Division of Fraser

Fraser Australian House of Representatives Division
Fraser, shown within ACT (Jervis Bay Territory not shown)
Created:	1974
MP:	Andrew Leigh
Party:	Labor
Namesake:	James Fraser
Area:	513 km² (198 sq mi)
Demographic:	Inner Metropolitan

The Division of Fraser is an Australian Electoral Division in the Australian Capital Territory. It also covers the Jervis Bay Territory. The division was created in 1974 and is named for James Fraser, who was member for Australian Capital Territory 1951-70. It encompasses the northern suburbs of Canberra, including the districts of Belconnen, Gungahlin, North Canberra and also Jervis Bay Territory. It also includes the land in the ACT north of the Molonglo River and Lake Burley Griffin. It has always been a safe seat for the Australian Labor Party.

Members

Member		Party	Term
	Ken Fry	Labor	1974–1984
	John Langmore	Labor	1984–1996
	Steve Dargavel	Labor	1997–1998
	Bob McMullan	Labor	1998–2010
	Andrew Leigh	Labor	2010–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Fraser

Australian federal election, 2010: Fraser
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Andrew Leigh	51,092	45.81	-5.29
	Liberal	James Milligan	36,148	32.41	+1.18
	Greens	Indra Esguerra	22,126	19.84	+6.46
	Secular	Quintin Hedges-Phillips	2,175	1.95	+1.95
Total formal votes			111,541	95.57	-2.07
Informal votes			5,171	4.43	+2.07
Turnout			116,712	94.55	-1.12
Two-candidate preferred result
	Labor	Andrew Leigh	71,613	64.20	-0.87
	Liberal	James Milligan	39,928	35.80	+0.87
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.87

References

• Division of Fraser - Australian Electoral Commission

Coordinates: 35°14′10″S 149°06′40″E / 35.236°S 149.111°E / -35.236; 149.111