Division of Farrer

Farrer Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Farrer (green) within New South Wales
Created:	1949
MP:	Sussan Ley
Party:	Liberal
Namesake:	William Farrer
Area:	247,097 km² (95,405 sq mi)
Demographic:	Rural

The Division of Farrer is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. The division was created in 1949 and is named for William Farrer, agricultural scientist. It is located in the southern rural area of the state and includes Albury, Balranald, Deniliquin and Jerilderie. It has always been a safe non-Labor seat, alternating between the Liberal Party and the National Party. It was held by three Cabinet ministers in succession, including Deputy Prime Minister Tim Fischer.

Members

Member		Party	Term
	David Fairbairn	Liberal	1949–1975
	Wal Fife	Liberal	1975–1984
	Tim Fischer	National	1984–2001
	Sussan Ley	Liberal	2001–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Farrer

Australian federal election, 2010: Farrer
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Sussan Ley	42,646	51.41	-5.87
	Labor	Christian Emmery	20,981	25.29	-7.39
	Independent	Louise Burge	9,350	11.27	+11.27
	Greens	Peter Carruthers	4,880	5.88	+1.05
	Christian Democrats	James Male	2,664	3.21	+3.21
	Secular	Mathew Crothers	1,099	1.32	+1.32
		Jason Clancy	724	0.87	+0.87
	Democrats	Stephen Bingle	603	0.73	+0.73
Total formal votes			82,947	93.66	-2.51
Informal votes			5,611	6.34	+2.51
Turnout			88,558	94.15	-2.09
Two-candidate preferred result
	Liberal	Sussan Ley	53,513	64.51	+3.32
	Labor	Christian Emmery	29,434	35.49	-3.32
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.32

References

• Division of Farrer - Australian Electoral Commission