Division of Hunter

Hunter Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Hunter (green) within New South Wales
Created:	1901
MP:	Joel Fitzgibbon
Party:	Labor
Namesake:	John Hunter
Area:	20,111 km² (7,765 sq mi)
Demographic:	Rural

The Division of Hunter is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. It is located in northern rural New South Wales, and encompasses much of the Hunter Valley region, including the towns of Singleton, Maitland, Muswellbrook, Cessnock and Denman. 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 Captain John Hunter, the second Governor of New South Wales.

The seat has been a safe Labor seat since 1910. It has been held by the first Prime Minister Edmund Barton, and also by former Labor Leaders Matthew Charlton and Dr H.V. Evatt.

Members

Member		Party	Term
	Edmund Barton	Protectionist	1901–1903
	Frank Liddell	Free Trade, Anti-Socialist	1903–1909
		Commonwealth Liberal	1909–1910
	Matthew Charlton	Labor	1910–1928
	Rowley James	Labor	1928–1931
		Lang Labor	1931–1936
		Labor	1936–1958
	H.V. Evatt	Labor	1958–1960
	Bert James	Labor	1960–1980
	Bob Brown	Labor	1980–1984
	Eric Fitzgibbon	Labor	1984–1996
	Joel Fitzgibbon	Labor	1996–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Hunter

Australian federal election, 2010: Hunter
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Joel Fitzgibbon	44,159	54.31	-5.28
	National	Michael Johnsen	25,245	31.05	+3.83
	Greens	Chris Parker	7,251	8.92	+2.60
	One Nation	Jennifer Leayr	2,721	3.35	+3.35
	Christian Democrats	Wayne Riley	1,938	2.38	+0.34
Total formal votes			81,314	93.79	-1.94
Informal votes			5,383	6.21	+1.94
Turnout			86,697	94.73	-1.23
Two-candidate preferred result
	Labor	Joel Fitzgibbon	50,803	62.48	-3.20
	National	Michael Johnsen	30,511	37.52	+3.20
	Labor hold		Swing	-3.20

References

• Division of Hunter - Australian Electoral Commission