Division of Hughes
Hughes Division | |
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Created | 1955 |
MP | Jenny Ware |
Party | Liberal |
Namesake | Billy Hughes |
Electors | 107,364 (2022) |
Area | 369 km2 (142.5 sq mi) |
Demographic | Outer metropolitan |
The Division of Hughes is an
History
The division was created in 1955 and is named for Billy Hughes, who was Prime Minister of Australia from 1915 to 1923. Originally a marginal Labor seat, it was taken by the Liberals in their 1966 landslide.[1] However, the Liberal margin was redistributed away in 1968 when most of its Liberal-friendly territory was shifted to newly created Cook, and Labor won it back on a large swing. It remained in Labor hands for the next quarter-century, though it became increasingly marginal from 1984 onward.
It was one of many marginal seats taken by the Liberals in the 1996 landslide. The Liberals have held it ever since – although they came close to losing it in the 2007 Labor landslide – and it is now generally considered to be a safe Liberal seat.[1]
The member for Hughes between the
Boundaries
Since 1984, federal electoral division boundaries in Australia have been determined at redistributions by a redistribution committee appointed by the Australian Electoral Commission. Redistributions occur for the boundaries of divisions in a particular state, and they occur every seven years, or sooner if a state's representation entitlement changes or when divisions of a state are malapportioned.[4]
The division is located in the southern and southwestern suburbs of
Members
Image | Member | Party | Term | Notes | |
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Les Johnson (1924–2015) |
Labor | 10 December 1955 – 26 November 1966 |
Lost seat | ||
Don Dobie (1927–1996) |
Liberal | 26 November 1966 – 25 October 1969 |
Transferred to the Division of Cook | ||
Les Johnson (1924–2015) |
Labor | 25 October 1969 – 19 December 1983 |
Served as minister under Australian High Commissioner to New Zealand
| ||
Robert Tickner (1951–) |
Labor | 18 February 1984 – 2 March 1996 |
Served as minister under Keating . Lost seat
| ||
Danna Vale (1944–) |
Liberal | 2 March 1996 – 19 July 2010 |
Served as minister under Howard . Retired
| ||
Craig Kelly (1963–) |
Liberal | 21 August 2010 – 23 February 2021 |
Lost seat | ||
Independent
|
23 February 2021 – 23 August 2021 | ||||
United Australia
|
23 August 2021 – 21 May 2022 | ||||
Jenny Ware | Liberal | 21 May 2022 – present |
Incumbent |
Election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Jenny Ware | 42,148 | 43.49 | −9.67 | |
Labor | Riley Campbell | 21,828 | 22.52 | −7.94 | |
Independent | Georgia Steele | 13,891 | 14.33 | +14.33 | |
United Australia | Craig Kelly
|
7,186 | 7.42 | +4.94 | |
Greens | Pete Thompson | 6,118 | 6.31 | −0.63 | |
Independent | Linda Seymour | 3,138 | 3.24 | +3.24 | |
One Nation | Narelle Seymour | 2,600 | 2.68 | +2.68 | |
Total formal votes | 96,909 | 95.67 | +0.84 | ||
Informal votes | 4,387 | 4.33 | −0.84 | ||
Turnout | 101,296 | 94.42 | −0.40 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Jenny Ware | 55,244 | 57.01 | −2.84 | |
Labor | Riley Campbell | 41,665 | 42.99 | +2.84 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | −2.84 |
References
- ^ a b "Hughes - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". ABC News. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- TheGuardian.com. 23 February 2021.
- ^ "United Australia Party leader Craig Kelly defends spam messages". 29 August 2021.
- ^ Muller, Damon (14 November 2017). "The process of federal redistributions: a quick guide". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ Hughes, NSW, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.