Division Profile
| Division Name |
HUME |
| State |
New South Wales |
| Elected Member |
Schultz, A (LP) 1998- |
| Name Derivation |
Named after Hamilton Hume 1797-1873, an early explorer. |
| First Proclaimed / Election |
1901 |
| Area |
25948 sq. kms |
| Demographic |
Rural |
| Seat Status |
Safe |
| Enrolment |
89,580 |
| Turnout |
95.57% |
| Informal |
5.45% |
| Location |
Hume covers an area of approximately 25 948 sq km from Warragamba in the north to Yass in the south and from Bowral in the east to Young in the west. The main towns include Appin, Berrima, Boorowa, Bowral, Crookwell, Harden/Murrumburrah, Mittagong, Picton, Warragamba, Yass, Young and the City of Goulburn. |
| Products and Industry |
The main industry in the north of the division is coal mining, with mines operating at Tahmoor, Wilton, Appin and along the Burragorang Valley. The division also produces fat lambs, fruit, vegetables, timber and textiles and is a centre for fine wool, dairying, horse-breeding/agistment and tourism. |
Members
| SCHULTZ, A (LP) 1998- |
| SHARP, J (NP) 1993-1998 |
| FIFE, W C (LP) 1984-1993 |
| LUSHER, S A (CP/NCP/NP) 1974-1984 |
| OLLEY, F (ALP) 1972-1974 |
| PETTITT, J A (CP) 1963-1972 |
| FULLER, A N (ALP) 1961-1963 |
| ANDERSON, C G W (CP) 1955-1961 |
| FULLER, A N (ALP) 1951-1955 |
| ANDERSON, C G W (CP) 1949-1951 |
| FULLER, A N (ALP) 1943-1949 |
| COLLINS, T J (CP) 1931-1943 |
| MOLONEY, P J (ALP) 1919-1931 |
| FALKINER, F B S (NAT) 1917-1919 |
| PATTEN, R (LIB) 1913-1917 |
| LYNE, W J (PROT/IND) 1901-1913 |
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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