| Mackellar Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
| State or territory: | New South Wales |
| Created: | 1949 |
| MP: | Bronwyn Bishop |
| Party: | Liberal |
| Namesake: | Dorothea Mackellar |
| Electors: | 92,411 |
| Area: | 210 km² (81. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The House of Representatives is one of the two houses (chambers of the Parliament of Australia; it is the Lower house, the Upper house being the Senate The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. The Commonwealth of Australia is made up of 8 states and territories controlled under a federal system of government Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Bronwyn Kathleen Bishop MP (born 19 October 1942) Australian politician has been a Liberal member of the Australian House Political parties in Australia lists political parties in Australia. The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. My Country part 1jpg|thumb|right|Mackellar's notebook with first two verses]] Isobel Marion Dorothea Mackellar, OBE ( July 1, 1885 &ndash January 14 Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 1 sq mi) |
| Demographic: | Outer Metropolitan |
The Division of Mackellar is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. The Commonwealth of Australia is made up of 8 states and territories controlled under a federal system of government It is located in the Northern Beaches region of Sydney, on the Pacific coast, south of Broken Bay and the Hawkesbury River. The Northern Beaches is a informal term used to describe the northern coastal suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia, located near Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth 's Oceanic divisions Broken Bay is a large inlet of the Pacific Ocean located about 50 km north of Sydney on the coast of New South Wales, Australia. The Hawkesbury River is one of the major rivers of the coastal region of New South Wales, Australia. It includes the suburbs of Narrabeen, Beacon Hill, Newport, Palm Beach and Terrey Hills. Narrabeen is a beachside suburb in northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Beacon Hill is a Suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Newport is a Suburb in northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Palm Beach is a northern beachside Suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales Terrey Hills is a Suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia.
The Division is named after Dorothea Mackellar, a 20th century Australian poet. My Country part 1jpg|thumb|right|Mackellar's notebook with first two verses]] Isobel Marion Dorothea Mackellar, OBE ( July 1, 1885 &ndash January 14 The twentieth century of the Common Era began on A poet is a person who writes Poetry. Etymology From the Ancient greek: ποιέω, poieō: "I make or compose" The Division was proclaimed at the redistribution of May 11, 1949, and was first contested at the 1949 Federal election. Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Electoral reform As of this election single transferrable vote with Proportional representation became the method for electing the Senate The seat is currently a safe Liberal seat. The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. It was first held by William Wentworth IV, the first Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, and the great-grandson of politician and explorer William Wentworth, one of the first three Europeans to cross the Blue Mountains. William Charles Wentworth AO (8 September 1907 - 15 June 2003 Australian politician was a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives William Charles Wentworth (13 August 1790 – 20 March 1872 was an Australian poet explorer journalist and politician and one of the leading figures of early colonial New South
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Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Wentworth | Liberal | 1949—1977 | |
| Independent | 1977—1977 | ||
| Jim Carlton | Liberal | 1977—1994 | |
| Bronwyn Bishop | Liberal | 1994—present | |
Election results
| Australian federal election, 2007: Mackellar | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Bronwyn Bishop | 47,343 | 56. William Charles Wentworth AO (8 September 1907 - 15 June 2003 Australian politician was a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Electoral reform As of this election single transferrable vote with Proportional representation became the method for electing the Senate Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays James Joseph (Jim Carlton AO (born 13 May 1935) is a former Australian Politician. The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Background and Issues The election is remembered for the "fistful of dollars" advertisements run by the government offering tax cuts to voters Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Bronwyn Kathleen Bishop MP (born 19 October 1942) Australian politician has been a Liberal member of the Australian House The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Mackellar in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1949 until the present Federal elections for the Parliament of Australia were held on Saturday 24 November 2007 after a 6-week campaign in which 13 The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Bronwyn Kathleen Bishop MP (born 19 October 1942) Australian politician has been a Liberal member of the Australian House 41 | -0. 62 | |
| Labor | Chris Sharpe | 20,439 | 24. 35 | +4. 24 | |
| Greens | Craige McWhirter | 9,840 | 11. The Australian Greens, commonly known as The Greens, is a Green Australian political party. 72 | +1. 19 | |
| Christian Democrats | Mike Hubbard | 1,955 | 2. The Christian Democratic Party (CDP is a minor Political party in Australia. 33 | +2. 33 | |
| Climate Change Coalition | John Adams | 1,772 | 2. The Climate Change Coalition (CCC is an Australian Political party, which was formed in 2006 with a view to accelerate action by politicians from all parties on 11 | +2. 11 | |
| Independent | Matt McLellan | 1,651 | 1. In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. 97 | +1. 97 | |
| Democrats | Clinton Barnes | 933 | 1. The Australian Democrats is an Australian Political party espousing a centrist or Social liberal ideology 11 | -0. 29 | |
| Total formal votes | 83,933 | 95. 29 | +0. 11 | ||
| Informal votes | 4,150 | 4. 71 | -0. 11 | ||
| Turnout | 88,083 | 95. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 32 | +1. 86 | ||
| Two Candidate Preferred Result | |||||
| Liberal | Bronwyn Bishop | 52,395 | 62. The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Bronwyn Kathleen Bishop MP (born 19 October 1942) Australian politician has been a Liberal member of the Australian House 42 | -3. 04 | |
| Labor | Chris Sharpe | 31,538 | 37. 58 | +3. 04 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | -3. The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. The term swing is used in Australia in a different sense from that employed in Britain, where the term originated (see Swing (politics) 04 | |||
References
External links
- Division of Mackellar. Australian Electoral Commission Divisional Profiles. Retrieved on 2007-06-29. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. (PDF, 191 kB)
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