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Namadgi
Australian House of Representatives DivisionCreated: 1996 Abolished: 1998 Namesake: Namadgi National Park The Division of Namadgi was an Australian Electoral Division in the Australian Capital Territory. It was located in the southern suburbs of Canberra, and included the suburbs of Conder, Kambah, Mawson and Tuggeranong.
The Division was proclaimed at the redistribution of 20 September 1994, and was first contested at the 1996 Federal election. It was abolished at the redistribution of 10 December 1997. It was held for its entire lifetime by former ACT MLA Annette Ellis, who subsequently became the member for Canberra after Namadgi's abolition.
Members
Member Party Term Annette Ellis Labor 1996–1998 Election results
Australian federal election, 1996: Namadgi Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Brendan Smyth 28,638 45.14 +9.99 Labor Annette Ellis 28,583 45.06 -8.89 Greens Shane Rattenbury 4,579 7.22 +7.22 Independent Derek Rosborough 1,636 2.58 +2.58 Total formal votes 63,436 97.43 +0.33 Informal votes 1,672 2.57 -0.33 Turnout 65,108 97.37 Two-candidate preferred result Labor Annette Ellis 32,542 51.51 -9.28 Liberal Brendan Smyth 30,628 48.49 +9.28 Labor hold Swing -9.28 Electoral Divisions of the Australian House of Representatives from the Australian Capital and Northern Territories ACT: Canberra · Fraser (also covers Jervis Bay Territory) · NT: Lingiari (also covers Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands) · Solomon
Abolished: Australian Capital Territory · Namadgi · Northern Territory
Divisions in: New South Wales · Victoria · Queensland · Western Australia · South Australia · Tasmania · Australian Capital and Northern TerritoriesCategories:- Electoral divisions of Australia
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