Division of Farrer

Farrer Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Farrer (green) within New South Wales
Created	1949
MP	Sussan Ley
Party	Liberal
Namesake	William Farrer
Electors	94,528 (2013)^[1]
Area	247,097 km² (95,404.7 sq mi)
Demographic	Rural

The Division of Farrer is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales. The division was created in 1949 and is named for William Farrer, an agricultural scientist.

The division is located in the far western area of the state and includes Albury, Balranald, Broken Hill, Deniliquin and Jerilderie, Griffith and Leeton

The sitting member, since the 2001 election, is Sussan Ley, a member of the Liberal Party of Australia.^[2]

It has always been a safe non-Labor seat, alternating between the Liberal Party and the National Party. All four of its members have gone on to serve in cabinet, most notably Tim Fischer, leader of the National Party from 1993 to 2001 and Deputy Prime Minister during the first half of the Howard Government.

Members

	Party	Term
David Fairbairn	Liberal	1949–1975
Wal Fife	Liberal	1975–1984
Tim Fischer	National	1984–2001
Sussan Ley	Liberal	2001–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Farrer

Australian federal election, 2013: Farrer^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Sussan Ley	47,977	57.81	+6.40
	Labor	Gavin Hickey	19,708	23.75	−1.54
	Greens	Christina Sobey	3,643	4.39	−1.49
	Palmer United	Ron Emmerton	3,392	4.09	+4.09
	Katter's Australian	Ken Trewin	3,091	3.72	+3.72
	Rise Up Australia	Narelle Davis	1,646	1.98	+1.98
	Democratic Labour	Brendan Cattell	1,509	1.82	+1.82
	Bullet Train	Tracey Powell	1,048	1.26	+1.26
	Christian Democrats	Frank Horwill	982	1.18	−2.03
Total formal votes			82,996	92.89	−0.77
Informal votes			6,357	7.11	+0.77
Turnout			89,353	94.53	+0.35
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Sussan Ley	55,961	67.43	+2.92
	Labor	Gavin Hickey	27,035	32.57	−2.92
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.92

References

1 2 "Farrer, NSW". Election 2013. Australian Electoral Commission. 1 October 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
↑ Johnston, David (31 January 2013). "Ley now the third longest serving in Farrer". The Border Mail (Fairfax Media). Retrieved 7 April 2013.

External links

Division of Farrer - Australian Electoral Commission

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

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Coordinates: 32°30′04″S 143°18′40″E / 32.501°S 143.311°E / -32.501; 143.311

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