2001 Profile of the division of Lyne

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State:

New South Wales

Name Derivation:

Named after Sir William Lyne (1844–1913), a former Premier of New South Wales (1899–1901).

Area and Location Description:

It covers an area of approximately 9291 sq km from Frederickton in the north to the southern boundary of Greater Taree City in the south and inland to the western boundaries of Greater Taree, Hastings and Kempsey Councils.

The main towns include Bonny Hills, Crescent Head, Harrington, Kempsey, Kendall, Lake Cathie, Laurieton, North Haven, Old Bar, Port Macquarie, Taree, Wauchope and Wingham.

Products/Industries of the area:

Timber, beef/dairy cattle, mixed farming, dairy products processing, fishing and oyster farming, clothing/auto parts manufacturing, boat building, engineering and tourism.

First Proclaimed

1949

Members

Mark Vaile (NP) 1993–

D B Cowan (NCP/NP) 1980–93

P E Lucock (CP/NCP) 1952–80

E J Eggins (CP) 1949–52

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Demographic Rating

Rural

3 October 1998 Election	6 November 1999 Referendum	10 November 2001 Election
Enrolment: 82 215 Informal Vote: 3.73% Turnout: 96.15% Seat Status: Fairly safe National Two Party Preferred: ALP: 40.28% NP: 59.72%	Enrolment: 84 455 Informal Vote: Republic Question 0.63% Preamble Question 0.74% Turnout: Republic Question 96.32% Preamble Question 96.31%	Enrolment: 86 901 Informal Vote: 3.9% Turnout: 95.92% Seat Status: Safe National Two Party Preferred: ALP: 38.76% NP: 61.24%