Division Profile

Division Name

HUGHES

State

New South Wales

Elected Member

Vale, D (LP) 1996-

Name Derivation

Named after William Morris Hughes 1862-1952, Prime Minister of Australia 1915-1923

First Proclaimed / Election

1955

Area

265 sq. kms

Demographic

Outer Metropolitan

Pre-Election Seat Status

Fairly Safe

Seat Status

Marginal

Enrolment

91,154

Turnout

95.70%

Informal

4.26%

Location

Hughes covers an area of approximately 265 sq km from the Georges River in the north to Cabramatta Creek, Maxwells Creek, Hoxton Park Road, Terminus Street and the Georges River in the west. The Illawarra Railway line, Old Princes Highway, Princes Highway, Farnell Ave, Audley Road and Hacking River make up the eastern boundary, with the Sutherland and Liverpool Local Government areas providing the boundary to the south. The main suburbs include Alfords Point, Bangor, Barden Ridge, Bonnet Bay, Chipping Norton, Engadine, Hammondville, Heathcote, Holsworthy, Illawong, Jannali, Loftus, Lucas Heights, Menai, Moorebank, Warwick Farm, Wattle Grove, Woronora and parts of Como, Jannali, Liverpool, Sutherland and Waterfall.

Products and Industry

Atomic reactor, light manufacturing industries, army base at Holsworthy.

Members

Vale, D (LP) 1996-

Tickner, R E (ALP) 1984-1996

Johnson, L R (ALP) 1969-1983

Dobie, J D (LP) 1966-1969

Johnson, L R (ALP) 1955-1966

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NSW DIVISION - HUGHES

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