Commonwealth Electoral Division of Lindsay (NSW)

Updated: 3 November 2010

Boundary gazetted 22 December 2009

Division name: Lindsay

State: New South Wales

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

Contact details: Contact the Lindsay AEC divisional office

Name derivation: Named after Norman Lindsay (1879–1969), a well known writer and artist.

Size & location description: Lindsay covers an area of approximately 339 sq km from Berkshire Park and Londonderry in the north to Mulgoa and Orchard Hills in the south, Colyton in the east and Emu Heights in the west. Suburbs also include Cambridge Park, Cambridge Gardens, Castlereagh, Claremont Meadows, Cranebrook, Emu Plains, Glenmore Park, Jamisontown, Kingswood, Leonay, Llandilo, North St Marys, Oxley Park, Penrith, Regentville, St Marys, South Penrith, Werrington, Werrington County, Werrington Downs and parts of Agnes Banks, Luddenham and Wallacia.

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Products/industries of the area: Agriculture, farming (dairying, poultry, beef, fruit, vegetables), distilling (saki), construction and service industries, tourism, wholesale and retail trade, building materials, engineering and electrical equipment, textiles, plastic and aluminium products, colour TV manufacturing, pharmaceutical goods and concrete and gravel extraction.

First proclaimed/election: 1984

Demographic rating: Outer Metropolitan

Members:

  • Bradbury, D (ALP) 2007–
  • Kelly, J (LP) 1996–2007
  • Free, R V (ALP) 1984–1996

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

Further information:

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