Division Profile

Division Name

HUGHES

State

New South Wales

Elected Member

Vale, D (LP) 1996-

Name Derivation

Named after William Hughes 1862-1952, Prime Minister of Australia 1915-23.

First Proclaimed / Election

1955

Area

265 sq. kms

Demographic

Outer Metropolitan

Seat Status

Safe

Enrolment

87,281

Turnout

95.45%

Informal

5.07%

Location

Hughes covers an area of approximately 265 sq km from the Georges River in the north and west, through to the Royal National Park at Waterfall in the south and Sutherland, Jannali and Oyster Bay in the east. The main suburbs include Alfords Point, Bangor, Barden Ridge, Bonnet Bay, Chipping Norton, Como, Engadine, Hammondville, Heathcote, Holsworthy, Illawong, Jannali, Lucas Heights, Menai, Moorebank, Oyster Bay, Sutherland, Waterfall, Wattle Grove and Woronora Heights.

Products and Industry

Atomic reactor, light manufacturing industries, army base at Holsworthy.

Members

VALE, D (LP) 1996-

TICKNER, R E (ALP) 1984-1996

JOHNSON, L R (ALP) 1969-1983

DOBIE, J D (LP) 1966-1969

JOHNSON, L R (ALP) 1955-1966

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