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Warringah
Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Warringah (green) in New South WalesCreated: 1922 MP: Tony Abbott Party: Liberal Namesake: Warringah Area: 73 km² (28 sq mi) Demographic: Inner Metropolitan The Division of Warringah is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. It is located in the Northern Beaches region of Sydney, and covers most of the land between Middle Harbour and the Pacific Ocean. It extends from Port Jackson in the south to the suburb of Dee Why in the north. It includes the suburbs of Mosman, Balgowlah, Manly, Brookvale, Beacon Hill and Forestville.
The Division was named after the Warringah area of Sydney, which itself is named by an Aboriginal Australian word which translates into English as "rain", "waves" or "sea". The Division was proclaimed at the redistribution of 13 September 1922, and was first contested at the 1922 Federal election. The seat is currently a safe Liberal seat, and has always been held by a member of a conservative party. It is currently held by Tony Abbott, the Leader of the Opposition.
Members for Warringah
Member Party Term Granville Ryrie Nationalist 1922–1927 Archdale Parkhill Nationalist 1927–1931 United Australia 1931–1937 Percy Spender Independent UAP 1937–1938 United Australia 1938–1944 Liberal 1944–1951 Francis Bland Liberal 1951–1961 John Cockle Liberal 1961–1966 Edward St John Liberal 1966–1969 Independent 1969 Michael MacKellar Liberal 1969–1994 Tony Abbott Liberal 1994–present Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the Division of WarringahAustralian federal election, 2010: Warringah Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Tony Abbott 50,063 58.92 +4.91 Labor Hugh Zochling 18,385 21.64 -6.85 Greens Matthew Drake-Brockman 13,883 16.34 +4.03 Sex Party Alexander Gutman 2,075 2.44 +2.44 Secular Kenneth Cooke 566 0.67 +0.67 Total formal votes 84,972 95.36 -1.20 Informal votes 4,135 4.64 +1.20 Turnout 89,107 92.14 -2.69 Two-candidate preferred result Liberal Tony Abbott 53,612 63.09 +4.31 Labor Hugh Zochling 31,360 36.91 -4.31 Liberal hold Swing +4.31 References
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