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Throsby
Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Throsby (green) in New South WalesCreated: 1984 MP: Stephen Jones Party: Labor Namesake: Charles Throsby Electors: 95,874 (2010) Area: 1,422 km² (549 sq mi) Demographic: Provincial The Division of Throsby is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. It covers eastern Wingecarribee Shire, extending from Exeter, Lake Yarrunga and Upper Kangaroo Valley in the south to Aylmerton, Alpine, the Avon Dam, Lake Avon, Dombarton, and Kembla Grange in the north to the Pacific Ocean in the east at Port Kembla, including the northern part of the City of Shellharbour and the southern portion of the adjacent City of Wollongong. It include Albion Park, Berkeley, Berrima, Blackbutt, Bowral, Cringila, Dapto, Exeter, Fitzroy Falls, Horsley, Kembla Grange, Lake Illawarra, Mittagong, Moss Vale, Oak Flats, Port Kembla, Robertson, Warrawong, Welby, Willow Vale, and parts of Warilla.
The seat is named after Charles Throsby, a prominent pioneer and explorer in the early nineteenth century of the areas to the south of Sydney.
The Division of Throsby was created in a redistribution in 1984 and has been represented by the Australian Labor Party since its inception. This is due to the strong working-class character of the area due to the presence of industries such as steelmaking, coal mining and stevedoring.
The current member is Stephen Jones.
Members
Member Party Term Colin Hollis Labor 1984–2001 Jennie George Labor 2001–2010 Stephen Jones Labor 2010–present Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the Division of ThrosbyAustralian federal election, 2010: Throsby Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labor Stephen Jones 42,227 50.53 -7.69 Liberal Juliet Arkwright 25,330 30.31 +1.35 Greens Peter Moran 9,973 11.93 +2.99 National Alan Hay 4,446 5.32 +5.32 Non-Custodial Parents Wayne Hartman 1,595 1.91 +1.91 Total formal votes 83,571 93.10 -2.03 Informal votes 6,197 6.90 +2.03 Turnout 89,768 93.63 -2.23 Two-candidate preferred result Labor Stephen Jones 51,909 62.11 -4.65 Liberal Juliet Arkwright 31,662 37.89 +4.65 Labor hold Swing -4.65 References
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