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The Division of Lyne is an Australian electoral division located in the State of New South Wales. It lies on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales and includes parts of the Local Government Areas of the City of Greater Taree, Port Macquarie-Hastings and Kempsey Shire. Major population centres include Port Macquarie, Taree, Wauchope, Laurieton, Wingham, and parts of Kempsey.
The seat is named after Sir William Lyne, Premier of New South Wales at the time of Federation and subsequently a minister in early Australian conservative governments. William Lyne was commissioned by the first Governor-General, Lord Hopetoun to form the inaugural Federal Government. He was unable to attract sufficient support to form a cabinet and returned the commission. The unsuccessful commissioning of Lyne is known as The Hopetoun Blunder.
The Division of Lyne was created in a redistribution in 1949 and has been represented by the Australian Country Party and its subsequent derivatives the National Country Party and the National Party of Australia since its inception. This reflects the area's history as a strongly conservative and rural region. The area has recently undergone significant demographic changes with the arrival of a large number of retired people and city dwellers seeking a sea-change. Despite these changes the Australian Labor Party has made little headway in increasing its vote.
Its current Member of Parliament is Hon. Mark Vaile, the former Deputy Prime Minister of Australia, former leader of the National Party of Australia and former Minister for Transport and Regional Services. He holds Lyne with an 8% margin.
[edit] Members
[edit] Election results
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| Australian federal election, 2007: Lyne |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
National |
Mark Vaile |
41,319 |
52.26 |
-4.44 |
|
Labor |
James Langley |
25,358 |
32.07 |
+5.52 |
|
Greens |
Susie Russell |
5,649 |
7.15 |
+2.37 |
|
Independent |
Jamie Harrison |
3,326 |
4.21 |
+4.21 |
|
Christian Democrats |
Robert Waldron |
1,679 |
2.12 |
+2.12 |
|
Independent |
Barry Wright |
979 |
1.24 |
+1.24 |
|
Independent |
Stewart Scott-Irving |
330 |
0.42 |
+0.42 |
|
Independent |
Rodger Riach |
238 |
0.30 |
+0.30 |
|
Citizens Electoral Council |
Graeme Muldoon |
184 |
0.23 |
-0.02 |
| Total formal votes |
79,062 |
94.93 |
+0.23 |
| Informal votes |
4,220 |
5.07 |
-0.23 |
| Turnout |
83.282 |
95.96 |
+0.55 |
| Two Candidate Preferred Result |
|
National |
Mark Vaile |
46,311 |
58.58 |
-4.83 |
|
Labor |
James Langley |
32,751 |
41.42 |
+4.83 |
|
National hold |
Swing |
-4.83 |
|
[edit] References
[edit] External links
[edit] Previous election results
- Australian Electoral Commission Election Results - Seat of Lyne, 2001
- 2004 Election Results, Lyne - Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive
- 2001 Election Results, Lyne - Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive
- 1998 Election Results, Lyne - Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive
- 1996 Election Results, Lyne - Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive
- 1993 Election Results, Lyne - Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive
- 1990 Election Results, Lyne - Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive
- 1987 Election Results, Lyne - Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive
- 1984 Election Results, Lyne - Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive
- 1983 Election Results, Lyne - Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive
- 1980 Election Results, Lyne - Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive
- 1977 Election Results, Lyne - Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive
- 1975 Election Results, Lyne - Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive
- 1974 Election Results, Lyne - Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive
- 1972 Election Results, Lyne - Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive
- 1969 Election Results, Lyne - Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive
- 1966 Election Results, Lyne - Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive
- 1963 Election Results, Lyne - Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive
- 1961 Election Results, Lyne - Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive
- 1958 Election Results, Lyne - Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive
- 1955 Election Results, Lyne - Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive
- 1954 Election Results, Lyne - Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive
- 1952 By-election Results, Lyne - Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive
- 1951 Election Results, Lyne - Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive
- 1949 Election Results, Lyne - Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive
