Division of Lyne
The Division of Lyne is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales. It was set up in 1949, and named for Sir William Lyne, Premier of New South Wales at the time of Federation and a minister in early Australian governments.[2] Lyne was asked by the first Governor-General, Lord Hopetoun to form the first Federal Government. Lyne did not have the support of other politicians, and so Edmund Barton became the first Prime Minister of Australia.
| Lyne Australian House of Representatives Division | |
|---|---|
 Division of Lyne (green) within New South Wales | |
| Created | 1949 |
| MP | David Gillespie |
| Party | National |
| Namesake | Sir William Lyne |
| Electors | 97,127 (2013)[1] |
| Area | 11,991 km2 (4,629.8 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Rural |
The division is on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales. It includes Taree, Wauchope, Laurieton, Wingham, Gloucester and parts of Kempsey.[2]
Members
change| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Eggins | Country | 1949–1952 | |
| Philip Lucock | Country | 1952–1975 | |
| National Country | 1975–1980 | ||
| Bruce Cowan | National Country | 1980–1982 | |
| National | 1982–1993 | ||
| Mark Vaile | National | 1993–2008 | |
| Rob Oakeshott | Independent | 2008–2013 (resigned) | |
| David Gillespie | National | 2013–present | |
Mark Vaile was the leader of the National Party, and Deputy Prime Minister. He retired in July 2008 which caused a by-election. Independent politician Rob Oakeshott won the seat, and after the 2010 election was one of the independents who supported a minority Labor government led by Julia Gillard. Oakeshott retired at the 2013 election.
Election results
change| 2022 Australian federal election: Lyne[3] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| National | David Gillespie | 46,661 | 43.51 | −5.84 | |
| Labor | Alex Simpson | 23,024 | 21.47 | −2.62 | |
| One Nation | Josephine Cashman | 8,502 | 7.93 | +7.93 | |
| Greens | Karl Attenborough | 8,422 | 7.85 | +1.34 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Hornshaw | 6,824 | 6.36 | +0.56 | |
| Independent | Steve Attkins | 5,574 | 5.20 | +5.20 | |
| United Australia | Joel Putland | 4,421 | 4.12 | +0.07 | |
| Independent | Joanne Pearce | 3,820 | 3.56 | +3.56 | |
| Total formal votes | 107,248 | 93.41 | +2.48 | ||
| Informal votes | 7,563 | 6.59 | −2.48 | ||
| Turnout | 114,811 | 92.22 | −1.51 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| National | David Gillespie | 68,421 | 63.80 | −1.37 | |
| Labor | Alex Simpson | 38,827 | 36.20 | +1.37 | |
| National hold | Swing | −1.37 | |||
References
change- ↑ "NSW Division - Lyne, NSW". Virtual Tally Room, Election 2013. Australian Electoral Commission. 26 September 2013. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Profile of the electoral division of Lyne (NSW)". Australian Electoral Commission. 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
- ↑ Lyne, NSW, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.