Division of Warringah

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The Division of Warringah is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. It is located in the Northern Beaches region of Sydney, and 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, Balmoral, Balgowlah, Manly, Brookvale, Beacon Hill and Forestville.

The Division was named after the Warringah area of Sydney, which itself is named by an Aboriginal Australian word which translates into English as "rain", "waves" or "sea". The Division was proclaimed at the redistribution of September 13, 1922, and was first contested at the 1922 Federal election. The seat is currently a safe Liberal seat, and has always been held by a member of a conservative party. It is currently held by Tony Abbott, the Minister for Health.

[edit] Members

Member	Party affiliation	Period
Sir Granville Ryrie	Nationalist	1922-1927
Robert Parkhill	Nationalist/United Australia	1927-1937
Sir Percy Spender	United Australia/Liberal	1937-1951
Francis Bland	Liberal	1951-1961
John Cockle	Liberal	1961-1966
Edward St John	Liberal	1966-1969
Michael MacKellar	Liberal	1969-1994
Tony Abbott	Liberal	1994-