Division of Mackellar

Coordinates: 33°40′08″S 151°15′11″E / 33.669°S 151.253°E / -33.669; 151.253
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Mackellar
Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Mackellar (green) in New South Wales
Created1949
MPSophie Scamps
PartyIndependent
NamesakeDorothea Mackellar
Electors102,842 (2013)[1]
Area233 km2 (90.0 sq mi)
DemographicOuter Metropolitan
Dorothea Mackellar

The Division of Mackellar is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales. It is named after Dorothea Mackellar, a 20th-century Australian poet.[2] The division was set up in 1949.

It covers the northern beach suburbs of Sydney, including Narrabeen, Beacon Hill, Newport, Palm Beach and Terrey Hills.[2]

Members[change | change source]

Member Party Term
  William Wentworth Liberal 1949–1977
  Jim Carlton Liberal 1977–1994
  Bronwyn Bishop Liberal 1994–2016
  Jason Falinski Liberal 2016–present

William Wentworth IV, was the first Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, and the great-grandson of politician and explorer William Wentworth, one of the first Europeans to cross the Blue Mountains. Bronwyn Bishop was the Speaker of the Australian House of Representativesfrom 2013 to 2015.

Election results[change | change source]

2022 Australian federal election: Mackellar[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jason Falinski 40,993 41.41 −11.60
Independent Sophie Scamps 37,724 38.11 +38.11
Labor Paula Goodman 8,162 8.25 −8.69
Greens Ethan Hrnjak 6,032 6.09 −5.39
United Australia Christopher Ball 2,881 2.91 +0.55
One Nation Darren Dickson 2,624 2.65 +2.65
TNL Barry Steele 575 0.58 +0.58
Total formal votes 98,991 96.22 +0.93
Informal votes 3,884 3.78 −0.93
Turnout 102,875 92.54 −0.51
Notional two-party-preferred count
Liberal Jason Falinski 58,012 58.60 −4.62
Labor Paula Goodman 40,979 41.40 +4.62
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Sophie Scamps 51,973 52.50 +52.50
Liberal Jason Falinski 47,018 47.50 −15.73
Independent gain from Liberal Swing +52.50

References[change | change source]

  1. "NSW Division - Mackellar, NSW". Virtual Tally Room, Election 2013. Australian Electoral Commission. 25 September 2013. Archived from the original on 11 September 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Profile of the electoral division of Mackellar (NSW)". Australian Electoral Commission. 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  3. Mackellar, NSW, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.

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33°40′08″S 151°15′11″E / 33.669°S 151.253°E / -33.669; 151.253