Division of Hughes

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

Hughes
Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Hughes in New South Wales, as of the 2016 federal election.
Created1955
MPCraig Kelly
PartyUnited Australia
NamesakeBilly Hughes
Electors107,364 (2022)
Area369 km2 (142.5 sq mi)
DemographicOuter metropolitan

History
Billy Hughes, the division's namesake

The division was created in 1955 and is named for Billy Hughes, who was Prime Minister of Australia from 1915 to 1923. Originally a marginal Labor seat, it was taken by the Liberals in their 1966 landslide.[1] However, the Liberal margin was redistributed away in 1968, and for the next two decades it was a fairly safe Labor seat. Demographic change made it increasingly less safe for Labor in the 1980s and 1990s, and it was one of many marginal seats taken by the Liberals in the 1996 landslide.[1] The Liberals have held it ever since – although they came close to losing it in the 2007 landslide – and it is now generally considered to be a safe Liberal seat.[1]

The current Member for Hughes, since the 2010 federal election, is Craig Kelly. He was a member of the Liberal Party of Australia until he resigned from the party to sit as an Independent in February 2021,[2] before joining Clive Palmer’s United Australia Party in August 2021.[3]

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]

The division is located in the southern and southwestern suburbs of Sydney, including Alfords Point, Bangor, Barden Ridge, Bonnet Bay, Bundeena, Como, Engadine, Garie Beach, Grays Point, Hammondville, Heathcote, Holsworthy, Illawong, Jannali, Kareela, Kirrawee, Loftus, Lucas Heights, Maianbar, Menai, Oyster Bay, Pleasure Point, Sandy Point, Sutherland, Voyager Point, Waterfall, Wattle Grove, Woronora, Woronora Heights, and Yarrawarrah; as well as parts of Audley, Gymea, Moorebank, Royal National Park, and Sylvania. The Liverpool Military Area—comprising Holsworthy Barracks and Steele Barracks—is also located in the electorate.

Members
Image Member Party Term Notes
  Les Johnson
(1924–2015)		 Labor 10 December 1955 –
26 November 1966		 Lost seat
  Don Dobie
(1927–1996)		 Liberal 26 November 1966 –
25 October 1969		 Transferred to the Division of Cook
  Les Johnson
(1924–2015)		 Labor 25 October 1969 –
19 December 1983		 Served as minister under Whitlam. Resigned to become Australian High Commissioner to New Zealand
  Robert Tickner
(1951–)		 Labor 18 February 1984 –
2 March 1996		 Served as minister under Hawke and Keating. Lost seat
  Danna Vale
(1944–)		 Liberal 2 March 1996 –
19 July 2010		 Served as minister under Howard. Retired
  Craig Kelly
(1963–)		 Liberal 21 August 2010 –
23 February 2021		 Incumbent
  Independent 23 February 2021 –
23 August 2021
  United Australia 23 August 2021 –
present

Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Hughes
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2019 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Hughes.[edit]
2019 Australian federal election: Hughes[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Craig Kelly 50,763 53.16 +1.19
Labor Diedree Steinwall 29,088 30.46 −1.42
Greens Mitchell Shakespeare 6,631 6.94 −0.43
Animal Justice Gae Constable 2,439 2.55 −1.44
United Australia Terrance Keep 2,366 2.48 +2.48
Christian Democrats Leo-Ning Liu 2,216 2.32 −2.47
Independent Matt Bryan 1,988 2.08 +2.08
Total formal votes 95,491 94.83 −0.77
Informal votes 5,208 5.17 +0.77
Turnout 100,699 94.82 +0.88
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Craig Kelly 57,149 59.85 +0.52
Labor Diedree Steinwall 38,342 40.15 −0.52
Liberal hold Swing+0.52

References
  1. "Hughes - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". ABC News. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  2. "Craig Kelly quits Liberal party to move to the crossbench". TheGuardian.com. 23 February 2021.
  3. "United Australia Party leader Craig Kelly defends spam messages". 29 August 2021.
  4. Muller, Damon (14 November 2017). "The process of federal redistributions: a quick guide". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  5. Hughes, NSW, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.

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