2016 Federal Election

Updated: Fri, 05 Aug 2016 4:28:39 PM AEST

Divisional classifications

This table shows the enrolment, geographic classification and seat status for each electoral division.

Notes:

  1. Where a winning party receives less than 56% of the vote, the seat is classified as 'marginal', 56-60% is classified as 'fairly safe' and more than 60% is considered 'safe'.
  2. Inner Metropolitan: situated in capital cities and consisting of well-established built-up suburbs.
  3. Outer Metropolitan: situated in capital cities and containing large areas of recent suburban expansion.
  4. Provincial: outside capital cities, but with a majority of enrolment in major provincial cities.
  5. Rural: outside capital cities and without majority of enrolment in major provincial cities.
  6. These results are final.
Division classifications for New South Wales
Division State Enrolment Demographic Previous party Previous seat status Successful party Seat status
Banks NSW 104,891 Inner Metropolitan Liberal Marginal Liberal Marginal
Barton NSW 106,511 Inner Metropolitan Liberal Marginal Australian Labor Party Fairly Safe
Bennelong NSW 105,962 Inner Metropolitan Liberal Fairly Safe Liberal Fairly Safe
Berowra NSW 105,245 Outer Metropolitan Liberal Safe Liberal Safe
Blaxland NSW 103,506 Inner Metropolitan Australian Labor Party Safe Australian Labor Party Safe
Bradfield NSW 105,662 Inner Metropolitan Liberal Safe Liberal Safe
Calare NSW 112,957 Rural The Nationals Safe The Nationals Safe
Chifley NSW 103,864 Outer Metropolitan Australian Labor Party Safe Australian Labor Party Safe
Cook NSW 104,340 Inner Metropolitan Liberal Safe Liberal Safe
Cowper NSW 118,260 Rural The Nationals Safe The Nationals Marginal
Cunningham NSW 111,304 Provincial Australian Labor Party Safe Australian Labor Party Safe
Dobell NSW 111,630 Provincial Liberal Marginal Australian Labor Party Marginal
Eden-Monaro NSW 107,817 Rural Liberal Marginal Australian Labor Party Marginal
Farrer NSW 111,388 Rural Liberal Safe Liberal Safe
Fowler NSW 105,449 Outer Metropolitan Australian Labor Party Safe Australian Labor Party Safe
Gilmore NSW 115,878 Rural Liberal Marginal Liberal Marginal
Grayndler NSW 105,586 Inner Metropolitan Australian Labor Party Safe Australian Labor Party Safe
Greenway NSW 104,377 Outer Metropolitan Australian Labor Party Marginal Australian Labor Party Fairly Safe
Hughes NSW 104,413 Outer Metropolitan Liberal Safe Liberal Fairly Safe
Hume NSW 107,130 Provincial Liberal Safe Liberal Safe
Hunter NSW 113,417 Rural Australian Labor Party Marginal Australian Labor Party Safe
Kingsford Smith NSW 108,671 Inner Metropolitan Australian Labor Party Marginal Australian Labor Party Fairly Safe
Lindsay NSW 109,724 Outer Metropolitan Liberal Marginal Australian Labor Party Marginal
Lyne NSW 111,790 Rural The Nationals Safe The Nationals Safe
Macarthur NSW 104,857 Outer Metropolitan Liberal Marginal Australian Labor Party Fairly Safe
Mackellar NSW 108,268 Outer Metropolitan Liberal Safe Liberal Safe
Macquarie NSW 104,774 Provincial Liberal Marginal Australian Labor Party Marginal
McMahon NSW 106,159 Outer Metropolitan Australian Labor Party Marginal Australian Labor Party Safe
Mitchell NSW 102,410 Outer Metropolitan Liberal Safe Liberal Safe
New England NSW 109,461 Rural The Nationals Safe The Nationals Fairly Safe
Newcastle NSW 113,334 Provincial Australian Labor Party Fairly Safe Australian Labor Party Safe
North Sydney NSW 107,040 Inner Metropolitan Liberal Safe Liberal Safe
Page NSW 117,263 Rural The Nationals Marginal The Nationals Marginal
Parkes NSW 107,363 Rural The Nationals Safe The Nationals Safe
Parramatta NSW 101,538 Inner Metropolitan Australian Labor Party Marginal Australian Labor Party Fairly Safe
Paterson NSW 112,541 Provincial Liberal Marginal Australian Labor Party Safe
Reid NSW 105,459 Inner Metropolitan Liberal Marginal Liberal Marginal
Richmond NSW 112,715 Rural Australian Labor Party Marginal Australian Labor Party Marginal
Riverina NSW 111,026 Rural The Nationals Safe The Nationals Safe
Robertson NSW 108,435 Provincial Liberal Marginal Liberal Marginal
Shortland NSW 110,100 Provincial Australian Labor Party Fairly Safe Australian Labor Party Fairly Safe
Sydney NSW 110,302 Inner Metropolitan Australian Labor Party Safe Australian Labor Party Safe
Warringah NSW 102,645 Inner Metropolitan Liberal Safe Liberal Safe
Watson NSW 105,422 Inner Metropolitan Australian Labor Party Fairly Safe Australian Labor Party Safe
Wentworth NSW 102,782 Inner Metropolitan Liberal Safe Liberal Safe
Werriwa NSW 108,557 Outer Metropolitan Australian Labor Party Fairly Safe Australian Labor Party Fairly Safe
Whitlam NSW 112,051 Provincial Australian Labor Party Fairly Safe Australian Labor Party Safe
Total Enrolment 5,084,274