2001 Profile of the division of Paterson

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State:

New South Wales

Name Derivation:

Named after Andrew (Banjo) Paterson (1864–1941), Australian author and poet. There is also conjecture that the division was first named in 1947 after Colonel William Paterson (1755–1810) after whom the town and river within the division were named.

Area and Location Description:

It covers an area of approximately 9632 sq km and extends from the Hunter River in the south to the boundary of Greater Taree in the north and west to the Great Dividing Range.

The main towns include Beresfield, Bulahdelah, Dungog, Forster, Gloucester, Hawks Nest, Morpeth, Nabiac, Nelson Bay, Paterson, Raymond Terrace, Stroud, Thornton, Tuncurry and Woodberry.

Products/Industries of the area:

Timber, beef and dairy cattle, mixed farming, maize, sawmilling, fishing and oyster farming, tourism, general engineering, aluminium smelting.

First Proclaimed

1947/1949

(Division was abolished in 1984 and re-established at the 1992 redistribution).

Members

Bob Baldwin (LP) 2001–

R H Horne (ALP) 1998–2001

R C Baldwin (LP) 1996–98

R H Horne (ALP) 1993–96

F L O'Keefe (CP/NCP/NP) 1969–84

A Fairhall (LP) 1949–69

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AEC – Divisional Office Contact Numbers and Addresses

Demographic Rating

Rural

3 October 1998 Election	6 November 1999 Referendum	10 November 2001 Election
Enrolment: 82 019 Informal Vote: 3.33% Turnout: 96.69% Seat Status: Marginal Labor Two Party Preferred: ALP: 51.22% LP: 48.78%	Enrolment: 84 193 Informal Vote: Republic Question 0.72% Preamble Question 0.80% Turnout: Republic Question 96.89% Preamble Question 96.87%	Enrolment: 82 782 Informal Vote: 3.61% Turnout: 96.65% Seat Status: Marginal Liberal Two Party Preferred: ALP: 48.58% LP: 51.42%