Division of Hume

Hume Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Hume (green) within New South Wales
Created:	1901
MP:	Alby Schultz
Party:	Liberal
Namesake:	Hamilton Hume
Area:	33,637 km² (12,987 sq mi)
Demographic:	Rural

The Division of Hume is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. The Division is located in the central part of the state, just north of the Australian Capital Territory. The Division covers a predominantly rural area, with agriculture and coal mining the main industries. It extends from Cowra in the north to Wee Jasper in the south and parts of the Southern Highlands from Picton and Wilton in the east to Young and Cootamundra in the west. It includes the entire local Government areas of Boorowa, Cootamundra, Cowra, Goulburn Mulwaree, Harden, Upper Lachlan, Weddin, Yass Valley and Young Councils and parts of Palerang, Wingecarribee and Wollondilly Shires. Towns include Bargo, Binalong, Boorowa, Bundanoon, Buxton, Caragabal, Colo Vale, Cootamundra, Cowra, Crookwell, Gooloogong, Goulburn, Grenfell, Gundaroo, Gunning, Harden/Murrumburrah, High Range, Hill Top, Joadja, Jugiong, Marulan, Murrumbateman, Oakdale, Picton, Quandialla, Stockinbingal, Sutton, Tahmoor, Tarago, The Oaks, Thirlmere, Wallendbeen, Wilton, Yass and Young.

The Division was proclaimed in 1900, and was one of the original 75 divisions to be contested at the first Federal election. The Division was named after Hamilton Hume, one of the first Europeans to travel through the area.

Members

Member		Party	Term
	William Lyne	Protectionist	1901–1909
		Independent	1909–1913
	Robert Patten	Commonwealth Liberal	1913–1916
		Nationalist	1916–1917
	Franc Falkiner	Nationalist	1917–1919
	Parker Moloney	Labor	1919–1931
	Thomas Collins	Country	1931–1943
	Arthur Fuller	Labor	1943–1949
	Charles Anderson	Country	1949–1951
	Arthur Fuller	Labor	1951–1955
	Charles Anderson	Country	1955–1961
	Arthur Fuller	Labor	1961–1963
	John Pettitt	Country	1963–1972
	Frank Olley	Labor	1972–1974
	Stephen Lusher	Country	1974–1975
		National Country	1975–1982
		National	1982–1984
	Wal Fife	Liberal	1984–1993
	John Sharp	National	1993–1998
	Alby Schultz	Liberal	1998–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Hume

Australian federal election, 2010: Hume
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Alby Schultz	47,137	53.56	+12.96
	Labor	Robin Saville	28,044	31.86	-5.06
	Greens	Kevin Watchirs	6,737	7.65	+1.49
	Family First	Charles Liptak	2,075	2.36	+0.53
	Christian Democrats	Karen Buttigieg	1,546	1.76	+0.09
	Democrats	Greg Butler	1,280	1.45	+1.36
	Liberal Democrats	Lisa Milat	1,197	1.36	+1.36
Total formal votes			88,016	94.87	-1.56
Informal votes			4,764	5.13	+1.56
Turnout			92,780	94.97	-0.83
Two-candidate preferred result
	Liberal	Alby Schultz	51,679	58.72	+3.37
	Labor	Robin Saville	36,337	41.28	-3.37
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.37

References

• Division of Hume - Australian Electoral Commission