Division of Throsby
| Throsby Australian House of Representatives Division |
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 Division of Throsby (green) in New South Wales |
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| Created: | 1984 |
| MP: | Stephen Jones |
| Party: | Labor |
| Namesake: | Charles Throsby |
| Electors: | 95,874 (2010) |
| Area: | 1,422 km² (549 sq mi) |
| Demographic: | Provincial |
The Division of Throsby is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. It covers eastern Wingecarribee Shire, extending from Exeter, Lake Yarrunga and Upper Kangaroo Valley in the south to Aylmerton, Alpine, the Avon Dam, Lake Avon, Dombarton, and Kembla Grange in the north to the Pacific Ocean in the east at Port Kembla, including the northern part of the City of Shellharbour and the southern portion of the adjacent City of Wollongong. It include Albion Park, Berkeley, Berrima, Blackbutt, Bowral, Cringila, Dapto, Exeter, Fitzroy Falls, Horsley, Kembla Grange, Lake Illawarra, Mittagong, Moss Vale, Oak Flats, Port Kembla, Robertson, Warrawong, Welby, Willow Vale, and parts of Warilla.
The seat is named after Charles Throsby, a prominent pioneer and explorer in the early nineteenth century of the areas to the south of Sydney.
The Division of Throsby was created in a redistribution in 1984 and has been represented by the Australian Labor Party since its inception. This is due to the strong working-class character of the area due to the presence of industries such as steelmaking, coal mining and stevedoring.
The current member is Stephen Jones.
[edit] Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
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| Colin Hollis | Labor | 1984–2001 | |
| Jennie George | Labor | 2001–2010 | |
| Stephen Jones | Labor | 2010–present | |
[edit] Election results
| Australian federal election, 2010: Throsby | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labor | Stephen Jones | 42,227 | 50.53 | -7.69 | |
| Liberal | Juliet Arkwright | 25,330 | 30.31 | +1.35 | |
| Greens | Peter Moran | 9,973 | 11.93 | +2.99 | |
| National | Alan Hay | 4,446 | 5.32 | +5.32 | |
| Non-Custodial Parents | Wayne Hartman | 1,595 | 1.91 | +1.91 | |
| Total formal votes | 83,571 | 93.10 | -2.03 | ||
| Informal votes | 6,197 | 6.90 | +2.03 | ||
| Turnout | 89,768 | 93.63 | -2.23 | ||
| Two-candidate preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Stephen Jones | 51,909 | 62.11 | -4.65 | |
| Liberal | Juliet Arkwright | 31,662 | 37.89 | +4.65 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | -4.65 | |||
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