Division Profile
| Division Name |
NEW ENGLAND |
| State |
New South Wales |
| Elected Member |
Windsor, T (IND) 2001- |
| Name Derivation |
Named after the area of New England, the largest highland area in Australia. |
| First Proclaimed / Election |
1900/1901 |
| Area |
53858 sq. kms |
| Demographic |
Rural |
| Seat Status |
Safe |
| Enrolment |
86,717 |
| Turnout |
95.40% |
| Informal |
2.77% |
| Location |
New England covers an area of approximately 53 858 sq km from the Queensland border in the north to Tamworth in the south. The main towns include Armidale, Barraba, Bingara, Delungra, Glen Innes, Guyra, Inverell, Manilla, Tamworth, Tenterfield, Uralla, Urbenville and Walcha. |
| Products and Industry |
Cattle, sheep, grain, forestry, dairying, oats, maize, fruit, vegetables, tin-mining, bricks, trout hatchery, tourism, concrete pipeworks, leather goods, tannery, gemstones, tobacco, lucerne, honey, grain processing, rubber industry, plaster works and concrete. |
Members
| WINDSOR, T (IND) 2001- |
| ST CLAIR, S (NP) 1998-2001 |
| SINCLAIR, I (CP/NCP/NP) 1963-1998 |
| DRUMMOND, D H (CP) 1949-1963 |
| ABBOTT, J P (CP) 1940-1949 |
| THOMPSON, V C (CP) 1922-1940 |
| HAY, A (NAT & FARMERS/CP/IND) 1919-1922 |
| ABBOTT, P P (LIB/NAT) 1913-1919 |
| FOSTER, F J (ALP) 1906-1913 |
| LONSDALE, E (FT) 1903-1906 |
| SAWERS, W B S C (PROT) 1901-1903 |
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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