Division of Hume
| Hume Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
 Division of Hume (green) within New South Wales | |
| Created | 1901 |
| MP | Angus Taylor |
| Party | Liberal |
| Namesake | Hamilton Hume |
| Electors | 102,321 2013[1] |
| Area | 33,637 km2 (12,987.3 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Rural |
The Division of Hume is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. It was one of the 75 divisions set up for the first Federal election in 1901. It was named after Hamilton Hume, one of the first Europeans to travel through the area.[2]
Location
[change | change source]The Division is in the central part of the state, north of the Australian Capital Territory. The Division covers a predominantly rural area, with agriculture and coal mining the main industries. It includes Bargo, Binalong, Boorowa, Bundanoon, Buxton, Caragabal, Colo Vale, Cootamundra, Cowra, Crookwell, Gooloogong, Goulburn, Grenfell, Gundaroo, Gunning, Harden/Murrumburrah, High Range, Hill Top, Joadja, Jugiong, Marulan, Murrumbateman, Oakdale, Picton, Quandialla, Stockinbingal, Sutton, Tahmoor, Tarago, The Oaks, Thirlmere, Wallendbeen, Wilton, Yass and Young.[2]
Members
[change | change source]| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sir William Lyne | Protectionist | 1901–1909 | |
| Independent | 1909–1913 | ||
| Robert Patten | Commonwealth Liberal | 1913–1917 | |
| Nationalist | 1917–1917 | ||
| Franc Falkiner | Nationalist | 1917–1919 | |
| Parker Moloney | Labor | 1919–1931 | |
| Thomas Collins | Country | 1931–1943 | |
| Arthur Fuller | Labor | 1943–1949 | |
| Charles Anderson | Country | 1949–1951 | |
| Arthur Fuller | Labor | 1951–1955 | |
| Charles Anderson | Country | 1955–1961 | |
| Arthur Fuller | Labor | 1961–1963 | |
| John Pettitt | Country | 1963–1972 | |
| Frank Olley | Labor | 1972–1974 | |
| Stephen Lusher | Country | 1974–1975 | |
| National Country | 1975–1982 | ||
| National | 1982–1984 | ||
| Wal Fife | Liberal | 1984–1993 | |
| John Sharp | National | 1993–1998 | |
| Alby Schultz | Liberal | 1998–2013 | |
| Angus Taylor | Liberal | 2013–present | |
Election results
[change | change source]| 2022 Australian federal election: Hume[3] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Angus Taylor | 45,177 | 43.12 | −10.17 | |
| Labor | Greg Baines | 20,864 | 19.92 | −6.65 | |
| Independent | Penny Ackery | 16,045 | 15.32 | +15.32 | |
| One Nation | Rebecca Thompson | 7,700 | 7.35 | +7.35 | |
| Greens | Karen Stewart | 5,194 | 4.96 | −0.14 | |
| United Australia | Garry Dollin | 4,780 | 4.56 | −0.26 | |
| Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Ross Seller | 3,108 | 2.97 | +2.97 | |
| Independent | Sheneli Dona | 1,124 | 1.07 | +1.07 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Joaquim de Lima | 770 | 0.73 | +0.73 | |
| Total formal votes | 104,762 | 92.87 | −0.67 | ||
| Informal votes | 8,040 | 7.13 | +0.67 | ||
| Turnout | 112,802 | 92.68 | −1.41 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Angus Taylor | 60,467 | 57.72 | −5.27 | |
| Labor | Greg Baines | 44,295 | 42.28 | +5.27 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | −5.27 | |||
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "House of Representatives Division First Preferences". vtr.aec.gov.au. 2013. Archived from the original on 9 September 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Profile of the electoral division of Hume (NSW". Australian Electoral Commission. 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
- ↑ Hume, NSW, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.