Division Profile
| Division Name |
ROBERTSON |
| State |
New South Wales |
| Elected Member |
Neal, B (ALP) 2007- |
| Name Derivation |
Named after Sir John Robertson 1816-91, former Premier of New South Wales. |
| First Proclaimed / Election |
1900/1901 |
| Area |
721 sq. kms |
| Demographic |
Provincial |
| Pre-Election Seat Status |
Fairly Safe |
| Seat Status |
Marginal |
| Enrolment |
94,295 |
| Turnout |
95.78% |
| Informal |
3.44% |
| Location |
Robertson covers an area of approximately 721 sq km from the Hawkesbury River in the south, west to Wiseman's Ferry, north along the Gosford City Council boundary to Mangrove Creek east by Warre Warren Creek and north east by high voltage power line alignment to the Gosford City Council boundary at a point in the very south east of Kulnura. The boundary then extends east, following the Gosford City Council Boundary to Lisarow, south along the main Northern Railway line to North Gosford, then east along Glennie Street, Bradys Gully Road, Clyde Road, Carlton Rd, The Entrance Road, Willoughby Road to Dover Road alignment and Terrigal Lagoon to its mouth. The main centres include Gosford, Terrigal, Woy Woy and Erina. |
| Products and Industry |
Tourism, retail, service industries, light manufacturing and processing. Citrus, vegetable and flower growing, poultry products. |
Members
| Neal, B (ALP) 2007- |
| Lloyd, J (LP) 1996-2007 |
| Walker, F J (ALP) 1990-1996 |
| Cohen, B (ALP) 1969-1990 |
| Bridges-Maxwell, C W (LP) 1964-1969 |
| Dean, R L (LP) 1949-1964 |
| Williams, T F (ALP) 1943-1949 |
| Spooner, E S (UAP) 1940-1943 |
| Gardner, S L (NAT/UAP) 1922-1940 |
| Fleming, W M (LIB/NAT/NAT & FARMERS/CP) 1913-1922 |
| Johnson, W J (ALP) 1910-1913 |
| Willis, H (FT/ANTI-SOC) 1901-1910 |
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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