Division of Warringah

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Warringah Australian House of Representatives Division
State or territory:	New South Wales
Created:	1922
MP:	Tony Abbott
Party:	Liberal
Namesake:	Warringah
Electors:	94,253
Area:	65 km² (25.1 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, Balmoral, 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 former Minister for Health. In recent years, the conservative margin has been slipping away slowly.

Contents 1 Members 2 Election results 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Members

Member		Party	Term
	Granville Ryrie	Nationalist	1922—1927
	Archdale Parkhill	Nationalist	1927—1931
		United Australia	1931—1937
	Percy Spender	Independent	1937—1940
		United Australia	1940—1944
		Liberal	1944—1951
	Francis Bland	Liberal	1951—1961
	John Cockle	Liberal	1961—1966
	Edward St John	Liberal	1966—1969
		Independent	1969—1969
	Michael MacKellar	Liberal	1969—1994
	Tony Abbott	Liberal	1994—present

[edit] Election results

Australian federal election, 2007: Warringah
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Tony Abbott	46,398	54.53	-0.97
	Labor	Hugh Zochling	23,317	27.40	+2.29
	Greens	Conny Harris	10,660	12.53	+0.71
	Independent	Patricia Petersen	1,529	1.80	-0.50
	Democrats	Georgina Johanson	1,095	1.29	+1.04
	Christian Democrats	Bill McCudden	1,020	1.20	+1.20
	Conservatives for Climate	Goronwy Price	616	0.72	+0.72
	Independent	Brett Middleton	456	0.54	-0.83
Total formal votes			85,091	96.42	+2.18
Informal votes			3,162	3.58	-2.18
Turnout			88,253	93.63	-0.17
Two Candidate Preferred Result
	Liberal	Tony Abbott	50,627	59.50	-1.79
	Labor	Hugh Zochling	34,464	40.50	+1.79
	Liberal hold		Swing	-1.79

Australian federal election, 2004: Warringah
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Tony Abbott	40,798	54.43	+2.56
	Labor	Linda Beattie	19,181	25.64	+13.56
	Greens	Ian Hehir	8,833	11.81	+8.12
	Independent	Patricia Petersen	1,914	2.56	+2.56
	One Nation	David Kelly	1,142	1.53	-0.21
	Family First	Phil McPherson	1,023	1.37	+1.37
	Fishing Party	Edward Kelly	618	0.83	+0.83
	Independent	Dian Maie Underwood	524	0.70	+0.70
	Independent	Peter Thyer	471	0.63	+0.63
	Independent	Neil Francey	312	0.42	+0.42
Total formal votes			74,816	94.11	-2.61
Informal votes			4,684	5.89	+2.61
Turnout			79,500	93.15	-0.54
Two Candidate Preferred Result
	Liberal	Tony Abbott	45,250	60.48	-2.18
	Labor	Linda Beattie	29,566	39.52	+2.18
	Liberal hold		Swing	-2.18

[edit] References

• Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive
• The Poll Bludger
• ABC Elections
• Australian Electoral Commission

[edit] External links

• Division of Warringah. Australian Electoral Commission Divisional Profiles. Retrieved on 2007-06-29. (PDF, 175 kB)

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