Division Profile
| Division Name |
RIVERINA |
| State |
New South Wales |
| Elected Member |
Hull, K (NP) 1998- |
| Name Derivation |
Named after the area in which it is located. |
| First Proclaimed / Election |
1901 (From 1984 to 1991 the division was known as Riverina-Darling.) |
| Area |
44970 sq. kms |
| Demographic |
Rural |
| Seat Status |
Safe |
| Enrolment |
88,281 |
| Turnout |
95.71% |
| Informal |
3.78% |
| Location |
Riverina covers an area of approximately 44 970 sq km. The division is located in the south west of NSW, and runs east-west. In the east from the junction of the Hume and Sturt Highways and in the west extends to the Hay Plains generally following the Murrumbidgee River Valley. The rural cities of Wagga Wagga and Griffith are the largest centres; major towns in the division include Leeton, Cootamundra, Narrandera, Temora, Junee, Hay, Forest Hill, Coolamon and Gundagai. |
| Products and Industry |
Wheat, barley, canola, rice and cereal crops. Fat lambs, wool, poultry, dairying, cattle, ostrich, emu, deer, and goat farming. Food processing, fruit, grapes, and wine making. Flour-milling, concrete pipes, steel construction, brick kiln, saw milling, joinery, plaster works, tourism, education, and defence forces. |
Members
| HULL, K (NP) 1998- |
| HICKS, N J (NCP/NP) 1980-1998 |
| FITZPATRICK, J (ALP) 1977-1980 |
| SULLIVAN, J W (CP/NCP) 1974-1977 |
| GRASSBY, A J (ALP) 1969-1974 |
| ARMSTRONG, A A (CP) 1965-1969 |
| ROBERTON, H S (CP) 1949-1965 |
| LANGTRY, J I (ALP) 1940-1949 |
| NOCK, H K (CP) 1931-1940 |
| KILLEN, W W (CP) 1922-1931 |
| CHANTER, J M (NAT & FARMERS) 1914-1922 |
| FALKINER, F B S (LIB) 1913-1914 |
| CHANTER, J M (PROT/ALP) 1904-1913 |
| BLACKWOOD, R O (FT) 1903-1904 |
| CHANTER, J M (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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