Commonwealth Electoral Division of Hume (NSW)

Updated: 3 November 2010

Boundary gazetted 22 December 2009

Division name: Hume

State: New South Wales

Status: Current, boundary gazetted 22 December 2009 (former divisional profile)

Contact details: Contact the Hume AEC divisional office

Name derivation: Named after Hamilton Hume (1797–1873), an early explorer.

Size & location description: Hume covers an area of approximately 33 637 sq km from Cowra in the north to Wee Jasper in the south and parts of the Southern Highlands from Picton and Wilton in the east to Young and Cootamundra in the west. It includes the entire local Government areas of Boorowa, Cootamundra, Cowra, Goulburn Mulwaree, Harden, Upper Lachlan, Weddin, Yass Valley and Young Councils and parts of Palerang, Wingecarribee and Wollondilly Shires. Towns include Bargo, Binalong, Boorowa, Bundanoon, Buxton, Caragabal, Colo Vale, Cootamundra, Cowra, Crookwell, Gooloogong, Grenfell, Gundaroo, Gunning, Harden/Murrumburrah, High Range, Hill Top, Joadja, Jugiong, Marulan, Murrumbateman, Oakdale, Picton, Quandialla, Stockinbingal, Sutton, Tahmoor, Tarago, The Oaks, Thirlmere, Wallendbeen, Wilton, Yass, Young and the City of Goulburn.

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Products/industries of the area: Mixed farming, grazing, fat lambs, fruit, vegetables, wine, timber and textiles. The area is noted for its fine wool with Goulburn being the home of the Big Merino. Young is famous as the cherry capital of New South Wales and Cootamundra is the birth place of Sir Donald Bradman.

First proclaimed/election: 1901

Demographic rating: Rural

Members:

  • Schultz, A (LP) 1998–
  • Sharp, J (NP) 1993–1998
  • Fife, W C (LP) 1984–1993
  • Lusher, S A (CP/NCP/NP) 1974–1984
  • Olley, F (ALP) 1972–1974
  • Pettitt, J A (CP) 1963–1972
  • Fuller, A N (ALP) 1961–1963
  • Anderson, C G W (CP) 1955–1961
  • Fuller, A N (ALP) 1951–1955
  • Anderson, C G W (CP) 1949–1951
  • Fuller, A N (ALP) 1943–1949
  • Collins, T J (CP) 1931–1943
  • Moloney, P J (ALP) 1919–1931
  • Falkiner, F B S (NAT) 1917–1919
  • Patten, R (LIB) 1913–1917
  • Lyne, W J (PROT/IND) 1901–1913

Current Member Details: Please refer to the Parliament of Australia website

Further information:

For supporting information, see Party Codes, Demographic Ratings and Seat Status.