Division Profile
| Division Name |
EDEN-MONARO |
| State |
New South Wales |
| Elected Member |
Nairn, G (LP) 1996- |
| Name Derivation |
Named after the area in which it is located. |
| First Proclaimed / Election |
1900/1901 |
| Area |
30946 sq. kms |
| Demographic |
Rural |
| Seat Status |
Marginal |
| Enrolment |
92,532 |
| Turnout |
95.28% |
| Informal |
4.57% |
| Location |
Eden-Monaro covers an area of approximately 30 946 sq km from Queanbeyan to South Durras in the north, south to the Victorian border, inland to the Great Dividing Range encompassing the border of the Australian Capital Territory. The main towns include Adaminaby, Batemans Bay, Bega, Berridale, Bodalla, Bombala, Braidwood, Bungendore, Captains Flat, Cooma, Dalmeny, Delegate, Eden, Jindabyne, Merimbula, Moruya, Narooma, Queanbeyan, Sutton and Tathra. |
| Products and Industry |
The area around Bega produces vegetables, maize, butter, cheese and also contains fish canneries, timbermills and brickworks. The division also produces beans, dairy cattle, potatoes, wool and contains sawmills, wood-pulping factories and a eucalyptus distillery. The Snowy Mountains hydroelectric scheme and the tourist areas around Jindabyne are in this division. |
Members
| NAIRN, G (LP) 1996- |
| SNOW, J H J (ALP) 1983-1996 |
| SAINSBURY, M E (LP) 1975-1983 |
| WHAN, R B (ALP) 1972-1975 |
| FRASER, A D (ALP) 1969-1972 |
| MUNRO, D R (LP) 1966-1969 |
| FRASER, A D (ALP) 1943-1966 |
| PERKINS, J A (UAP) 1931-1943 |
| CUSACK, J J (ALP) 1929-1931 |
| PERKINS, J A (NAT) 1926-1929 |
| CHAPMAN, A (PROT/LIB/NAT) 1901-1926 |
Please Note: the division profile displayed above was at the time of the election. Please consult the AEC website for the most current division profile.
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