Profile of the electoral division of Lyne (NSW)

State/Territory:

New South Wales

Status:

Current, boundary gazetted 22 December 2009

AEC Divisional Office:

Divisional Office contact details

Maps & GIS data:

A4 map of the Division of Lyne (2009) [PDF 473KB]
Map of the Division of Lyne (2009) [PDF 11.0MB]
Download GIS data

Name derivation:

Named after Sir William Lyne (1844-1913), Premier of New South Wales 1899-1901.

Area and Location Description:

Lyne covers an area of approximately 11,991 sq km from Crescent Head in the north to the southern boundaries of Greater Taree City Council & Gloucester 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, Gloucester, Harrington, Kendall, Lake Cathie, Laurieton, North Haven, Old Bar, Port Macquarie, Taree, Wauchope and Wingham.

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:

Oakeshott, R (Ind) 2008 -
Vaile, M (NP) 1993-2008
Cowan, D B (NCP/NP) 1980-1993
Lucock, P E (CP/NCP) 1952-1980
Eggins, E J (CP) 1949-1952

Current member details:

Please refer to the Parliament of Australia website

Further information:

2010 Federal Election - House of Representatives results for Lyne
2007 Federal Election - House of Representatives results for Lyne
2004 Federal Election - House of Representatives results for Lyne
2010 Divisional Profile
For supporting information, see Party Codes, Demographic Ratings and Seat Status.