Division of Warringah

Warringah Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Warringah (green) in New South Wales
Created	1922
MP	Tony Abbott
Party	Liberal
Namesake	Warringah
Electors	102,574 (2013)^[1]
Area	73 km² (28.2 sq mi)
Demographic	Inner Metropolitan

The Division of Warringah is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales. The division is named after the Warringah area of Sydney, which itself is named by an Aboriginal Australian word which translates into English as "rain", "waves" or "sea". The Division was proclaimed at the redistribution of 13 September 1922, and was first contested at the 1922 federal election.

Centred on Mosman and the Northern Beaches region of Sydney, it covers most of the land between Middle Harbour and the Tasman Sea. It extends from Port Jackson in the south to the suburb of Dee Why in the north. Besides Mosman, it includes Balgowlah, Manly, Brookvale, Beacon Hill and Forestville.

The seat has always been held by the Liberal Party of Australia or its predecessors; the Northern Beaches have long been Liberal heartland. The current member and former Prime Minister Tony Abbott, has held the seat since winning a 1994 by-election.

Members

	Party	Term
Sir Granville Ryrie	Nationalist	1922–1927
(Sir) Archdale Parkhill	Nationalist	1927–1931
(Sir) Archdale Parkhill	United Australia	1931–1937
(Sir) Percy Spender	Independent UAP	1937–1938
	United Australia	1938–1944
	Liberal	1944–1951
Francis Bland	Liberal	1951–1961
John Cockle	Liberal	1961–1966
Edward St John	Liberal	1966–1969
Edward St John	Independent	1969–1969
Michael MacKellar	Liberal	1969–1994
Tony Abbott	Liberal	1994–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Warringah

Australian federal election, 2013: Warringah^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Tony Abbott	54,388	60.89	+1.97
	Labor	Jules Zanetti	17,259	19.32	−2.32
	Greens	Will Kitching	13,873	15.53	−0.81
	Palmer United	Brodie Stewart	1,961	2.20	+2.20
	Stable Population	Mike Cottee	744	0.83	+0.83
	Christian Democrats	Ula Falanga	630	0.71	+0.71
	Rise Up Australia	Mike Bloomfield	472	0.53	+0.53
Total formal votes			89,327	94.62	−0.74
Informal votes			5,078	5.38	+0.74
Turnout			94,405	91.95	−0.19
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Tony Abbott	58,374	65.35	+2.26
	Labor	Jules Zanetti	30,953	34.65	−2.26
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.26

References

1 2 "NSW Division - Warringah, NSW". Virtual Tally Room, Election 2013. Australian Electoral Commission. 27 September 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2013.

External links

Division of Warringah - Australian Electoral Commission

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

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Coordinates: 39°04′34″N 125°49′01″E / 39.076120°N 125.816959°E / 39.076120; 125.816959

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