Division of Cunningham

Cunningham Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Cunningham (green) in New South Wales
Created	1949
MP	Sharon Bird
Party	Labor
Namesake	Allan Cunningham
Electors	100,643 (2010)
Area	721 km2 (278.4 sq mi)
Demographic	Provincial

Allan Cunningham

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.

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

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

• 2004 election results
• 2007 election results
• 2010 election results
• 2013 election results

There have been two by-elections in Cunningham. The first was in 1956 when the member, Billy Davis, died. There was only one nomination, Victor Kearney, who was elected unopposed. The second was in 2002 when Stephen Martin resigned. Michael Organ for the Greens was elected, the first time the Greens had won a seat in the House of Representatives.

References

• Wilson, Peter (2002). The Australian Political Almanack.

Other websites

• Division of Cunningham - Australian Electoral Commission