Division of Warringah

Warringah Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Warringah (green) in New South Wales
Created:	1922
MP:	Tony Abbott
Party:	Liberal
Namesake:	Warringah
Area:	73 km² (28 sq mi)
Demographic:	Inner Metropolitan

The Division of Warringah is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. It is located in the Northern Beaches region of Sydney, and covers most of the land between Middle Harbour and the Pacific Ocean. It extends from Port Jackson in the south to the suburb of Dee Why in the north. It includes the suburbs of Mosman, Balgowlah, Manly, Brookvale, Beacon Hill and Forestville.

The Division was named after the Warringah area of Sydney, which itself is named by an Aboriginal Australian word which translates into English as "rain", "waves" or "sea". The Division was proclaimed at the redistribution of 13 September 1922, and was first contested at the 1922 Federal election. The seat is currently a safe Liberal seat, and has always been held by a member of a conservative party. It is currently held by Tony Abbott, the Leader of the Opposition.

Members for Warringah

Member		Party	Term
	Granville Ryrie	Nationalist	1922–1927
	Archdale Parkhill	Nationalist	1927–1931
		United Australia	1931–1937
	Percy Spender	Independent UAP	1937–1938
		United Australia	1938–1944
		Liberal	1944–1951
	Francis Bland	Liberal	1951–1961
	John Cockle	Liberal	1961–1966
	Edward St John	Liberal	1966–1969
		Independent	1969
	Michael MacKellar	Liberal	1969–1994
	Tony Abbott	Liberal	1994–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Warringah

Australian federal election, 2010: Warringah
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Tony Abbott	50,063	58.92	+4.91
	Labor	Hugh Zochling	18,385	21.64	-6.85
	Greens	Matthew Drake-Brockman	13,883	16.34	+4.03
	Sex Party	Alexander Gutman	2,075	2.44	+2.44
	Secular	Kenneth Cooke	566	0.67	+0.67
Total formal votes			84,972	95.36	-1.20
Informal votes			4,135	4.64	+1.20
Turnout			89,107	92.14	-2.69
Two-candidate preferred result
	Liberal	Tony Abbott	53,612	63.09	+4.31
	Labor	Hugh Zochling	31,360	36.91	-4.31
	Liberal hold		Swing	+4.31

References

• Division of Warringah - Australian Electoral Commission