Division of Robertson

Division of Robertson
Robertson
Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Robertson 2010.png
Division of Robertson (green) in New South Wales
Created: 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

Australian 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

Coordinates: 33°22′55″S 151°12′47″E / 33.382°S 151.213°E / -33.382; 151.213


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