Division of Warringah

Warringah Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Warringah (green) in New South Wales
Created	1922
MP	Zali Steggall
Party	Independent
Namesake	Warringah
Area	73 km2 (28.2 sq mi)
Demographic	Inner Metropolitan

The Division of Warringah is a Federal Electoral Division for the Australian House of Representatives in the state of New South Wales. It is located in the Northern Beaches region of Sydney. It covers most of the land between Middle Harbour and the Pacific Ocean. It extends from Port Jackson in the south to the suburb of Dee Why in the north. It includes the suburbs of Mosman, Balgowlah, Manly, Brookvale, Beacon Hill and Forestville.

The Division was named after the Warringah area of Sydney. This is an Aboriginal Australian word which means "rain", "waves" or "sea". The Division was created on 13 September 1922, for the 1922 Federal election. The seat is currently a safe Liberal seat. It has always been held by a member of a conservative party. It is currently held by Zali Steggall.

Members for Warringah

Member		Party	Term
	Sir Granville Ryrie	Nationalist	1922–1927
	(Sir) Archdale Parkhill	Nationalist	1927–1931
		United Australia	1931–1937
	(Sir) Percy Spender	Independent UAP	1937–1938
		United Australia	1938–1944
		Independent	1944–1945
		Liberal	1945–1951
	Francis Bland	Liberal	1951–1961
	John Cockle	Liberal	1961–1966
	Edward St John	Liberal	1966–1969
		Independent	1969–1969
	Michael MacKellar	Liberal	1969–1994
	Tony Abbott	Liberal	1994–2019
	Zali Steggall	Independent	2019–present

Election results

• 2013 election results Archived 2013-11-02 at the Wayback Machine
• 2010 Federal election
• 2007 Federal election
• 2004 Federal election

References

• Division of Warringah - Australian Electoral Commission

Other websites

• Tony Abbott's website