Division of Cunningham
| Cunningham Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
 Division of Cunningham (green) in New South Wales | |
| Created | 1949 |
| MP | Alison Byrnes |
| Party | Labor |
| Namesake | Allan Cunningham |
| Electors | 100,643 (2010) |
| Area | 721 km2 (278.4 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Provincial |
The Division of Cunningham is an Australian electoral division in New South Wales. It was set up in 1949 and is named for Allan Cunningham, a 19th century explorer of New South Wales and Queensland.[1]
It is on the coast of New South Wales and includes parts of the city of Wollongong, Corrimal, Figtree and Unanderra. It also includes several suburbs of Sydney, including Heathcote and Bundeena.
Members[change | change source]
| Member | Party | Years | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Davies | Labor | 1949–1956 | |
| Victor Kearney | Labor | 1956–1963 | |
| Rex Connor | Labor | 1963–1977 | |
| Stewart West | Labor | 1977–1993 | |
| Stephen Martin | Labor | 1993–2002 | |
| Michael Organ | Greens | 2002–2004 | |
| Sharon Bird | Labor | 2004–present | |
Rex Connor was the Minister for Minerals and Energy in the Whitlam government. Stephen Martin was Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1993-1996. Sharon Bird held several ministerial positions in the Gillard and Rudd governments.
Election results[change | change source]
| 2022 Australian federal election: Cunningham[2] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labor | Alison Byrnes | 40,783 | 40.11 | −6.50 | |
| Liberal | Marcus Uren | 25,418 | 25.00 | −5.97 | |
| Greens | Dylan Green | 22,011 | 21.65 | +6.56 | |
| One Nation | Thomas Grogan | 5,218 | 5.13 | +5.13 | |
| United Australia | Ben Britton | 4,936 | 4.85 | +1.05 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Glover | 2,207 | 2.17 | +2.17 | |
| Australian Citizens | Alexis Garnaut-Miller | 1,098 | 1.08 | +1.08 | |
| Total formal votes | 101,671 | 94.86 | +0.56 | ||
| Informal votes | 5,514 | 5.14 | −0.56 | ||
| Turnout | 107,185 | 91.48 | −1.17 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Alison Byrnes | 65,783 | 64.70 | +1.29 | |
| Liberal | Marcus Uren | 35,888 | 35.30 | −1.29 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +1.29 | |||
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Profile of the electoral division of Cunningham (NSW)". Australian Electoral Commission. 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
- ↑ Cunningham, NSW, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.
- Wilson, Peter (2002). The Australian Political Almanack.