Federal electoral division boundaries in Australia have been determined since 1984, 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]
The Division of Robertson was originally anchored in rural central NSW, encompassing the area around Dubbo, Mudgee and Wellington.
It moved eastward to take in Gosford in 1913, and since then it has been moved further eastward in successive redistributions. By 1969, it had moved to approximately its current position on the Central Coast, immediately north of the Hawkesbury River, and now includes none of its original territory. Nonetheless, it has retained the name of Robertson, in part because the Australian Electoral Commission is required to preserve the names of original electorates where possible.[2]
Robertson encompasses the towns of Woy Woy, Gosford and Terrigal.
Two of its members have served as Senators prior or subsequent to their tenures on Robertson. Former Senator Belinda Neal was elected in Robertson in 2007 and Deborah O'Neill became a Senator shortly after losing Robertson in 2013.
In recent years, Robertson has been a bellwether electorate in federal elections, taking on a character similar to mortgage belt seats on Sydney's outer fringe. It has been held by a member of the party of government since the 1983 federal election. In addition, after Mike Kelly became the first opposition MP elected to represent Eden-Monaro (in 2016) since 1975, Robertson currently holds the record for the longest-running bellwether seat in Australia.
Ahead of the 2016 election, ABCpsephologistAntony Green listed Robertson in his election guide as one of eleven which he classed as bellwether electorates. Prior to the 2016 election, the seat of Eden-Monaro was long regarded as Australia's most famous bellwether. From the 1972 election until the 2013 election – over 40 years – Eden-Monaro was won by the party that also won government. No longer the nation's famous bellwether seat after the Labor opposition won it at the 2016 election, the nation's new longest-running bellwether is Robertson – continually won by the party that won government since the 1983 election.[3] This trend in Robertson would continue in the 2022 election, with Labor winning the seat and Government.
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The Division of Robertson is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales RobertsonAustralian House of Representatives DivisionDivision of Robertson in New South Wales as of the 2016 federal electionCreated1901MPGordon ReidPartyLaborNamesakeSir John RobertsonElectors112 688 2022 Area980 km2 378 4 sq mi DemographicProvincial Contents 1 Geography 2 History 2 1 The new bellwether 3 Members 4 Election results 4 1 Graphical summary 5 References 6 External linksGeography editFederal electoral division boundaries in Australia have been determined since 1984 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 edit nbsp Sir John Robertson the division s namesake The division was proclaimed at Federation in 1900 and was one of the original 65 divisions to be contested at the first federal election in 1901 The division was named for the fifth Premier of New South Wales Sir John Robertson The Division of Robertson was originally anchored in rural central NSW encompassing the area around Dubbo Mudgee and Wellington It moved eastward to take in Gosford in 1913 and since then it has been moved further eastward in successive redistributions By 1969 it had moved to approximately its current position on the Central Coast immediately north of the Hawkesbury River and now includes none of its original territory Nonetheless it has retained the name of Robertson in part because the Australian Electoral Commission is required to preserve the names of original electorates where possible 2 Robertson encompasses the towns of Woy Woy Gosford and Terrigal Two of its members have served as Senators prior or subsequent to their tenures on Robertson Former Senator Belinda Neal was elected in Robertson in 2007 and Deborah O Neill became a Senator shortly after losing Robertson in 2013 In recent years Robertson has been a bellwether electorate in federal elections taking on a character similar to mortgage belt seats on Sydney s outer fringe It has been held by a member of the party of government since the 1983 federal election In addition after Mike Kelly became the first opposition MP elected to represent Eden Monaro in 2016 since 1975 Robertson currently holds the record for the longest running bellwether seat in Australia The current Member for Robertson since the 2022 federal election is Gordon Reid a member of the Australian Labor Party The new bellwether edit Ahead of the 2016 election ABC psephologist Antony Green listed Robertson in his election guide as one of eleven which he classed as bellwether electorates Prior to the 2016 election the seat of Eden Monaro was long regarded as Australia s most famous bellwether From the 1972 election until the 2013 election over 40 years Eden Monaro was won by the party that also won government No longer the nation s famous bellwether seat after the Labor opposition won it at the 2016 election the nation s new longest running bellwether is Robertson continually won by the party that won government since the 1983 election 3 This trend in Robertson would continue in the 2022 election with Labor winning the seat and Government Members editImage Member Party Term Notes nbsp Henry Willis 1860 1950 Free Trade 29 March 1901 1906 Lost seat Later elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Upper Hunter in 1910 Anti Socialist 1906 26 May 1909 Liberal 26 May 1909 13 April 1910 nbsp William Johnson 1871 1916 Labor 13 April 1910 31 May 1913 Lost seat nbsp William Fleming 1874 1961 Liberal 31 May 1913 17 February 1917 Previously held the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Upper Hunter Lost seat Nationalist 17 February 1917 March 1921 Country March 1921 16 December 1922 nbsp Sydney Gardner 1884 1965 Nationalist 16 December 1922 7 May 1931 Served as Chief Government Whip in the House under Lyons Lost seat United Australia 7 May 1931 21 September 1940 nbsp Eric Spooner 1891 1952 21 September 1940 21 August 1943 Previously held the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Ryde and served as Deputy Leader of the United Australia Party in NSW Served as minister under Menzies and Fadden Lost seat nbsp Thomas Williams 1897 1992 Labor 21 August 1943 10 December 1949 Lost seat nbsp Roger Dean 1913 1998 Liberal 10 December 1949 30 September 1964 Resigned to become Administrator of the Northern Territory nbsp William Bridges Maxwell 1929 1992 5 December 1964 25 October 1969 Lost seat nbsp Barry Cohen 1935 2017 Labor 25 October 1969 19 February 1990 Served as minister under Hawke Retired nbsp Frank Walker 1942 2012 24 March 1990 2 March 1996 Previously held the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Georges River Served as minister under Keating Lost seat nbsp Jim Lloyd 1954 Liberal 2 March 1996 24 November 2007 Served as Chief Government Whip in the House under Howard Served as minister under Howard Lost seat nbsp Belinda Neal 1963 Labor 24 November 2007 19 July 2010 Previously a member of the Senate Lost preselection and retired nbsp Deborah O Neill 1961 21 August 2010 7 September 2013 Lost seat Later appointed to the Senate in 2013 nbsp Lucy Wicks 1973 Liberal 7 September 2013 21 May 2022 Lost seat nbsp Gordon Reid 1992 Labor 21 May 2022 present IncumbentElection results editGraphical summary edit Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki org Two party preferred vote results in Robertson Main article Electoral results for the Division of Robertson This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 Australian federal election in New South Wales Robertson edit 2022 Australian federal election Robertson 4 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Lucy Wicks 38 448 39 96 6 90 Labor Gordon Reid 36 231 37 66 3 56 Greens Shelly McGrath 9 642 10 02 2 11 One Nation Billy O Grady 3 679 3 82 3 82 United Australia Barbara Jane Murray 2 792 2 90 0 09 Animal Justice Patrick Murphy 1 949 2 03 0 05 Indigenous Aboriginal Jeffrey Lawson 1 127 1 17 1 17 Informed Medical Options Kate Mason 1 114 1 16 1 16 Liberal Democrats Bentley Logan 736 0 76 0 76 Australian Citizens Paul Borthwick 272 0 28 0 28 Australian Federation Alexandra Hafner 220 0 23 0 23 Total formal votes 96 210 93 88 1 12 Informal votes 6 274 6 12 1 12 Turnout 102 484 91 07 2 10 Two party preferred result Labor Gordon Reid 50 277 52 26 6 50 Liberal Lucy Wicks 45 933 47 74 6 50 Labor gain from Liberal Swing 6 50References edit Muller Damon 14 November 2017 The process of federal redistributions a quick guide Parliament of Australia Retrieved 19 April 2022 Guidelines for naming divisions Australian Electoral Commission 20 July 2011 Retrieved 30 March 2013 The Bellwether Contests Antony Green ABC Robertson NSW 2022 Tally Room Australian Electoral Commission External links editDivision of Robertson Australian Electoral Commission 33 22 55 S 151 12 47 E 33 382 S 151 213 E 33 382 151 213 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Division of Robertson amp oldid 1220915352, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
