Division Profile
| Division Name |
FARRER |
| State |
New South Wales |
| Elected Member |
Ley, S (LP) 2001- |
| Name Derivation |
Named after William Farrer 1845-1906, a noted wheat breeder and experimentalist. |
| First Proclaimed / Election |
1949 |
| Area |
199925 sq. kms |
| Demographic |
Rural |
| Pre-Election Seat Status |
Safe |
| Seat Status |
Safe |
| Enrolment |
93,915 |
| Turnout |
95.50% |
| Informal |
3.82% |
| Location |
Farrer covers an area of approximately 199 925 sq km in southern and western New South Wales stretching along the Murray River from the Shire of Greater Hume in the east to the South Australian border in the west and the Queensland border in the north including Unincorporated NSW to the north and east of Broken Hill. Albury and Broken Hill City Council areas are located in Farrer, as are the shires of Balranald, Berrigan, Conargo, Corowa, Deniliquin, Greater Hume, Hay, Jerilderie, Lockhart, Murray, Wakool, Wentworth, Urana and part of Central Darling including the town of Menindee. |
| Products and Industry |
Large-scale irrigation areas, around Deniliquin and Wentworth, produce dairy products, fat sheep and cattle, orchard and vine crops, apples and rice. Other major agricultural products include wool, timber, wheat and cereals. Many industries are based on the processing of agricultural products, such as the Australian Newsprint Mills at Albury and the largest rice mill in the southern hemisphere at Deniliquin. Other industries include mining, tourism and agricultural service industries. |
Members
| Ley, S (LP) 2001- |
| Fischer, T (NP) 1984-2001 |
| Fife, W C (LP) 1975-1984 |
| Fairbairn, D E (LP) 1949-1975 |
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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