Division of Hughes

Hughes Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Hughes in New South Wales, as of the 2016 federal election.
Created	1955
MP	Craig Kelly
Party	Liberal
Namesake	Billy Hughes
Electors	104,456 (2016)
Area	369 km² (142.5 sq mi)
Demographic	Outer Metropolitan

The Division of Hughes is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales. The division was created in 1955 and is named for Billy Hughes, who was Prime Minister of Australia 1915-23.

The division is located in the southern and southwestern suburbs of Sydney, including Alfords Point, Bangor, Barden Ridge, Bonnet Bay, Bonnie Vale, Bundeena, Como, Engadine, Garie Beach, Grays Point, Hammondville, Heathcote, Holsworthy, Illawong, Jannali, Kareela, Kirrawee, Loftus, Lucas Heights, Maianbar, Menai, Oyster Bay, Pleasure Point, Sandy Point, Sutherland, Voyager Point, Waterfall, Wattle Grove, Woronora, Woronora Heights, Yarrawarrah; as well as parts of Audley, Gymea, Moorebank, Royal National Park, and Sylvania. The Liverpool Military Area—comprising Holsworthy Barracks and Steele Barracks—is also located in the electorate.

Originally a marginal seat, a 1968 redistribution made it a fairly safe Labor seat. Demographic change made it increasingly less safe for Labor in the 1980s and 1990s, and it was one of many marginal seats taken by the Liberals in the 1996 landslide. The Liberals have held it ever since, although it came close to losing it in 2007, and it is now a safe Liberal seat.

The current Member for Hughes, since the 2010 federal election, is Liberal Craig Kelly.

Members

	Party	Term
Les Johnson	Labor	1955–1966
Don Dobie	Liberal	1966–1969
Les Johnson	Labor	1969–1983
Robert Tickner	Labor	1984–1996
Danna Vale	Liberal	1996–2010
Craig Kelly	Liberal	2010–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Hughes

Australian federal election, 2016: Hughes^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Craig Kelly	48,734	51.97	−3.59
	Labor	Diedree Steinwall	29,895	31.88	+2.21
	Greens	Phil Smith	6,912	7.37	+1.50
	Christian Democrats	Michael Caudre	4,490	4.79	+2.00
	Animal Justice	Ellie Robertson	3,745	3.99	+3.99
Total formal votes			93,776	95.60	+1.88
Informal votes			4,314	4.40	−1.88
Turnout			98,090	93.91	−2.48
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Craig Kelly	55,633	59.33	−2.48
	Labor	Diedree Steinwall	38,143	40.67	+2.48
	Liberal hold		Swing	−2.48

References

↑ Hughes, NSW, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.

External links

Division of Hughes - Australian Electoral Commission

Electoral divisions of the Australian House of Representatives in New South Wales

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Divisions in: New South Wales Victoria Queensland Western Australia South Australia Tasmania Australian Capital and Northern Territories

Coordinates: 33°59′31″S 150°58′30″E / 33.992°S 150.975°E / -33.992; 150.975

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