Division Profile
| Division Name |
MACQUARIE |
| State |
New South Wales |
| Elected Member |
Bartlett, K (LP) 1996- |
| Name Derivation |
Named after Governor Lachlan Macquarie 1761-1824, Governor of New South Wales 1810-21. |
| First Proclaimed / Election |
1900/1901 |
| Area |
4197 sq. kms |
| Demographic |
Outer Metropolitan |
| Seat Status |
Fairly Safe |
| Enrolment |
87,517 |
| Turnout |
95.16% |
| Informal |
5.28% |
| Location |
Macquarie covers an area of approximately 4 197 sq km from the Hawkesbury River in the east, to the Wollemi and Yengo National Parks in the north and the Blue Mountains in the west. The main towns include Blackheath, Katoomba, Kurrajong, Mount Victoria, Richmond, Springwood, Wentworth Falls and Windsor. |
| Products and Industry |
Wool, fat lambs, cattle, timber-milling, tourism, orchards, dairying, turf farming, mushroom farming, market gardens, arts & crafts, poultry farming, horse breeding & training, small manufacturers and the Richmond RAAF Base. |
Members
| BARTLETT, K (LP) 1996- |
| DEAHM, M J (ALP) 1993-1996 |
| WEBSTER, A (LP) 1984-1993 |
| FREE, R V (ALP) 1980-1984 |
| GILLARD, R (LP) 1975-1980 |
| LUCHETTI, A S (ALP) 1951-1975 |
| CHIFLEY, J B (ALP) 1940-1951 |
| LAWSON, J N (UAP) 1931-1940 |
| CHIFLEY, J B (ALP) 1928-1931 |
| MANNING, A G (NAT) 1922-1928 |
| NICHOLLS, S R (ALP) 1917-1922 |
| CARR, E S (ALP) 1906-1917 |
| SMITH, S (FT) 1901-1906 |
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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