Historically, the division has been a rural seat and fairly safe for the National Party (formerly called the Country Party), which held it for all but six years from 1922 to 2004. For 55 of those years, it was held by three generations of the Anthony family—Hubert Lawrence Anthony (a minister in the Fadden and Menzies governments), Doug Anthony (leader of the National Party from 1971 to 1984 and Deputy Prime Minister in the Gorton, McMahon and Fraser governments) and Larry Anthony (a minister in the Howard government)—the first three-generation dynasty in the Australian House of Representatives.[3] However, it became far less safe for the Nationals from 1983 onward, and strong population growth over the last three decades has seen it progressively lose its rural territory and reduced it to a more coastal-based and urbanised division. Accompanying demographic change has made the seat friendlier to Labor since the 1990s.
The division's most notable member outside of the Anthony family was Charles Blunt, leader of the National Party from 1989 to 1990. His tenure was short-lived, however. Just months after becoming leader of the Nationals, he was defeated in the 1990 election when the preferences of anti-nuclear activist Helen Caldicott allowed Neville Newell to claim the seat for Labor for the first time ever, despite only winning 27 percent of first preferences. It was only the second time that a major party leader had lost his own seat in an election. Larry Anthony (junior) regained the seat for the Nationals in 1996, only to be defeated by Labor's Justine Elliot in 2004—the first time a member of the Anthony family had been unseated in an election. In 2007, Elliot picked up a large swing as Labor won government, technically making Richmond a safe Labor seat. She retained the seat at the 2010, 2013 and 2016 elections. The victory in 2013 came even as Labor lost government, marking the second time (her 2004 victory being the first) that the non-Labor parties have been in government without holding Richmond. Also shortly after Elliot's reelection in 2010, it marked the longest time the Labor Party has held the seat.
Richmond had the sixth highest vote for the Australian Greens, and saw the highest rural seat vote for the Greens in the nation. A redistribution ahead of the 2016 election pushed the seat to the south, into the area around Ballina. Much of this area is in the state seat of Ballina, which was taken by the Greens at the 2015 state election. At the most recent election in 2019, the Greens won more booths on primary vote than Labor (Greens 20, Labor 9), although Labor won more total votes when including all booths.
Boundaries
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.[4]
Primary vote results in Richmond (Parties that did not get 5% of the vote are omitted)
Liberal
National
Labor
Palmer United/United Australia Party
Greens
Australian Democrats
One Nation
Independent
Liberal Democratic Party (Australia)
Two-candidate-preferred results in Richmond
References
^"Profile of the electoral division of Richmond (NSW)". Current federal electoral divisions. Australian Electoral Commission. 1 October 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
division, richmond, australian, electoral, division, state, south, wales, richmondaustralian, house, representatives, division, south, wales, 2016, federal, election, created1901mpjustine, elliotpartylabornamesakerichmond, riverelectors118, 2022, area2, demogr. The Division of Richmond is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales RichmondAustralian House of Representatives DivisionDivision of Richmond in New South Wales as of the 2016 federal election Created1901MPJustine ElliotPartyLaborNamesakeRichmond RiverElectors118 652 2022 Area2 148 km2 829 3 sq mi DemographicRural Contents 1 History 2 Boundaries 3 Members 4 Election results 5 References 6 External linksHistory Edit The Richmond River the division s namesake The division was proclaimed in 1900 and was one of the original 65 divisions to be contested at the first federal election The division is named after the area in which it is located 1 namely the Richmond Valley and Richmond River which was named in honour of Charles the fifth Duke of Richmond 2 Historically the division has been a rural seat and fairly safe for the National Party formerly called the Country Party which held it for all but six years from 1922 to 2004 For 55 of those years it was held by three generations of the Anthony family Hubert Lawrence Anthony a minister in the Fadden and Menzies governments Doug Anthony leader of the National Party from 1971 to 1984 and Deputy Prime Minister in the Gorton McMahon and Fraser governments and Larry Anthony a minister in the Howard government the first three generation dynasty in the Australian House of Representatives 3 However it became far less safe for the Nationals from 1983 onward and strong population growth over the last three decades has seen it progressively lose its rural territory and reduced it to a more coastal based and urbanised division Accompanying demographic change has made the seat friendlier to Labor since the 1990s The division s most notable member outside of the Anthony family was Charles Blunt leader of the National Party from 1989 to 1990 His tenure was short lived however Just months after becoming leader of the Nationals he was defeated in the 1990 election when the preferences of anti nuclear activist Helen Caldicott allowed Neville Newell to claim the seat for Labor for the first time ever despite only winning 27 percent of first preferences It was only the second time that a major party leader had lost his own seat in an election Larry Anthony junior regained the seat for the Nationals in 1996 only to be defeated by Labor s Justine Elliot in 2004 the first time a member of the Anthony family had been unseated in an election In 2007 Elliot picked up a large swing as Labor won government technically making Richmond a safe Labor seat She retained the seat at the 2010 2013 and 2016 elections The victory in 2013 came even as Labor lost government marking the second time her 2004 victory being the first that the non Labor parties have been in government without holding Richmond Also shortly after Elliot s reelection in 2010 it marked the longest time the Labor Party has held the seat Richmond had the sixth highest vote for the Australian Greens and saw the highest rural seat vote for the Greens in the nation A redistribution ahead of the 2016 election pushed the seat to the south into the area around Ballina Much of this area is in the state seat of Ballina which was taken by the Greens at the 2015 state election At the most recent election in 2019 the Greens won more booths on primary vote than Labor Greens 20 Labor 9 although Labor won more total votes when including all booths Boundaries EditSince 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 4 The division is located in the far north east of the state adjacent to the Coral Sea It adjoins the Queensland border to the north and encompasses the towns of Ballina Tweed Heads Murwillumbah and Byron Bay Members EditImage Member Party Term Notes Sir Thomas Ewing 1856 1920 Protectionist 29 March 1901 26 May 1909 Previously held the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Lismore Served as minister under Deakin Retired Commonwealth Liberal 26 May 1909 19 February 1910 Walter Massy Greene 1874 1952 Commonwealth Liberal 13 April 1910 17 February 1917 Served as Chief Government Whip in the House under Cook and Hughes Served as minister under Hughes Lost seat Later appointed to the Senate in 1923 Nationalist 17 February 1917 16 December 1922 Roland Green 1885 1947 Country 16 December 1922 23 October 1937 Lost seat Hubert Lawrence Anthony 1897 1957 Country 23 October 1937 12 July 1957 Served as minister under Menzies and Fadden Died in office Son is Doug Anthony and grandson is Larry Anthony Doug Anthony 1929 2020 Country 14 September 1957 2 May 1975 Served as minister under Menzies Holt McEwen Gorton McMahon and Fraser Served as Deputy Prime Minister under Gorton McMahon and Fraser Resigned to retire from politics Father was Hubert Lawrence Anthony and son is Larry Anthony National Country 2 May 1975 16 October 1982 Nationals 16 October 1982 18 January 1984 Charles Blunt 1951 Nationals 18 February 1984 24 March 1990 Served as leader of the National Party from 1989 to 1990 Lost seat Neville Newell 1952 Labor 24 March 1990 2 March 1996 Lost seat Later elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Tweed in 1999 Larry Anthony 1961 Nationals 2 March 1996 9 October 2004 Served as minister under Howard Lost seat Grandfather was Hubert Lawrence Anthony and father is Doug Anthony Justine Elliot 1967 Labor 9 October 2004 present Served as minister under Rudd and Gillard IncumbentElection results EditMain article Electoral results for the Division of Richmond This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 Australian federal election in New South Wales Richmond edit 2022 Australian federal election Richmond 5 Party Candidate Votes Labor Justine Elliot 28 733 28 80 2 91Greens Mandy Nolan 25 216 25 27 4 95National Kimberly Hone 23 299 23 35 13 51Liberal Democrats Gary Biggs 7 681 7 70 7 70One Nation Tracey Bell Henselin 4 073 4 08 4 08United Australia Robert Marks 2 922 2 93 0 97Independent David Warth 2 341 2 35 2 35Informed Medical Options Monica Shepherd 2 271 2 28 1 10Independent Nathan Jones 1 974 1 98 1 98Independent Terry Sharples 1 274 1 28 1 28Total formal votes 99 784 93 08 0 52Informal votes 7 424 6 92 0 52Turnout 107 208 90 37 0 45Two party preferred resultLabor Justine Elliot 58 104 58 23 4 15National Kimberly Hone 41 680 41 77 4 15Labor hold Swing 4 15 Primary vote results in Richmond Parties that did not get 5 of the vote are omitted Liberal National Labor Palmer United United Australia Party Greens Australian Democrats One Nation Independent Liberal Democratic Party Australia Two candidate preferred results in RichmondReferences Edit Profile of the electoral division of Richmond NSW Current federal electoral divisions Australian Electoral Commission 1 October 2013 Retrieved 8 November 2013 Richmond River Geographical Names Register GNR of NSW Geographical Names Board of New South Wales Retrieved 3 February 2013 Hogan Allan 2011 Dynasties Anthony ABC TV Australian Broadcasting Corporation Retrieved 8 November 2013 Muller Damon 14 November 2017 The process of federal redistributions a quick guide Parliament of Australia Retrieved 19 April 2022 Richmond NSW 2022 Tally Room Australian Electoral Commission External links EditDivision of Richmond Australian Electoral Commission Coordinates 28 30 40 S 153 21 47 E 28 511 S 153 363 E 28 511 153 363 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Division of Richmond amp oldid 1132913565, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
