor candidate Belinda Neal, who unsuccessfully contested the seat in the 1998 federal election after resigning from the Senate. Neal ultimately won with a majority of just 184 votes.[1]
The Liberal Party preselected local policeman Darren Jameson to contest the seat at the 2010 federal election, whilst the Labor Party preselected University of Newcastle lecturer Deborah O'Neill, who defeated Neal at preselection on 6 March 2010 following a series of controversial actions by Neal during the term.[2].
Members
Member Party Term Henry Willis Free Trade, Anti-Socialist 1901–1909 Commonwealth Liberal 1909–1910 William Johnson Labor 1910–1913 William Fleming Commonwealth Liberal 1913–1916 Nationalist 1916–1921 Country 1921–1922 Sydney Gardner Nationalist 1922–1931 United Australia 1931–1940 Eric Spooner United Australia 1940–1943 Thomas Williams Labor 1943–1949 Roger Dean Liberal 1949–1964 William Bridges-Maxwell Liberal 1964–1969 Barry Cohen Labor 1969–1990 Frank Walker Labor 1990–1996 Jim Lloyd Liberal 1996–2007 Belinda Neal Labor 2007–2010 Deborah O'Neill Labor 2010–present Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the Division of RobertsonAustralian federal election, 2010: Robertson Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Darren Jameson 37,151 43.53 -2.11 Labor Deborah O'Neill 33,935 39.76 -3.15 Greens Peter Freewater 7,671 8.99 +1.79 Christian Democrats Graham Freemantle 1,544 1.81 -0.40 Independent Melissa Batten 1,513 1.77 +1.77 Independent Jake Cassar 1,077 1.26 +1.26 Family First Michael Jakob 749 0.88 +0.07 Liberal Democrats Nicole Beiger 581 0.68 +0.68 One Nation Don Parkes 568 0.67 -0.39 Independent Michelle Meares 552 0.65 +0.65 Total formal votes 85,341 93.64 -2.92 Informal votes 5,795 6.36 +2.92 Turnout 91,136 94.35 -1.76 Two-candidate preferred result Labor Deborah O'Neill 43,520 51.00 +0.91 Liberal Darren Jameson 41,821 49.00 -0.91 Labor hold Swing +0.91 References
- ^ "Labor takes seat of Robertson". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2007-12-05. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/12/05/2110786.htm. Retrieved 2007-12-07.
- ^ "Neal loses preselection challenge". ABC Online. 6 March 2010. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/03/06/2838498.htm.
Categories:- Electoral divisions of Australia
- Australian electorates contested at every election
- Central Coast, New South Wales
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