Division of Gilmore

Gilmore Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Gilmore (green) within New South Wales
Created	1984
MP	Ann Sudmalis
Party	Liberal
Namesake	Mary Gilmore
Electors	101,447 (2013)^[1]
Area	4,878 km² (1,883.4 sq mi)
Demographic	Rural

The Division of Gilmore is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales. The division was created in 1984 and is named for Dame Mary Gilmore, the poet and author.

The division is located in the Shoalhaven and the southern Illawarra regions, extending from Warilla in the north to Durras in the south, then west including much of the, Budawang and Morton National Parks. Towns and suburbs include Berry, Bomaderry, Callala Bay, Culburra Beach, Gerringong, Kangaroo Valley, Kiama, Milton, Minnamurra, Nowra, Shellharbour, Shell Cove, Sussex Inlet, Ulladulla and Warilla.

The current Member for Gilmore, since the 2013 federal election, is Ann Sudmalis, a member of the Liberal Party of Australia.

History

When the seat was established, it was centred on the Southern Tablelands city of Goulburn and the South West Slopes town of Cowra and was held by the Nationals John Sharp, who went on to become a senior minister in the Howard government. A redistribution ahead of the 1993 election moved the seat towards the South Coast, along similar lines to its present boundaries. Sharp moved to the neighbouring Division of Hume and the seat was briefly held by the Australian Labor Party. Since 1996, the seat has been held by the Liberal Party.^[2]

Members

	Party	Term
John Sharp	National	1984–1993
Peter Knott	Labor	1993–1996
Joanna Gash	Liberal	1996–2013
Ann Sudmalis	Liberal	2013–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Gilmore

Australian federal election, 2013: Gilmore^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ann Sudmalis	41,726	46.00	−4.93
	Labor	Neil Reilly	31,789	35.05	−0.13
	Greens	Terry Barratt	8,438	9.30	−0.27
	Palmer United	Lyndal Harris	5,726	6.31	+6.31
	Christian Democrats	Steve Ryan	3,030	3.34	+0.67
Total formal votes			90,709	94.83	−0.06
Informal votes			4,946	5.17	+0.06
Turnout			95,655	94.29	−0.33
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Ann Sudmalis	47,758	52.65	−2.67
	Labor	Neil Reilly	42,951	47.35	+2.67
	Liberal hold		Swing	−2.67

References

1 2 "Gilmore, NSW". Election 2013. Australian Electoral Commission. 25 September 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
↑ "Gilmore". Australia Votes: Federal election 2013 (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). 11 October 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2013.

External links

Division of Gilmore - Australian Electoral Commission

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

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Coordinates: 35°04′01″S 150°23′53″E / 35.067°S 150.398°E / -35.067; 150.398

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