Division of Farrer

Farrer Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Farrer in New South Wales, as of the 2016 federal election
Created	1949
MP	Sussan Ley
Party	Liberal
Namesake	William Farrer
Electors	119,364 (2022)
Area	126,590 km^2 (48,876.7 sq mi)
Demographic	Rural and provincial
Electorates around Farrer: Grey (SA) Parkes Riverina Grey (SA) Farrer Eden-Monaro Grey (SA) Mallee Nicholls (VIC) Indi (VIC)

The Division of Farrer is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales.

It includes the cities of Albury and Griffith. Prior to 2016, it also included the city of Broken Hill.

Geography

Since 1984, federal electoral division boundaries in Australia have been determined at redistributions by a redistribution committee appointed by the Australian Electoral Commission. Redistributions occur for the boundaries of divisions in a particular state, and they occur every seven years, or sooner if a state's representation entitlement changes or when divisions of a state are malapportioned.^[1]

History

William Farrer, the division's namesake

The division was created in 1949 and is named for William Farrer, an agricultural scientist.

The division is located in the far south-western area of the state and includes Albury, Corowa, Narrandera, Leeton, Griffith, Deniliquin, Hay, Balranald and Wentworth.

The sitting member, since the 2001 election, is Sussan Ley, a member of the Liberal Party of Australia and that party's deputy leader since 2022.^[2]

The 2015 redistribution resulted in Farrer significantly shrunk in size, ceding the state's Far West including Broken Hill to the seat of Parkes.^[3] The seat previously gained this area from Parkes in the 2006 redistribution.^[4]

It has always been a safe non-Labor seat, alternating between the Liberal Party and the National Party. All four of its members have gone on to serve in cabinet, most notably Tim Fischer, leader of the National Party from 1990 to 1999 and Deputy Prime Minister from 1996 to 1999 during the first half of the Howard government.

Members

	Image	Member	Party	Term	Notes
		David Fairbairn (1917–1994)	Liberal	10 December 1949 – 11 November 1975	Served as minister under Menzies, Holt, McEwen, Gorton and McMahon. Retired
		Wal Fife (1929–2017)		13 December 1975 – 1 December 1984	Previously held the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Wagga Wagga. Served as minister under Fraser. Transferred to the Division of Hume
		Tim Fischer (1946–2019)	Nationals	1 December 1984 – 8 October 2001	Previously held the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Murray. Served as minister and Deputy Prime Minister under Howard. Retired
		Sussan Ley (1961–)	Liberal	10 November 2001 – present	Served as minister under Abbott, Turnbull and Morrison. Incumbent

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Farrer

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Farrer.[edit]

2022 Australian federal election: Farrer^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Sussan Ley	52,566	52.26	+1.55
	Labor	Darren Cameron	19,097	18.99	+4.35
	Greens	Eli Davern	9,163	9.11	+4.45
	One Nation	Richard Francis	6,363	6.33	+6.33
	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers	Paul Britton	5,339	5.31	+5.31
	United Australia	Julie Ramos	3,270	3.25	−1.01
	Independent	Amanda Duncan-Strelec	3,189	3.17	+3.17
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Roworth	1,595	1.59	+0.48
Total formal votes			100,582	92.41	+1.54
Informal votes			8,256	7.59	−1.54
Turnout			108,838	91.28	−1.36
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Sussan Ley	66,739	66.35	−3.48
	Labor	Darren Cameron	33,843	33.65	+3.48
	Liberal hold		Swing	−3.48

References

1. Muller, Damon (14 November 2017). "The process of federal redistributions: a quick guide". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
2. Johnston, David (31 January 2013). "Ley now the third longest serving in Farrer". The Border Mail. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
3. "Proposed federal redistribution moves far west out of Farrer electorate". ABC News. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
4. "Redistribution of New South Wales into 49 electoral divisions" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. 2006. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
5. Farrer, NSW, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.

External links

• Division of Farrer - Australian Electoral Commission

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