Division Profile

Division Name

THROSBY

State

New South Wales

Elected Member

Jones, S (ALP) 2010-

Name Derivation

Named after Dr Charles Throsby 1771-1828, a local pioneer who explored the area.

First Proclaimed / Election

1984

Area

1422 sq. kms

Demographic

Provincial

Pre-Election Seat Status

Safe

Seat Status

Fairly Safe

Enrolment

98,401

Turnout

94.07%

Informal

8.83%

Location

Throsby covers an area of approximately 1,422 sq km and extends from Exeter, Lake Yarrunga and Upper Kangaroo Valley in the south to Aylmerton, Alpine, the Avon Dam, Lake Avon, Dombarton, and Kembla Grange in the north to the Pacific Ocean in the east at Port Kembla. The main localities include Albion Park, Berkeley, Berrima, Blackbutt, Bowral, Cringila, Dapto, Exeter, Fitzroy Falls, Horsley, Kembla Grange, Lake Illawarra, Mittagong, Moss Vale, Oak Flats, Port Kembla, Robertson, Warrawong, Welby, Willow Vale, and parts of Warilla.

Products and Industry

Steel works, mining, engineering, light and heavy manufacturing, transport, tourism, construction, transport, dairy farming and retail industries.

Members

Jones, S (ALP) 2010-

George, J (ALP) 2001-2010

Hollis, C (ALP) 1984-2001

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NSW DIVISION - THROSBY

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