Division of Gwydir
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| Gwydir Australian House of Representatives Division |
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| State or territory: | New South Wales |
| Created: | 1901 |
| Abolished: | 2007 |
| Namesake: | Gwydir River |
The Division of Gwydir was an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. The division was created in 1900 and was one of the original 75 divisions contested at the first federal election. As a result of the electoral redistribution of 13 September 2006, Gwydir was abolished and ceased to exist at the 2007 federal election.
Gwydir was named for the Gwydir River (which in turn was named by the explorer Allan Cunningham after his patron Lord Gwydir, who took his title from Gwydir Castle in Wales). The Division was located in western New South Wales, and at the time of its abolition included the towns of Bourke, Moree, Mudgee and Brewarrina.
The seat was a stronghold of the Australian Workers Union and was usually held by the Australian Labor Party until the 1940s, but after 1949 it grew increasingly safe for the National Party of Australia. Its last Labor member, William Scully, was a Cabinet minister in the Ben Chifley government. The final member, John Anderson, was Leader of the National Party and Deputy Prime Minister in the Howard Government until he resigned the position.
In September 2006 the New South Wales redistribution commissioners decided to abolish the Division of Gwydir. The abolition took effect at the 2007 federal election. Most of the division became part of the Division of Parkes, whilst some towns in the Upper Hunter Shire (mainly Scone, Aberdeen, Merriwa and Murrurundi) were absorbed into the Division of Hunter.
[edit] Members
[edit] Election results
| Australian federal election, 2004: Gwydir | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| National | John Anderson | 46,951 | 61.95 | +9.32 | |
| Labor | Glenn Richard Sims | 17,396 | 22.95 | +0.30 | |
| Independent | Bruce Haigh | 3,797 | 5.01 | -1.03 | |
| One Nation | Colin Rogers | 3,441 | 4.54 | -5.50 | |
| Greens | Michael John Anderson | 3,399 | 4.48 | +2.76 | |
| Citizens Electoral Council | Richard Stringer | 808 | 1.07 | -0.49 | |
| Total formal votes | 75,792 | 96.40 | +0.93 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,830 | 3.60 | -0.93 | ||
| Turnout | 78,622 | 95.15 | +0.03 | ||
| Two Candidate Preferred Result | |||||
| National | John Anderson | 51,835 | 68.39 | +3.51 | |
| Labor | Glenn Richard Sims | 23,957 | 31.61 | -3.51 | |
| National hold | Swing | +3.51 | |||
| Australian federal election, 2001: Gwydir | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| National | John Anderson | 40,437 | 52.63 | +11.15 | |
| Labor | Anne Murnain | 17,402 | 22.65 | -5.71 | |
| One Nation | Colin Rogers | 7,716 | 10.04 | -9.10 | |
| Independent | Bruce Haigh | 4,637 | 6.04 | +6.04 | |
| Greens | Neil Strachan | 1,324 | 1.72 | +1.52 | |
| Independent | Bevan O'Regan | 1,289 | 1.68 | +1.68 | |
| Democrats | Ken Graham | 1,242 | 1.62 | -0.83 | |
| Citizens Electoral Council | Richard Witten | 1,197 | 1.56 | +1.48 | |
| Lower Excise Fuel and Beer | Harry Weber | 1,194 | 1.55 | +1.55 | |
| Independent | Gary Edwards | 389 | 0.51 | -0.32 | |
| Total formal votes | 76,827 | 95.52 | -0.51 | ||
| Informal votes | 3,603 | 4.48 | +0.51 | ||
| Turnout | 80,430 | 95.54 | |||
| Two Candidate Preferred Result | |||||
| National | John Anderson | 49,844 | 64.88 | +2.88 | |
| Labor | Anne Murnain | 26,983 | 35.12 | -2.88 | |
| National hold | Swing | +2.88 | |||
[edit] References
- Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive
- The Poll Bludger
- ABC Elections
- Australian Electoral Commission
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