Division of Cunningham

The Division of Cunningham is an Australian electoral division in New South Wales. It was set up in 1949 and is named for Allan Cunningham, a 19th century explorer of New South Wales and Queensland.^[1]

Cunningham Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Cunningham (green) in New South Wales
Created	1949
MP	Alison Byrnes
Party	Labor
Namesake	Allan Cunningham
Electors	100,643 (2010)
Area	721 km2 (278.4 sq mi)
Demographic	Provincial

Allan Cunningham

It is on the coast of New South Wales and includes parts of the city of Wollongong, Corrimal, Figtree and Unanderra. It also includes several suburbs of Sydney, including Heathcote and Bundeena.

Members

Member		Party	Years
	Billy Davies	Labor	1949–1956
	Victor Kearney	Labor	1956–1963
	Rex Connor	Labor	1963–1977
	Stewart West	Labor	1977–1993
	Stephen Martin	Labor	1993–2002
	Michael Organ	Greens	2002–2004
	Sharon Bird	Labor	2004–present

Rex Connor was the Minister for Minerals and Energy in the Whitlam government. Stephen Martin was Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1993-1996. Sharon Bird held several ministerial positions in the Gillard and Rudd governments.

Election results

2022 Australian federal election: Cunningham[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Alison Byrnes	40,783	40.11	−6.50
	Liberal	Marcus Uren	25,418	25.00	−5.97
	Greens	Dylan Green	22,011	21.65	+6.56
	One Nation	Thomas Grogan	5,218	5.13	+5.13
	United Australia	Ben Britton	4,936	4.85	+1.05
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Glover	2,207	2.17	+2.17
	Australian Citizens	Alexis Garnaut-Miller	1,098	1.08	+1.08
Total formal votes			101,671	94.86	+0.56
Informal votes			5,514	5.14	−0.56
Turnout			107,185	91.48	−1.17
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Alison Byrnes	65,783	64.70	+1.29
	Liberal	Marcus Uren	35,888	35.30	−1.29
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.29

References

1. "Profile of the electoral division of Cunningham (NSW)". Australian Electoral Commission. 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
2. Cunningham, NSW, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.

• Wilson, Peter (2002). The Australian Political Almanack.

Other websites

• Division of Cunningham - Australian Electoral Commission

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