Division of Hunter

Hunter Australian House of Representatives Division

Created:	1901
State or territory:	New South Wales
MP:	Joel Fitzgibbon
Party:	Labor
Namesake:	John Hunter
Electors:	90,202
Area:	18,604 km²
Demographic:	Rural

The Division of Hunter is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. It is located in northern rural New South Wales, and encompasses much of the Hunter Valley region, including the towns of Singleton, Maitland and Denman. The Division was proclaimed in 1900, and was one of the original 75 divisions to be contested at the first Federal election. The Division was named after Captain John Hunter, the second Governor of New South Wales.

The seat has been a safe Labor seat since 1910. It has been held by the first Prime Minister Edmund Barton, and by Opposition Leaders Matthew Charlton and Dr H.V. Evatt.

Australian federal election, 2007: Hunter
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Joel Fitzgibbon	49,561	59.95	+8.64
	National	Beth Black	22,328	27.01	-2.89
	Greens	Jan Davis	5,265	6.37	+0.11
	Climate Change Coalition	John Harvey	2,500	3.02	+3.02
	Christian Democrats	Bernie Neville	1,736	2.10	+0.36
	Citizens Electoral Council	Daniel Albury	1,287	1.56	-1.33
Total formal votes			82,677	95.71	+0.95
Informal votes			3,710	4.29	-0.95
Turnout			86,387	95.77	+0.19
2-Candidate Preferred Result
	Labor	Joel Fitzgibbon	54,504	65.92	+4.83
	National	Beth Black	28,173	34.08	-4.83
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.83

Australian federal election, 2004: Hunter
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Joel Fitzgibbon	43,216	53.60	+1.28
	National	Beth Black	21,621	26.81	-0.69
	Greens	Kerry Suwald	5,195	6.44	+1.92
	Independent	Bill Fox	2,618	3.25	+3.25
	Citizens Electoral Council	Ann Lawler	2,590	3.21	+1.76
	One Nation	Neil Scholes	2,543	3.15	-7.16
	Christian Democrats	Adrian Melbourne	1,673	2.07	+2.07
	Family First	Michael Woods	1,176	1.46	+1.46
Total formal votes			80,632	94.70	-1.88
Informal votes			4,512	5.30	+1.88
Turnout			85,144	95.67	-0.46
2-Candidate Preferred Result
	Labor	Joel Fitzgibbon	51,401	63.75	+2.89
	National	Beth Black	29,231	36.25	-2.89
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.89

Australian federal election, 2001: Hunter
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Joel Fitzgibbon	41,123	52.32	-2.94
	National	Rob Macaulay	21,613	27.50	+21.95
	One Nation	Bill Fox	8,100	10.31	+0.43
	Greens	Larry O'Brien	3,553	4.52	+2.30
	Democrats	Rod Bennison	3,071	3.91	+1.16
	Citizens Electoral Council	Ann Lawler	1,137	1.45	+0.91
Total formal votes			78,597	96.58	-0.20
Informal votes			2,780	3.42	+0.20
Turnout			81,377	96.76
2-Candidate Preferred Result
	Labor	Joel Fitzgibbon	47,838	60.86	-3.83
	National	Rob Macaulay	30,759	39.14	+39.14
	Labor hold		Swing	-3.83

Division of Hunter. Australian Electoral Commission Divisional Profiles. Retrieved on 2007-06-29. (PDF, 178 kB)

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