Division Profile
Division Name |
HUME |
State |
New South Wales |
Elected Member |
Schultz, A (LP) 1998- |
Name Derivation |
Named after Hamilton Hume 1797-1873, an early explorer. |
First Proclaimed / Election |
1901 |
Area |
33637 sq. kms |
Demographic |
Rural |
Pre-Election Seat Status |
Marginal |
Seat Status |
Fairly Safe |
Enrolment |
97,719 |
Turnout |
94.95% |
Informal |
5.13% |
Location |
Hume covers an area of approximately 33,637 sq km from Cowra in the north to Wee Jasper in the south and parts of the Southern Highlands from Picton and Wilton in the east to Young and Cootamundra in the west. It includes the entire local Government areas of Boorowa, Cootamundra, Cowra, Goulburn Mulwaree, Harden, Upper Lachlan, Weddin, Yass Valley and Young Councils and parts of Palerang, Wingecarribee and Wollondilly Shires. Towns include Bargo, Binalong, Boorowa, Bundanoon, Buxton, Caragabal, Colo Vale, Cootamundra, Cowra, Crookwell, Gooloogong, Grenfell, Gundaroo, Gunning, Harden/Murrumburrah, High Range, Hill Top, Joadja, Jugiong, Marulan, Murrumbateman, Oakdale, Picton, Quandialla, Stockinbingal, Sutton, Tahmoor, Tarago, The Oaks, Thirlmere, Wallendbeen, Wilton, Yass, Young and the City of Goulburn. |
Products and Industry |
Mixed farming, grazing, fat lambs, fruit, vegetables, wine, timber and textiles. The area is noted for its fine wool with Goulburn being the home of the Big Merino. Young is famous as the cherry capital of New South Wales and Cootamundra is the birth place of Sir Donald Bradman. |
Members
Schultz, A (LP) 1998- |
Sharp, J (NP) 1993-1998 |
Fife, W C (LP) 1984-1993 |
Lusher, S A (CP/NCP/NP) 1974-1984 |
Olley, F (ALP) 1972-1974 |
Pettitt, J A (CP) 1963-1972 |
Fuller, A N (ALP) 1961-1963 |
Anderson, C G W (CP) 1955-1961 |
Fuller, A N (ALP) 1951-1955 |
Anderson, C G W (CP) 1949-1951 |
Fuller, A N (ALP) 1943-1949 |
Collins, T J (CP) 1931-1943 |
Moloney, P J (ALP) 1919-1931 |
Falkiner, F B S (NAT) 1917-1919 |
Patten, R (LIB) 1913-1917 |
Lyne, W J (PROT/IND) 1901-1913 |
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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