Division of Mitchell

Mitchell
Division
Mitchell; Division
	2016 federal election to 2025 Interactive map of electorate boundaries
Created	1949
MP	Alex Hawke
Party	Liberal
Namesake	Sir Thomas Mitchell
Electors	123,041 (2025)
Area	79 km2 (30.5 sq mi)
Demographic	Outer metropolitan
	Electorates around Mitchell:
Footnotes

The Division of Mitchell is an

Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales. It is currently represented by Liberal MP Alex Hawke

.

Mitchell is a largely white collar, upper class and socially conservative electorate in the Hills district of northwestern Sydney.^[2]^[3]

According to a 2022 survey by the ABC, Mitchell was the most conservative metropolitan electorate and the second-most conservative electorate in Australia after the Division of Maranoa.^[4]

History

The division is named after Major

Victoria. The division was proclaimed at the redistribution of 11 May 1949, and was first contested at the 1949 federal election. The majority of the electorate is fairly conservative, and it has been a safe seat for the Liberal Party of Australia for most of its existence. Labor has won it twice, for one term each. Labor last won it in 1972 in the swing that brought Gough Whitlam to power. However, proving this seat's conservative nature, the Liberals took it back in 1974 and have held it without serious difficulty since then. A 1984 redistribution cut out Richmond and the Hawkesbury River area, making this already safely conservative seat even more so. The current Member for Mitchell, since the 2007 federal election, is Liberal Alex Hawke

.

The seat includes most of the

Coalition seat in metropolitan Australia, with Labor needing a 22-point swing to win it.^[5] 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.

Geography

The division is located in the Hills District of Sydney, and includes the entire suburbs of Baulkham Hills, Beaumont Hills, Bella Vista, Norwest, Kellyville, North Kellyville and Winston Hills. The division also includes parts of Castle Hill, Glenhaven, North Rocks, Northmead, Old Toongabbie, Rouse Hill, and West Pennant Hills.^[6]

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.^[7]

Members

Member	Party	Term	Notes
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
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–)	Liberal	24 November 2007 – present	Served as minister under Morrison . Incumbent

Election results

2025 Australian federal election: Mitchell^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Alex Hawke	50,758	46.33	−6.07
	Labor	Dilvan Bircan	36,396	33.22	+7.62
	Greens	Ben Speechly	15,044	13.73	+1.75
	One Nation	Brendan McCreanor	4,680	4.27	+1.32
	Trumpet of Patriots	Mark Crocker	2,675	2.44	+2.42
Total formal votes			109,553	94.68	−0.99
Informal votes			6,156	5.32	+0.99
Turnout			115,709	94.07	+3.98
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Alex Hawke	58,949	53.81	−6.68
	Labor	Dilvan Bircan	50,604	46.19	+6.68
	Liberal hold		Swing	−6.68

2022 Australian federal election: Mitchell^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

two-candidate-preferred

.

References

^ "MAP OF COMMONWEALTH ELECTORAL DIVISION OF MITCHELL" (PDF). AEC. October 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
^ "2016 Mitchell, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
^ "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.
^ "Map of Commonwealth Division of Mitchell" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. October 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
^ Muller, Damon (14 November 2017). "The process of federal redistributions: a quick guide". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
^ Mitchell, NSW, 2025 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.
^ Mitchell, NSW, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.

External links

Division of Mitchell - Australian Electoral Commission

33°42′36″S 150°57′36″E / 33.710°S 150.960°E / -33.710; 150.960

[1] "MAP OF COMMONWEALTH ELECTORAL DIVISION OF MITCHELL" (PDF). AEC. October 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2025.

[2] "2016 Mitchell, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 27 May 2022.

[:0-3] "Mitchell - Federal Electorate, Candidates, Results". abc.net.au. Retrieved 27 May 2022.

[4] "Where are the most left and right-wing seats? Vote Compass knows". ABC News. 18 May 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2023.

[5] "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.

[6] "Map of Commonwealth Division of Mitchell" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. October 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2025.

[7] Muller, Damon (14 November 2017). "The process of federal redistributions: a quick guide". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 19 April 2022.

[8] Mitchell, NSW, 2025 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.

[9] Mitchell, NSW, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.

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