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The Division of Mackellar is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales. It is named after Dorothea Mackellar, a 20th-century Australian poet.[2] The division was set up in 1949.
Mackellar Australian House of Representatives Division | |
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![]() Division of Mackellar (green) in New South Wales | |
Created | 1949 |
MP | Sophie Scamps |
Party | Independent |
Namesake | Dorothea Mackellar |
Electors | 102,842 (2013)[1] |
Area | 233 km2 (90.0 sq mi) |
Demographic | Outer Metropolitan |
It covers the northern beach suburbs of Sydney, including Narrabeen, Beacon Hill, Newport, Palm Beach and Terrey Hills.[2]
Member | Party | Term | |
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William Wentworth | Liberal | 1949–1977 | |
Jim Carlton | Liberal | 1977–1994 | |
Bronwyn Bishop | Liberal | 1994–2016 | |
Jason Falinski | Liberal | 2016–present |
William Wentworth IV, was the first Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, and the great-grandson of politician and explorer William Wentworth, one of the first Europeans to cross the Blue Mountains. Bronwyn Bishop was the Speaker of the Australian House of Representativesfrom 2013 to 2015.
2022 Australian federal election: Mackellar[3] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal | Jason Falinski | 40,993 | 41.41 | −11.60 | |
Independent | Sophie Scamps | 37,724 | 38.11 | +38.11 | |
Labor | Paula Goodman | 8,162 | 8.25 | −8.69 | |
Greens | Ethan Hrnjak | 6,032 | 6.09 | −5.39 | |
United Australia | Christopher Ball | 2,881 | 2.91 | +0.55 | |
One Nation | Darren Dickson | 2,624 | 2.65 | +2.65 | |
TNL | Barry Steele | 575 | 0.58 | +0.58 | |
Total formal votes | 98,991 | 96.22 | +0.93 | ||
Informal votes | 3,884 | 3.78 | −0.93 | ||
Turnout | 102,875 | 92.54 | −0.51 | ||
Notional two-party-preferred count | |||||
Liberal | Jason Falinski | 58,012 | 58.60 | −4.62 | |
Labor | Paula Goodman | 40,979 | 41.40 | +4.62 | |
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Independent | Sophie Scamps | 51,973 | 52.50 | +52.50 | |
Liberal | Jason Falinski | 47,018 | 47.50 | −15.73 | |
Independent gain from Liberal | Swing | +52.50 |
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