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Mackellar
Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Mackellar (green) in New South WalesCreated: 1949 MP: Bronwyn Bishop Party: Liberal Namesake: Dorothea Mackellar Area: 233 km² (90 sq mi) Demographic: Outer Metropolitan The Division of Mackellar is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. It is located in the Northern Beaches region of Sydney, on the Pacific coast, south of Broken Bay and the Hawkesbury River. It includes the suburbs of Narrabeen, Beacon Hill, Newport, Palm Beach and Terrey Hills.
The Division is named after Dorothea Mackellar, a 20th century Australian poet. The Division was proclaimed at the redistribution of 11 May 1949, and was first contested at the 1949 Federal election. The seat is a safe Liberal seat. 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.
Members
Member Party Term William Wentworth Liberal 1949–1977 Independent 1977–1977 Jim Carlton Liberal 1977–1994 Bronwyn Bishop Liberal 1994–present Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the Division of MackellarAustralian federal election, 2010: Mackellar Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Bronwyn Bishop 54,110 62.12 +5.74 Labor Linda Beattie 18,381 21.10 -3.33 Greens Jonathan King 14,609 16.77 +5.08 Total formal votes 87,100 94.80 -0.53 Informal votes 4,780 5.20 +0.53 Turnout 91,880 93.23 -2.05 Two-candidate preferred result Liberal Bronwyn Bishop 57,245 65.72 +3.34 Labor Linda Beattie 29,855 34.28 -3.34 Liberal hold Swing +3.34 References
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