Division Profile

Division Name

HUNTER

State

New South Wales

Elected Member

Fitzgibbon, J (ALP) 1996-

Name Derivation

Named after John Hunter 1737-1821, second Governor of New South Wales 1795-99.

First Proclaimed / Election

1901

Area

10593 sq. kms

Demographic

Rural

Seat Status

Safe

Enrolment

88,996

Turnout

95.67%

Informal

5.30%

Location

Hunter covers an area of approximately 10 593 sq km from Maitland in the east to Denman in the west, Muswellbrook in the north and south to Wollombi. The main towns include Branxton, Cessnock, Denman, Kurri Kurri, Maitland, Muswellbrook, and Singleton.

Products and Industry

Aluminium smelting, coal-mining, wine grapes, dairying, timber, clothing manufacture, wheat, wool, lambs, beef and dairy cattle, pigs, oats, hay, lucerne, fruit, vegetables, hardwood, timber milling, engineering works and stud farms. Liddell Power Station and Bays Water Power Station are also in the division.

Members

FITZGIBBON, J (ALP) 1996-

FITZGIBBON, E J (ALP) 1984-1996

BROWN, R J (ALP) 1980-1984

JAMES, A W (ALP) 1960-1980

EVATT, H V (ALP) 1958-1960

JAMES, R (ALP) 1928-1958

CHARLTON, M (ALP) 1910-1928

LIDDELL, F (FT/ANTI-SOC) 1903-1910

BARTON, E (PROT) 1901-1903

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NSW DIVISION - HUNTER

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