Division of Eden-Monaro

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The Division of Eden-Monaro is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. The division was created in 1900, and was one of the original 75 divisions contested at the first federal election. It is named for the town of Eden and the Monaro district of southern New South Wales. Its boundaries have changed very little throughout its history, and it includes the towns of Bega and Cooma and the city of Queanbeyan. Until 1943 it was usually a safe non-Labor seat, but since then it has been consistently marginal. Since 1972 it has always been held by the government of the day, and it is thus regarded as a "bellwether seat."

[edit] Members

Member Party Term
Hon Sir Austin Chapman Protectionist, Liberal, Nationalist 1901-26
Hon John Perkins Nationalist 1926-29
John Cusack ALP 1929-31
Hon John Perkins UAP 1931-43
Allan Fraser ALP 1943-66
Dugald Munro Liberal 1966-69
Allan Fraser ALP 1969-72
Bob Whan ALP 1972-75
Murray Sainsbury Liberal 1975-83
Jim Snow ALP 1983-96
Hon Gary Nairn Liberal 1996-


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