2001 Profile of the division of Robertson

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State:

New South Wales

Name Derivation:

Named after Sir John Robertson (1816–1891), former Premier of New South Wales (1860–1861, 1868–1870, 1875–1877 and 1885–1886).

Area and Location Description:

It covers an area of approximately 785 sq km from the Hawkesbury River in the south, west to Wiseman's Ferry, north along the Gosford City Council boundary to Mangrove Creek, generally east by Warre Warren Creek to again meet the Gosford City Council boundary. Then south-east following the Wyong Shire Boundary to the Sydney/Newcastle freeway, east to Serpentine Road and to Terrigal and then south by the coast to Broken Bay and the Hawkesbury River.

The main centres include Gosford, Terrigal and Woy Woy.

Products/Industries of the area:

Citrus and vegetable growing, poultry products, tourism, retail, service industries, light manufacturing and boat building.

First Proclaimed

1900/1901

Members

Jim Lloyd (LP) 1996–

F J Walker (ALP) 1990–96

B Cohen (ALP) 1969–90

C W Bridges-Maxwell (LP) 1964–69

R L Dean (LP) 1949–64

T F Williams (ALP) 1943–49

E S Spooner (UAP) 1940–43

S L Gardner (NAT/UAP) 1922–40

W M Fleming (LIB/NAT/NAT & FARMERS/CP) 1913–22

W J Johnson (ALP) 1910–13

H Willis (FT/ANTI-SOC) 1901–10

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Demographic Rating

Provincial

3 October 1998 Election	6 November 1999 Referendum	10 November 2001 Election
Enrolment: 80 631 Informal Vote: 2.91% Turnout: 95.92% Seat Status: Marginal Liberal Two Party Preferred: ALP: 47.99% LP: 52.01%	Enrolment: 82 618 Informal Vote: Republic Question 0.76% Preamble Question 0.88% Turnout: Republic Question 95.77% Preamble Question 95.79%	Enrolment: 84 366 Informal Vote: 6.11% Turnout: 95.55% Seat Status: Fairly Safe Liberal Two Party Preferred: ALP: 43.02% LP: 56.98%