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 |
6652 sq. kms |
| Demographic |
Rural |
| Pre-Election Seat Status |
Marginal |
| Seat Status |
Marginal |
| Enrolment |
92,140 |
| Turnout |
94.76% |
| Informal |
5.64% |
| Location |
Paterson covers an area of approximately 6,652 sq km and extends from Raymond Terrace, Medowie and Anna Bay in the south to the southern boundary of Greater Taree local government area in the north and west to the Great Dividing Range. The main towns include Anna Bay, Bulahdelah, Clarence Town, Dungog, Forster, Hawks Nest, Lemon Tree Passage, Medowie, Morpeth, Nelson Bay, Paterson, Raymond Terrace, Stroud, Tuncurry and parts of Nabiac, Thornton and East Maitland. |
| Products and Industry |
Timber, beef and dairy cattle, mixed farming, maize, sawmilling, fishing and oyster farming, tourism and general engineering. |
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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