Division of Page

Page Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Page (green) within New South Wales
Created	1984
MP	Kevin Hogan
Party	The Nationals
Namesake	Sir Earle Page
Electors	95,710 (2013)^[1]
Area	19,342 km² (7,468.0 sq mi)
Demographic	Rural

The Division of Page is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales. It is located in the far north-east of the state, adjoining the border with Queensland and the Tasman Sea. The division is named after the Right Honourable Sir Earle Page, the first leader of the Country Party of Australia and the caretaker Prime Minister of Australia after the death of Joseph Lyons in 1939. The division was proclaimed at the redistribution of 11 October 1984, and was first contested at the 1984 federal election.

The division includes the towns of Ballina, Lismore, Casino, Grafton, Tyringham, Bonalbo, Nimbin and Iluka. Originally, much of its current territory (including Page's home of Grafton) was located in neighboring Cowper, which Page represented from 1919 to 1961. In February 2016, Page's borders were extended as far south as Sapphire Beach.^[2]

The current Member for Page, since the 2013 federal election, is Kevin Hogan, a member of the The Nationals.

History

The seat is a bellwether seat, swinging between the National Party and the Labor Party. It was previously held by Ian Causley, the Deputy Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives. Causley retired at the 2007 election, and Chris Gulaptis, a former Mayor of Maclean, was endorsed as the Nationals' candidate. Labor selected Janelle Saffin, a former member of the New South Wales Legislative Council, who took the seat with a swing of around 8 per cent. Saffin increased her majority in 2010, however was defeated in 2013 by the Nationals' Kevin Hogan, who won with a swing of 6.71 per cent.

Members

	Party	Term
Ian Robinson	National	1984–1990
Harry Woods	Labor	1990–1996
Ian Causley	National	1996–2007
Janelle Saffin	Labor	2007–2013
Kevin Hogan	National	2013–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Page

Australian federal election, 2013: Page^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Kevin Hogan	40,088	46.65	+4.18
	Labor	Janelle Saffin	33,336	38.79	−6.94
	Greens	Desley Banks	5,601	6.52	−2.06
	Palmer United	Stephen Janes	4,135	4.81	+4.81
	Christian Democrats	Carol Ordish	1,394	1.62	+1.62
	One Nation	Rod Smith	1,381	1.61	+1.61
Total formal votes			85,935	95.32	−0.29
Informal votes			4,223	4.68	+0.29
Turnout			90,158	94.20	−0.46
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Kevin Hogan	45,134	52.52	+6.71
	Labor	Janelle Saffin	40,801	47.48	−6.71
	National gain from Labor		Swing	+6.71

References

1 2 "NSW Division - Page, NSW". Virtual Tally Room, Election 2013. Australian Electoral Commission. 30 September 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
↑ 26, corporateName=Australian Electoral Commission; address=50 Marcus Clarke Street, Canberra ACT 2600; contact=13 23. "Profile of the electoral division of Page (NSW)". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 2016-03-18.

External links

Division of Page - Australian Electoral Commission

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

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Coordinates: 29°16′30″S 152°48′14″E / 29.275°S 152.804°E / -29.275; 152.804

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