- Division of North Sydney
-
North Sydney
Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of North Sydney (green) in New South WalesCreated: 1901 MP: Joe Hockey Party: Liberal Namesake: North Sydney, New South Wales Area: 48 km² (19 sq mi) Demographic: Inner Metropolitan The Division of North Sydney is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. The division is named after the North Sydney area where it is located. It was proclaimed in 1900 and was one of the original 75 divisions contested at the first federal election. North Sydney is one of only two original divisions in New South Wales, along with Wentworth, which have never been held by the ALP. It is currently held by former Howard Government Minister Joe Hockey.
The electoral division includes the suburbs of Artarmon, Cammeray, Cremorne, Cremorne Point, Crows Nest, Gore Hill, Greenwich, Henley, Hunters Hill, Huntleys Point, Kirribilli, Lane Cove, Lane Cove West, Lavender Bay, Linley Point, Longueville, McMahons Point, Milsons Point, Naremburn, Neutral Bay, Northbridge, North Sydney, Northwood, Riverview, St Leonards, Tarban, Waverton, Wollstonecraft, Woolwich and parts of Castlecrag, Gladesville and Willoughby.
Members
Member Party Term Dugald Thomson Free Trade, Anti-Socialist 1901–1909 Commonwealth Liberal 1909–1910 George Edwards Commonwealth Liberal 1910–1911 Granville Ryrie Commonwealth Liberal 1911–1916 Nationalist 1916–1922 Billy Hughes Nationalist 1922–1929 Independent Nationalist 1929–1930 Australian 1930–1931 United Australia 1931–1945 Liberal 1945–1949 William Jack Liberal 1949–1966 Bill Graham Liberal 1966–1980 John Spender Liberal 1980–1990 Ted Mack Independent 1990–1996 Joe Hockey Liberal 1996–present Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the Division of North SydneyAustralian federal election, 2010: North Sydney Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Joe Hockey 51,179 59.71 +7.94 Labor Leta Webb 18,961 22.12 -13.15 Greens Andrew Robjohns 13,314 15.53 +5.97 Democrats Daniel Pearce 1,275 1.49 +1.45 Family First Daniel Le 980 1.14 +0.64 Total formal votes 85,709 95.56 -0.72 Informal votes 3,986 4.44 +0.72 Turnout 89,695 91.93 -2.28 Two-candidate preferred result Liberal Joe Hockey 54,901 64.06 +8.55 Labor Leta Webb 30,808 35.94 -8.55 Liberal hold Swing +8.55 References
Categories:- Electoral divisions of Australia
- Australian electorates contested at every election
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
