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Revision as of 06:20, 28 July 2010
| Robertson Australian House of Representatives Division | |
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 Division of Robertson (green) in New South Wales | |
| Created | 1901 |
| MP | Belinda Neal |
| Party | Labor |
| Namesake | John Robertson |
| Area | 978 km2 (377.6 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Provincial |
The Division of Robertson is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. The Division is located on the Central Coast, immediately north of the Hawkesbury River. It encompasses the towns of Woy Woy, Gosford and Terrigal.
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 Sir John Robertson, fifth Premier of New South Wales. In recent years, Robertson has been a swing seat in federal elections. The seat has a perfect record of voting for the party winning government since 1983.
In the 2007 federal election, the Division was contested by the incumbent Jim Lloyd, the former federal Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads, and the Labor candidate Belinda Neal, who unsuccessfully contested the seat in the 1998 federal election after resigning from the Senate. Neal ultimately won with a majority of just 184 votes.[1]
The Liberal Party have preselected local policeman Darren Jameson to contest the seat at the Next Australian federal election, whilst the Labor Party have preselected University of Newcastle lecturer Deborah O'Neill, who defeated Neal at preselection on 6 March 2010 following a series of controversial actions by Neal during the term.[2]
Members
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Jim Lloyd | 39,792 | 45.63 | -7.83 | |
| Labor | THE FILTHY TROLL | 37,437 | 42.93 | +8.29 | |
| Greens | Mira Wroblewski | 6,279 | 7.20 | -0.65 | |
| Christian Democrats | George Grant | 1,929 | 2.21 | +2.21 | |
| One Nation | Helen Ryan | 924 | 1.06 | -0.66 | |
| Family First | Daniel Le | 708 | 0.81 | -0.91 | |
| Citizens Electoral Council | Nicholas Tomlin | 141 | 0.16 | -0.11 | |
| Total formal votes | 87,210 | 96.56 | +1.09 | ||
| Informal votes | 3,109 | 3.44 | −1.09 | ||
| Turnout | 90,319 | 95.74 | +0.11 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Belinda Neal | 43,697 | 50.11 | +6.98 | |
| Liberal | Jim Lloyd | 43,513 | 49.89 | -6.98 | |
| Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +6.98 | |||
References
- ^ "Labor takes seat of Robertson". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2007-12-05. Retrieved 2007-12-07.
- ^ "Neal loses preselection challenge". ABC Online. 6 March 2010.