Division Profile
| Division Name |
PATERSON |
| State |
New South Wales |
| Elected Member |
Baldwin, B (LP) 2001- |
| Name Derivation |
Named after Andrew 'Banjo' Paterson 1864-1941, Australian author and poet. There is also conjecture that the division was first named in 1947 after Colonel William Paterson 1755-1810 after whom the town and river within the division were named. |
| First Proclaimed / Election |
1947/1949 (Division was abolished in 1984 and re-established at the 1992 redistribution.) |
| Area |
9632 sq. kms |
| Demographic |
Rural |
| Seat Status |
Fairly Safe |
| Enrolment |
88,057 |
| Turnout |
96.08% |
| Informal |
6.13% |
| Location |
Paterson covers an area of approximately 9 632 sq km and extends from the Hunter River in the south to the boundary of Greater Taree in the north and west to the Great Dividing Range. The main towns include Beresfield, Bulahdelah, Dungog, Forster, Gloucester, Hawks Nest, Morpeth, Nabiac, Nelson Bay, Paterson, Raymond Terrace, Stroud, Thornton, Tuncurry and Woodberry. |
| Products and Industry |
Timber, beef and dairy cattle, mixed farming, maize, sawmilling, fishing and oyster farming, tourism, general engineering, aluminium smelting. |
Members
| BALDWIN, B (LP) 2001- |
| HORNE, R H (ALP) 1998-2001 |
| BALDWIN, R C (LP) 1996-1998 |
| HORNE, R H (ALP) 1993-1996 |
| O'KEEFE, F L (CP/NCP/NP) 1969-1984 |
| FAIRHALL, A (LP) 1949-1969 |
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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