Division of Fowler

Fowler Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Fowler (green) in New South Wales
Created	1984
MP	Chris Hayes
Party	Labor
Namesake	Lilian Fowler
Electors	99,128 (2013)^[1]
Area	69 km² (26.6 sq mi)
Demographic	Outer Metropolitan

The Division of Fowler is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales. The division was created in 1984 and is named after Lilian Fowler, the first woman mayor in Australia.

The division includes the suburbs of Ashcroft, Austral, Bonnyrigg, Bonnyrigg Heights, Busby, Cabramatta, Cabramatta West, Canley Heights, Canley Vale, Cartwright, Cecil Hills, Cecil Park, Edensor Park, Green Valley, Greenfield Park, Heckenberg, Hinchinbrook, Lansvale, Liverpool, Middleton Grange, Miller, Mount Pritchard, Prairiewood, Sadleir, St Johns Park, Wakeley and West Hoxton.

The Member for Fowler, since the 2010 federal election, is Chris Hayes, a member of the Australian Labor Party.

Members

	Party	Term
Ted Grace	Labor	1984–1998
Julia Irwin	Labor	1998–2010
Chris Hayes	Labor	2010–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Fowler

Australian federal election, 2013: Fowler^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Chris Hayes	47,772	60.76	+7.90
	Liberal	Andrew Nguyen	21,043	26.76	−10.18
	Christian Democrats	Matt Attia	3,559	4.53	+4.53
	Palmer United	Brad Pastoors	2,722	3.46	+3.46
	Greens	Benjamin Silaphet	2,684	3.41	−3.28
	Katter's Australian	Darren McLean	848	1.08	+1.08
Total formal votes			78,628	86.07	−1.10
Informal votes			12,728	13.93	+1.10
Turnout			91,356	92.16	−0.13
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Chris Hayes	52,526	66.80	+8.04
	Liberal	Andrew Nguyen	26,102	33.20	−8.04
	Labor hold		Swing	+8.04

References

1 2 "Fowler, NSW". Election 2013. Australian Electoral Commission. 26 September 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2013.

External links

Division of Fowler - Australian Electoral Commission

Electoral divisions of the Australian House of Representatives in New South Wales

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Coordinates: 33°54′00″S 150°52′37″E / 33.900°S 150.877°E / -33.900; 150.877

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