- Division of New England
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New England
Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of New England (green) within New South WalesCreated: 1901 MP: Tony Windsor Party: Independent Namesake: New England Area: 59,344 km² (22,913 sq mi) Demographic: Rural The Division of New England is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. It is located in the north-east of the state, adjoining the border with Queensland. It 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 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. New England's most prominent member was Ian Sinclair, a long serving Country/National Party government minister and party leader.
Members
Member Party Term William Sawers Protectionist 1901–1903 Edmund Lonsdale Free Trade 1903–1906 Francis Foster Labor 1906–1913 Percy Abbott Commonwealth Liberal 1913–1916 Nationalist 1916–1919 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–present Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the Division of New EnglandAustralian federal election, 2010: New England Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent Tony Windsor 56,415 61.88 +5.13 National Tim Coates 22,991 25.22 -0.32 Labor Greg Smith 7,414 8.13 -2.77 Greens Pat Schultz 3,252 3.57 +0.26 One Nation Brian Dettmann 794 0.87 -0.29 CEC Richard Witten 306 0.34 +0.08 Total formal votes 91,172 96.46 -0.57 Informal votes 3,347 3.54 +0.57 Turnout 94,519 94.83 -1.27 Two-candidate preferred result Independent Tony Windsor 65,203 71.52 -2.89 National Tim Coates 25,969 28.48 +2.89 Independent hold Swing -2.89 References
Categories:- Electoral divisions of Australia
- Australian electorates contested at every election
- New England, New South Wales
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