Division of Fraser

Fraser
Australian House of Representatives Division

Fraser, shown within ACT
(Jervis Bay Territory not shown)
Created 1974
MP Andrew Leigh
Party Labor
Namesake Jim Fraser
Electors 138,047 (2013)
Area 513 km2 (198.1 sq mi)
Demographic Inner Metropolitan

The Division of Fraser is an Australian Electoral Division in the Australian Capital Territory and the Jervis Bay Territory. The division was created in a redistribution of the former Division of Australian Capital Territory, gazetted on 19 April 1974. It is named for Jim Fraser, who was the Member for Australian Capital Territory from 1951 to 1970. It encompasses the northern suburbs of Canberra, including the districts of Belconnen, Gungahlin, North Canberra and also the Jervis Bay Territory. It also includes the land in the ACT north of the Molonglo River and Lake Burley Griffin. It has always been a safe seat for the Australian Labor Party.

Members

MemberPartyTerm
  Ken Fry Labor 1974–1984
  John Langmore Labor 1984–1996
  Steve Dargavel Labor 1997–1998
  Bob McMullan Labor 1998–2010
  Andrew Leigh Labor 2010–present

Election results

Australian federal election, 2013: Fraser[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Andrew Leigh 56,063 44.66 −1.15
Liberal Elizabeth Lee 39,693 31.62 −0.79
Greens Adam Verwey 17,665 14.07 −5.77
Bullet Train Sam Huggins 5,099 4.06 +4.06
Palmer United Freddy Alcazar 3,063 2.44 +2.44
Democrats Darren Churchill 2,444 1.95 +1.95
Rise Up Australia Jill Ross 1,508 1.20 +1.20
Total formal votes 125,535 96.27 +0.70
Informal votes 4,859 3.73 −0.70
Turnout 130,394 94.46 +0.07
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Andrew Leigh 78,614 62.62 −1.58
Liberal Elizabeth Lee 46,921 37.38 +1.58
Labor hold Swing −1.58

References

  1. ↑ Division of Fraser, ACT, Election 2013, Australian Electoral Commission, 28 November 2013.

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Coordinates: 35°14′10″S 149°06′40″E / 35.236°S 149.111°E