Division Profile

Division Name

LINDSAY

State

New South Wales

Elected Member

Scott, F (LP) 2013-

Name Derivation

Named after Norman Lindsay 1879-1969, a well known writer and artist.

First Proclaimed / Election

1984

Area

339 sq. kms

Demographic

Outer Metropolitan

Pre-Election Seat Status

Marginal

Seat Status

Marginal

Enrolment

101,229

Turnout

94.34%

Informal

8.21%

Location

Lindsay covers an area of approximately 339 sq km from Berkshire Park and Londonderry in the north to Mulgoa and Orchard Hills in the south, Colyton in the east and Emu Heights in the west. Suburbs also include Cambridge Park, Cambridge Gardens, Castlereagh, Claremont Meadows, Cranebrook, Emu Plains, Glenmore Park, Jamisontown, Kingswood, Leonay, Llandilo, North St Marys, Oxley Park, Penrith, Regentville, St Marys, South Penrith, Werrington, Werrington County, Werrington Downs and parts of Agnes Banks, Luddenham and Wallacia.

Products and Industry

Agriculture, farming (dairying, poultry, beef, fruit, vegetables), distilling (saki), construction and service industries, tourism, wholesale and retail trade, building materials, engineering and electrical equipment, textiles, plastic and aluminium products, colour TV manufacturing, pharmaceutical goods and concrete and gravel extraction.

Members

Scott, F (LP) 2013-

Bradbury, D (ALP) 2007-2013

Kelly, J (LP) 1996-2007

Free, R V (ALP) 1984-1996

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NSW DIVISION - LINDSAY

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