Division of Mitchell
Mitchell Division | |
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Created | 1949 |
MP | Alex Hawke |
Party | Liberal |
Namesake | Sir Thomas Mitchell |
Electors | 121,433 (2022) |
Area | 101 km2 (39.0 sq mi) |
Demographic | Outer metropolitan |
The Division of Mitchell is an
Mitchell is a largely white collar, upper class and socially conservative electorate in the Hills district of northwestern Sydney.[1][2] Mitchell includes the suburbs of Baulkham Hills, Bella Vista, Castle Hill, Northmead, North Rocks, West Pennant Hills and Winston Hills, along with the quickly growing housing estates around Kellyville and Rouse Hill.[2]
Mitchell is the most conservative metropolitan electorate and the second most conservative electorate in Australia after the Division of Maranoa.[3]
History
The division is named after Major
The seat includes most of the Hills District, a region with a large evangelical Christian population that has pushed the seat further to the right. However, the southernmost suburbs of North Rocks, Northmead and Winston Hills are located in the Parramatta local government area, and share that LGA's bellwether tendencies. These areas have been won by Labor at high-tide elections such as at the 2007 federal election. After the 2013 federal election, Mitchell replaced nearby Bradfield as the safest Coalition seat in metropolitan Australia, with Labor needing a 22-point swing to win it.[4] As of the 2019 federal election, it is the second-safest metropolitan Coalition seat, behind Cook, with an 18.6-point swing needed for Labor to win it.
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.[5]
The division is located in the
Members
Image | Member | Party | Term | Notes | |
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Roy Wheeler (1909–1971) |
Liberal | 10 December 1949 – 9 December 1961 |
Lost seat | ||
John Armitage (1920–2009) |
Labor | 9 December 1961 – 30 November 1963 |
Lost seat. Later elected to the Division of Chifley in 1969 | ||
Les Irwin (1898–1985) |
Liberal | 30 November 1963 – 2 December 1972 |
Lost seat. Last veteran of the First World War to serve in the House of Representatives
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Alfred Ashley-Brown (1907–1993) |
Labor | 2 December 1972 – 18 May 1974 |
Lost seat | ||
Alan Cadman (1937–) |
Liberal | 18 May 1974 – 17 October 2007 |
Served as Chief Government Whip in the House under Howard. Retired | ||
Alex Hawke (1977–) |
24 November 2007 – present |
Served as minister under Morrison . Incumbent
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Election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Alex Hawke | 56,918 | 52.61 | −9.44 | |
Labor | Immanuel Selvaraj | 27,597 | 25.51 | +1.57 | |
Greens | Matt Cox | 12,796 | 11.83 | +3.76 | |
United Australia | Linda Daniel | 3,916 | 3.62 | +0.88 | |
Liberal Democrats | Clinton Mead | 3,708 | 3.43 | +3.43 | |
One Nation | Donald McKenzie | 3,258 | 3.01 | +3.01 | |
Total formal votes | 108,193 | 95.74 | +0.78 | ||
Informal votes | 4,811 | 4.26 | −0.78 | ||
Turnout | 113,004 | 93.11 | −1.02 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Alex Hawke | 65,662 | 60.69 | −7.94 | |
Labor | Immanuel Selvaraj | 42,531 | 39.31 | +7.94 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | −7.94 |
References
- ^ "2016 Mitchell, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ^ a b "Mitchell - Federal Electorate, Candidates, Results". abc.net.au. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ^ "Where are the most left and right-wing seats? Vote Compass knows". ABC News. 18 May 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ^ "House of Representatives - Two party preferred by division". Virtual Tally Room, Election 2013. Australian Electoral Commission. 4 November 2013. Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
- ^ Muller, Damon (14 November 2017). "The process of federal redistributions: a quick guide". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ Mitchell, NSW, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.