Division of Eden-Monaro
| Eden-Monaro Australian House of Representatives Division | |
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Division of Eden-Monaro (green) within New South Wales | |
| Created | 1901 |
| MP | Peter Hendy |
| Party | Liberal |
| Namesake | Eden and Monaro |
| Electors | 100,030 (2013)[1] |
| Area | 29,499 km2 (11,389.6 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Rural |
The Division of Eden-Monaro is an Australian electoral division in the state of 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 Batemans Bay, Bega and Cooma and the city of Queanbeyan. Until 1943 it was held by non-Labor parties for all but three years, but since then it has been consistently marginal. From 1972 it has been held by the government of the day, and is thus regarded as a "bellwether seat".
The Member for Eden-Monaro, since the 2013 federal election, is Peter Hendy, a member of the Liberal Party of Australia.
Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (Sir) Austin Chapman | Protectionist | 1901–1909 | |
| Commonwealth Liberal | 1909–1917 | ||
| Nationalist | 1917–1926 | ||
| John Perkins | Nationalist | 1926–1929 | |
| John Cusack | Labor | 1929–1931 | |
| John Perkins | United Australia | 1931–1943 | |
| Allan Fraser | Labor | 1943–1966 | |
| Dugald Munro | Liberal | 1966–1969 | |
| Allan Fraser | Labor | 1969–1972 | |
| Bob Whan | Labor | 1972–1975 | |
| Murray Sainsbury | Liberal | 1975–1983 | |
| Jim Snow | Labor | 1983–1996 | |
| Gary Nairn | Liberal | 1996–2007 | |
| Mike Kelly | Labor | 2007–2013 | |
| Peter Hendy | Liberal | 2013–present | |
Election results
| Australian federal election, 2013: Eden-Monaro[1] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Peter Hendy | 40,431 | 45.27 | +3.43 | |
| Labor | Mike Kelly | 34,638 | 38.78 | −4.83 | |
| Greens | Catherine Moore | 6,725 | 7.53 | −2.19 | |
| Palmer United | Dean Lynch | 4,655 | 5.21 | +5.21 | |
| Independent | Andrew Thaler | 1,223 | 1.37 | +1.37 | |
| Christian Democrats | Warren Catton | 861 | 0.96 | +0.21 | |
| Stable Population | Martin Tye | 601 | 0.67 | +0.67 | |
| CEC | Costas Goumas | 179 | 0.20 | +0.20 | |
| Total formal votes | 89,313 | 94.46 | +0.71 | ||
| Informal votes | 5,240 | 5.54 | −0.71 | ||
| Turnout | 94,553 | 94.52 | +0.13 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Peter Hendy | 45,199 | 50.61 | +4.85 | |
| Labor | Mike Kelly | 44,114 | 49.39 | −4.85 | |
| Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +4.85 | |||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Eden-Monaro, NSW". Election 2013. Australian Electoral Commission. 27 September 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
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