Division of New England

New England Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of New England (green) within New South Wales
Created	1901
MP	Barnaby Joyce
Party	National
Namesake	New England
Electors	102,132 (2013)^[1]
Area	59,344 km² (22,912.8 sq mi)
Demographic	Rural

The Division of New England is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales. The division is located in the north-east of the state, adjoining the border with Queensland. The division was proclaimed in 1900, and was one of the original 75 divisions to be contested at the first federal election. It is named after the New England region in northern New South Wales.

The division includes such towns as Armidale, Ashford, Barraba, Bingara, Bundarra, Glen Innes, Gunnedah, Guyra, Inverell, Manilla, Quirindi, Tamworth, Uralla, Werris Creek, Walcha and Tenterfield. The Division covers a largely rural area, with agriculture the main industry.

The current Member for New England, since the 2013 federal election, is Barnaby Joyce, the Federal Leader of the National Party of Australia and a former Senator for the state of Queensland.

History

Historically, New England has been one of the most conservative seats in Australia. Only one Labor member has ever won it.

From 1922 to 2001, the seat was held by the National Party, and for most of that time it was comfortably safe for that party. However, between 2001 and 2013, it was represented by independent Tony Windsor. Windsor retired in 2013, and former Queensland Senator Joyce reclaimed it for the Nationals.

The seat's best-known member was Ian Sinclair, leader of the National Party from 1984 to 1989, a minister in the Menzies, Holt, Gorton, McMahon and Fraser governments and Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives for a few months in 1998.

2015 abolition of Hunter

In 2015 the Australian Electoral Commission announced plans to abolish the federation seat of Hunter. Electors in the north of Hunter will join New England. The roughly 40 percent remainder will become part of Paterson. As Hunter is a federation seat, first contested at the inaugural 1901 federal election, the name of Hunter is required to be retained. The commission proposes renaming Charlton to Hunter, and in honour of deceased Prime Minister Gough Whitlam, renaming Throsby to Whitlam. Due to changing populations, overall New South Wales loses a seat while Western Australia gets an extra seat.^[2]

Members

	Party	Term
William Sawers	Protectionist	1901–1903
Edmund Lonsdale	Free Trade	1903–1906
Francis Foster	Labour	1906–1913
Percy Abbott	Commonwealth Liberal	1913–1917
Percy Abbott	Nationalist	1917–1919
Alexander Hay	Nationalist	1919–1920
	Country	1920–1922
	Independent	1922–1922
Victor Thompson	Country	1922–1940
Joe Abbott	Country	1940–1949
David Drummond	Country	1949–1963
Ian Sinclair	Country	1963–1975
	National Country	1975–1982
	National	1982–1998
Stuart St. Clair	National	1998–2001
Tony Windsor	Independent	2001–2013
Barnaby Joyce	National	2013–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of New England

Australian federal election, 2013: New England^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Barnaby Joyce	49,486	54.21	+28.99
	Independent	Rob Taber	12,574	13.77	+13.77
	Labor	Stephen Hewitt	10,825	11.86	+3.73
	Independent	Jamie McIntyre	6,059	6.64	+6.64
	Palmer United	Phillip Girle	4,746	5.20	+5.20
	Greens	Pat Schultz	4,184	4.58	+1.01
	One Nation	Brian Dettmann	1,566	1.72	+0.85
	Christian Democrats	Aaron Evans	1,496	1.64	+1.64
	CEC	Richard Witten	353	0.39	+0.05
Total formal votes			91,289	93.95	−2.51
Informal votes			5,881	6.05	+2.51
Turnout			97,170	95.14	+0.26
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Barnaby Joyce	64,551	70.71	+3.91
	Labor	Stephen Hewitt	26,738	29.29	−3.91
Two-candidate-preferred result
	National	Barnaby Joyce	58,846	64.46	+35.98
	Independent	Rob Taber	32,443	35.54	+35.54
	National gain from Independent		Swing	N/A

References

1 2 "NSW Division - New England, NSW". Virtual Tally Room, Election 2013. Australian Electoral Commission. 8 October 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
↑ Australian Electoral Commission to abolish Federal NSW seat of Hunter: ABC 16 October 2015

External links

Division of New England - Australian Electoral Commission

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

Banks Barton Bennelong Berowra Blaxland Bradfield Calare Charlton Chifley Cook Cowper Cunningham Dobell Eden-Monaro Farrer Fowler Gilmore Grayndler Greenway Hughes Hume Hunter Kingsford Smith Lindsay Lyne Macarthur Mackellar Macquarie McMahon Mitchell New England Newcastle North Sydney Page Parkes Parramatta Paterson Reid Richmond Riverina Robertson Shortland Sydney Throsby Warringah Watson Wentworth Werriwa Abolished: Barrier Bland Canobolas Cook (1906–55) Dalley Darling Dundas East Sydney Evans Gwydir Illawarra Lang Lawson Lowe Martin Nepean Parkes (1901–69) Phillip Prospect Riverina-Darling St George South Sydney Watson (1934–69) West Sydney

Divisions in: New South Wales Victoria Queensland Western Australia South Australia Tasmania Australian Capital and Northern Territories

New England region of New South Wales, Australia

Federal divisions	New England Parkes

State electorates	Barwon Northern Tablelands Tamworth

Local government areas	Armidale Dumaresq Glen Innes Severn Gunnedah Guyra Gwydir Inverell Liverpool Plains Moree Plains Tamworth Tenterfield Uralla Walcha

Cities	Armidale Tamworth

Townships and villages	Ardglen Ashford Attunga Barraba Bendemeer Ben Lomond Bingara Black Mountain Bolivia Bonshaw Brackendale Breeza Bukkulla Bundarra Carroll Coolatai Croppa Creek Curlewis Dangarsleigh Deepwater Delungra Dorrigo Drake Dundee Dungowan Duri Ebor Elsmore Emerald Hill Emmaville Gilgai Glencoe Glen Innes Graman Gravesend Gunnedah Guyra Hanging Rock Hillgrove Inverell Invergowrie Jennings Kellys Plains Kelvin Kentucky Kootingal Kingstown Legume Limbri Liston Llangothlin Manilla Mingoola Mole River Moonbi Mount Russell Mullaley Niangala North Star Nowendoc Nundle Red Range Rocky River Sandy Flat Somerton Stannifer Stannum Stonehenge Tambar Springs Tenterfield Tia Tingha Torrington Upper Horton Uralla Urbenville Walcha Walcha Road Wallabadah Wallangra Wandsworth Warialda Warialda Rail Weabonga Wellingrove Werris Creek Willow Tree Wollomombi Wollun Woolbrook Yarrowitch Yarrowyck Yetman

National parks and other conservation areas	Bald Rock Basket Swamp Boonoo Boonoo Bundarra-Barraba Important Bird Area Carrai Cathedral Rock Chaelundi Cottan-Bimbang Cunnawarra Ebor Falls Gibraltar Range Guy Fawkes River Kings Plains Kwiambal Little Llangothlin Nature Reserve Mummel Gulf New England Nowendoc Nymboida Oxley Wild Rivers Warrabah Washpool Werrikimbe

Rivers	Aberfoyle Apsley Back Barnard Beardy Blicks Blue Mountain Bobo Boonoo Boonoo Boyd Cells Chandler Chandlers Clouds Commissioners Cooplacurripa Curricabark Dyke Gara Georges Guy Fawkes Gwydir Hastings Kunderang Little Murray Little Nymboida Macleay Manning Maryland Moredun Mummel Nowendoc Nowlands Oaky Oban Rocky Rowleys Sara Severn Styx Tia Timbarra Tobins Towallum Urumbilum Walcrow Warnes Wollomombi Yarrow Yarrowitch

Ranges and mountains	Barren Ben Lomond Dorrigo Plateau Duval Grundy Hyland Moonbi Range Point Lookout Round Thunderbolts Range Tia Range Yarrowyck

Tourist attractions	Apsley Falls Australian Equine and Livestock Events Centre Dangar Falls Ebor Falls Newell Falls Sherrard Falls Tamworth Country Music Festival Tamworth Regional Entertainment Centre Wollomombi Falls

Coordinates: 30°19′08″S 151°18′54″E / 30.319°S 151.315°E / -30.319; 151.315

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