Division of New England

New England Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of New England (green) within New South Wales
Created:	1901
MP:	Tony Windsor
Party:	Independent
Namesake:	New England
Area:	59,344 km² (22,913 sq mi)
Demographic:	Rural

The Division of New England is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. It is located in the north-east of the state, adjoining the border with Queensland. It includes such towns as Armidale, Ashford, Barraba, Bingara, Bundarra, Glen Innes, Gunnedah, Guyra, Inverell, Manilla, Quirindi, Tamworth, Uralla, Werris Creek, Walcha and Tenterfield. The Division covers a largely rural area, with agriculture the main industry.

The Division was proclaimed in 1900, and was one of the original 75 divisions to be contested at the first Federal election. It is named after the New England region in northern New South Wales. New England's most prominent member was Ian Sinclair, a long serving Country/National Party government minister and party leader.

Members

Member		Party	Term
	William Sawers	Protectionist	1901–1903
	Edmund Lonsdale	Free Trade	1903–1906
	Francis Foster	Labor	1906–1913
	Percy Abbott	Commonwealth Liberal	1913–1916
		Nationalist	1916–1919
	Alexander Hay	Nationalist	1919–1920
		Country	1920–1922
		Independent	1922–1922
	Victor Thompson	Country	1922–1940
	Joe Abbott	Country	1940–1949
	David Drummond	Country	1949–1963
	Ian Sinclair	Country	1963–1975
		National Country	1975–1982
		National	1982–1998
	Stuart St Clair	National	1998–2001
	Tony Windsor	Independent	2001–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of New England

Australian federal election, 2010: New England
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Tony Windsor	56,415	61.88	+5.13
	National	Tim Coates	22,991	25.22	-0.32
	Labor	Greg Smith	7,414	8.13	-2.77
	Greens	Pat Schultz	3,252	3.57	+0.26
	One Nation	Brian Dettmann	794	0.87	-0.29
	CEC	Richard Witten	306	0.34	+0.08
Total formal votes			91,172	96.46	-0.57
Informal votes			3,347	3.54	+0.57
Turnout			94,519	94.83	-1.27
Two-candidate preferred result
	Independent	Tony Windsor	65,203	71.52	-2.89
	National	Tim Coates	25,969	28.48	+2.89
	Independent hold		Swing	-2.89

References

• Division of New England - Australian Electoral Commission