Commonwealth Electoral Division of Lyne (NSW)
Boundary gazetted 22 December 2009
| Division name: |
Lyne |
| State: |
New South Wales |
| Status: | Current, boundary gazetted 22 December 2009 (former divisional profile) |
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| Contact details: |
Contact the Lyne AEC divisional office |
| Name derivation: |
Named after Sir William Lyne (1844-1913), Premier of New South Wales 1899-1901. |
| Size & location description: |
Lyne covers an area of approximately 11,991 sq km from Crescent Head in the north to the southern boundary of Greater Taree City Council in the south and inland to the western boundaries of Greater Taree, Port Macquarie - Hastings and Kempsey Shire Councils. The main towns include Bonny Hills, Crescent Head, Harrington, Kendall, Lake Cathie, Laurieton, North Haven, Old Bar, Port Macquarie, Taree, Wauchope and Wingham. |
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| Products/industries of the area: |
Timber, beef/dairy cattle, mixed farming, fishing and oyster farming, boat building, engineering, mining and tourism. |
| First proclaimed/election: |
1949 |
| Demographic rating: |
Rural |
| Members: |
- Vaile, M (NP) 1993-
- Cowan, D B (NCP/NP) 1980-1993
- Lucock, P E (CP/NCP) 1952-1980
- Eggins, E J (CP) 1949-1952
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Further information:
This page last updated December 2009
