2001 Profile of the division of Hunter

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State:

New South Wales

Name Derivation:

Named after John Hunter (1737–1821) the second Governor of New South Wales (1795–1799). He was also involved in many sea and land explorations and expeditions and encouraged the study of Australian wildlife.

Area and Location Description:

It covers an area of approximately 10 594sq km from Maitland in the east to Denman in the west, Muswellbrook in the north and south to Wollombi.

The main towns include Branxton, Cessnock, Denman, Kurri Kurri, Maitland, Muswellbrook, and Singleton.

Products/Industries of the area:

Aluminium smelting, coal-mining, wine grapes, dairying, timber, clothing manufacture, wheat, wool, lambs, beef and dairy cattle, pigs, oats, hay, lucerne, fruit, vegetables, hardwood, timber milling, engineering works and stud farms. Liddell Power Station and Bays Water Power Station are also in the division.

First Proclaimed

1901

Members

Joel Fitzgibbon (ALP) 1996–

E J Fitzgibbon (ALP) 1984–96

R J Brown (ALP) 1980–84

A W James (ALP) 1960–80

H V Evatt (ALP) 1958–60

R James (ALP) 1928–58

M Charlton (ALP) 1910–28

F Liddell (FT/ANTI-SOC) 1903–10

E Barton (PROT) 1901–03

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Demographic Rating

Rural

3 October 1998 Election	6 November 1999 Referendum	10 November 2001 Election
Enrolment: 77 139 Informal Vote: 3.29% Turnout: 96.16% Seat Status: Safe Labor Two Party Preferred: ALP: 64.69% LP: 35.31%	Enrolment: 77 641 Informal Vote: Republic Question 0.69% Preamble Question 0.83% Turnout: Republic Question 96.50% Preamble Question 96.50%	Enrolment: 84 649 Informal Vote: 3.42% Turnout: 96.13% Seat Status: Safe Labor Two Party Preferred: ALP: 60.86% NP: 39.14%