Division of Riverina
| Riverina Australian House of Representatives Division | |
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Division of Riverina (green) within New South Wales | |
| Dates current | 1901–1984, 1993–present |
| MP | Michael McCormack |
| Party | The Nationals |
| Namesake | Riverina |
| Electors | 100,116 (2013)[1] |
| Area | 61,435 km2 (23,720.2 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Rural |
The Division of Riverina is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales. It is located in south-west rural New South Wales, generally following the Murrumbidgee River valley. The division was proclaimed in 1900, and was one of the original 75 divisions to be contested at the first federal election. The division was named after the Riverina region in which it is located. The division covers a primarily agricultural area.
The division includes the cities of Wagga Wagga and Griffith as well as the towns of Junee, West Wyalong, Tumut, Gundagai, Hay and Leeton. The Sturt Highway runs along the length of the division.
The current Member for Riverina, since the 2010 federal election, is Michael McCormack, a member of the The Nationals.
History
In the 1984 redistribution, the division was abolished and replaced by Riverina-Darling, but in the 1993 redistribution it was re-created.
The seat is currently a safe seat for the National Party, but was a much more marginal seat when it included the Labor-voting mining towns of Broken Hill and Cobar which have now been transferred to Farrer and Parkes. The seat has previously been held by Al Grassby, Minister for Immigration in the Whitlam government.
Members
| First incarnation (1901–1984) | |||
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| Member | Party | Term | |
| John Chanter | Protectionist | 1901–1903 | |
| Robert Blackwood | Free Trade | 1903–1904 | |
| John Chanter | Protectionist | 1904–1909 | |
| Labour | 1909–1913 | ||
| Franc Falkiner | Commonwealth Liberal | 1913–1914 | |
| John Chanter | Labor | 1914–1916 | |
| National Labor | 1916–1917 | ||
| Nationalist | 1917–1922 | ||
| William Killen | Country | 1922–1931 | |
| Horace Nock | Country | 1931–1940 | |
| Joe Langtry | Labor | 1940–1949 | |
| Hugh Roberton | Country | 1949–1965 | |
| Bill Armstrong | Country | 1965–1969 | |
| Al Grassby | Labor | 1969–1974 | |
| John Sullivan | Country | 1974–1975 | |
| National Country | 1975–1977 | ||
| John FitzPatrick | Labor | 1977–1980 | |
| Noel Hicks | National Country | 1980–1982 | |
| National | 1982–1984 | ||
| Second incarnation (1993–present) | |||
| Member | Party | Term | |
| Noel Hicks | National | 1993–1998 | |
| Kay Hull | National | 1998–2010 | |
| Michael McCormack | National | 2010–present | |
Election results
| Australian federal election, 2013: Riverina[1] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| National | Michael McCormack | 52,062 | 59.18 | +14.41 | |
| Labor | Tim Kurylowicz | 17,970 | 20.43 | −1.80 | |
| Palmer United | Lex Stewart | 4,545 | 5.17 | +5.17 | |
| Greens | Ros Prangnell | 3,169 | 3.60 | −0.90 | |
| Democratic Labour | Paul Funnell | 3,137 | 3.57 | +3.57 | |
| Bullet Train | Andrew Lamont | 2,405 | 2.73 | +2.73 | |
| Christian Democrats | Keith Pech | 1,314 | 1.49 | +0.13 | |
| Australia First | Lorraine Sharp | 1,287 | 1.46 | +1.46 | |
| Katter's Australian | Norm Dunn | 1,044 | 1.19 | +1.19 | |
| Rise Up Australia | Kim Heath | 1,040 | 1.18 | +1.18 | |
| Total formal votes | 87,973 | 93.03 | −1.21 | ||
| Informal votes | 6,592 | 6.97 | +1.21 | ||
| Turnout | 94,565 | 94.46 | −0.25 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| National | Michael McCormack | 62,612 | 71.17 | +3.00 | |
| Labor | Tim Kurylowicz | 25,361 | 28.83 | −3.00 | |
| National hold | Swing | +3.00 | |||
References
- 1 2 "NSW Division - Riverina, NSW". Virtual Tally Room, Election 2013. Australian Electoral Commission. 26 September 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
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Coordinates: 34°25′37″S 146°42′00″E / 34.427°S 146.700°E