Jul 02, 2019 yerrabi, a five member electorate comprising the districts of gungahlin and hall and the belconnen district suburbs of giralang and kaleen. Wentworth was succeeded in mackellar by liberal candidate jim carlton, who had served as the state partys general secretary during the 1970s. Profile of the electoral division of mackellar nsw australian. Kororoit district is a metropolitan electorate located approximately kilometres west of melbourne. Six electoral channel is a map viewing tool that displays the current and the. Regional services, territories, and local government s, housing and homelessness s jason clare. Divisions of the australian house of representatives wikipedia. Elected to the house of representatives for mackellar, new south wales, at byelection 26. Look up your suburb on the elections acts electorate map opens in new window. Named after the famous australian poet and novelist dorothea mackellar 18851968, the mackellar electorate covers 233 square kilometres.
Electorate office principal office shop 1, 12381246 pittwater road narrabeen, nsw, 2101 postal address. He defeated bishop in a preselection contest earlier this year. After one of the highest profile preselection battles of recent history, the seat is to be vacated at the coming election by its member since 1994, bronwyn bishop. Her career in state and federal government spans almost 20 years. Profiles and maps of electorates in place at the 2016 federal election are available on the aec website. Mackellar and warringah federal election candidates news. Potential candidates are being sounded out to replace bronwyn bishop in her ultrasafe sydney seat of mackellar, with the former speakers chiefofstaff and likely contender damien jones viewed by. Community climate petition in mackellar common grace. As is the case with other unlawful political donations, any unlawful cash donation accepted by a person is payable to the state and may be recovered by the nsw. Like most seats in northern sydney, mackellar is a safe seat for the liberal party of australia.
This is a list of electoral results for the division of mackellar in australian federal elections from the divisions creation in 1949 until the present. Jason falinski was elected as the member for mackellar at the 2016 election. There are also historical profiles of the electorates that existed in the past. Find out more about the electorate profiles for new zealands seven maori electorates and the 64 general electorates. The mackellar petition is one of many community climate petitions raised simultaneously in almost 100 federal electorates across australia. Im paul fletcher, the member for bradfield in the australian parliament a wonderful electorate covering sydneys upper north shore and surrounding areas. Named after the famous australian poet and novelist dorothea mackellar 18851968, the mackellar electorate covers 233 square kilometres on sydneys northern beaches. Each profile includes election results, statistics about people, households and industries, and maps. Member, coal workers pneumoconiosis select committee.
These electoratebased, pen and paper petitions have been driven. Yerrabi, a fivemember electorate comprising the districts of gungahlin and hall and the belconnen district suburbs of giralang and kaleen. Bronwyn bishop loses mackellar seat after 22 years daily. The electoral college maryland state board of elections. The rail tram and bus union of nsw rtbu nsw has called on the federal member for mackellar, jason falinski mp to come clean on his demands that the bline service on the northern beaches be privatised. Apr 16, 2016 bronwyn bishop has lost her sydney seat of mackellar after 22 years veteran liberal party member jason falinski won the ballot vote 5129 it comes as ms bishop was forced to resign as speaker last. The electorate is spoiled for natural attractions, with beautiful lake macquarie at its heart and large tracts of bushland throughout, including parts of the watagan forest and sugarloaf state recreation area.
Jason has over 25 years experience in business, including founding his own. Elected to the senate for new south wales 1987 term deemed to have begun 1. Firm blueribbon ground of mackellar under bronwyn bishop starts to crack. Synonyms for member of the electorate include elector, voter, constituent, selector, chooser, balloter, enfranchised person, member of a constituency, voting member. Mackellar and warringah federal election candidates news local. In the 1990s, falinski was president of the young liberals. Mackellar is an electorate of 233 square kilometres in the north of sydney, covering the. Ms rowland will be the first female member in the electorates history. Can the members of the electoral college choose who they vote. After one of the highest profile preselection battles of recent history, the seat is to be vacated at the coming election by its. The suburbs and towns below fall either wholly or partly into the lake macquarie electorate. It contains information about bradfield and its people. Comments discuss this is how acts electoral boundaries.
Profile of the electoral division of mackellar nsw. Mackellar covers blueribbon liberal territory on sydneys northern beaches, and has been held by the party since the electorate was created in 1949. Electorate results below reflect electorates that will be in place at the next federal election. An electoral district is an area of a given size and population that elects members to a legislative body, such as a parliament or council. Sep 15, 2016 jason falinski, the liberal member for mackellar, has delivered his maiden speech to the house of representatives. In elections to the federal house of representatives, electoral districts are called divisions at south australian parliamentary elections, for. Region in order for us to provide better results for you, you can specify your default location by providing it here. She joined kpmg in 2017 as national lead for cities and regions as part of the transport and economics practice, and resigned late last year to run for politics. As is the case with other unlawful political donations, any unlawful cash donation accepted by a person is payable to the state and may be recovered by the nsw electoral commission. In addition, section 29 forbids electorate boundaries from crossing state lines, forcing populated areas along state and territory borders to be placed in different electorates, such as albury in new south wales being part of the electorate of farrer, while nearby wodonga in victoria is part of the electorate of indi. Falinski, 46, replaces bronwyn bishop, who represented the electorate for 22 years from 1994. Visualizations are often interactive and contain text for labeling, but do not have the narrative text of infographics.
Mackellar federal election 2019 electorate, candidates, results. It was first held by bill wentworth, the first minister for aboriginal affairs, and the greatgrandson of politician and explorer william wentworth, one of the first three europeans to cross the blue mountains. The division of mackellar is an australian electoral division in the state of new south wales. Mackellar is an electorate of 233 square kilometres in the north of sydney, covering the northern beach suburbs from dee why to palm beach, including narrabeen, mona vale, avalon and newport. Bronwyn bishop has lost her sydney seat of mackellar after 22 years veteran liberal party member jason falinski won the ballot vote 5129 it comes as. Sitting australian labor party member kate thwaites declared complimentary foxtel subscription for electorate office from astra on behalf of self 16th oct 2019 sitting australian labor party member kate thwaites declared international visitors leadership program trip to the united states, sponsored by the us state department internal travel. Alice lives in the electorate with her partner matthias, an architect, and their boys aged 7 and 8. Mackellar was a poet and author who was best known for writing my country. Firm blueribbon ground of mackellar under bronwyn bishop. If the postcode you entered covers more than one locality, choose your locality from the dropdown list. The first election event to apply the 20 determined redistributed districts was the state election in march 2015. Apr 06, 2016 bronwyn bishop has a headstart in her quest to remain the liberal party candidate for mackellar after four of her own staff members were granted a vote in the crucial preselection runoff for the.
Reelected 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004 and 24 november 2007. Alice lives in the electorate with her partner matthias, an architect, and their boys aged 7. Light manufacturing, service industries, commercial wholesale and retail trades and tourism. Type in your postcode or locality name to find your legislative assembly district and legislative council region, then click search. Jones is the president of both the federal electoral council of mackellar and the state electoral council of wakehurst, held by the new south wales mp and family minister brad hazzard. Four bronwyn bishop employees on list of mackellar preselectors. Jason has over 25 years experience in business, including founding his own company in 2004 designing and manufacturing health care equipment and furniture for age care homes and hospitals. Name and boundary of electoral division names and boundaries of adjoining electoral divisions names and boundaries of local government areas 2015 mackellar february 2016 map of the federal electoral division of n 0 km 2. Bronwyn bishop says her chief of staff would be a good.
The division of warringah is an australian electoral division in the state of new south wales. Commonwealth electoral division of mackellar nsw boundary of warringah lga boundary of pittwater lga boundary of warringah lga boundary of pittwater lga boundary of. Every presidential election brings renewed debate about the electoral. Federal boundaries are known as federal electoral divisions. First, voters cast ballots on election day in each state. Mackellar was named after dorothea mackellar 18851968 a famous australian poet and novelist. Prior to this he worked in roles in financial services, banking and corporate governance. Jason falinski, the liberal member for mackellar, has delivered his maiden speech to the house of representatives. An absent vote is a vote cast at a polling place outside of a voters electoral division, but still within their state or territory. After one of the highest profile preselection battles of recent history, the seat is set to be vacated at the coming election by bronwyn bishop, its member since 1994. Named in honour of isobel marion dorothea mackellar obe, 18851968. If you are away, sick, or otherwise unable to make it to a voting centre on.
The action taken by the residents of mackellar are part of the largest multielectorate climate petition in australias history. Kororoit district profile victorian electoral commission. Wentworth announced his retirement in 1977, but didnt wait for the election to resign from. The award was announced at the annual zonta international womens day breakfast, at royal prince alfred yacht club, and recognises outstanding achievements of local women and their valuable contribution to the pittwater community. The first election was held for the division in 1949. Nsw liberals fear bronwyn bishops electorate of mackellar could fall to an independent if the former speaker is chosen to fight the next election. Like infographics, they are effective because they simplify information and make use of the human ability to see patterns and trends. Each candidate running for president in your state chooses a group of people known as electors also known as a slate. Carlton served as a minister in the final year of the fraser government, and was a frontbencher in the liberal opposition from the hawke governments election in 1983 until the 1990 election. Type to select a state or council region to display or click on the target button to find the council in which we think you are located. The australian electoral commission aec determines from time to time the number of members to which each state and territory is entitled and the boundaries of each electorate, in a process known in australia as redistribution within each state and territory, electoral boundaries are redrawn from time to time.
The electorate was created in 1949 and contains the area bounded by davidson and. Electoral college information california secretary of state. Divisions of the australian house of representatives. Feb 19, 2016 firm blueribbon ground of mackellar under bronwyn bishop starts to crack. Mackellar covers an area from the northern part of palm beach, south to. Despite electorate changes, your local member remains the person elected on the electorates in place at the previous federal election or subsequent byelection. Parts of caroline springs, mount cottrell, plumpton and truganina.
Albanvale, burnside, burnside heights, cairnlea, deer park, derrimut, kings park, ravenhall and rockbank. In maryland, political parties or independent candidates submit to the states chief election official a list of individuals pledged to their candidate for president. Member for pittwater rob stokes today announced passionate community advocate roberta conroy as the 2020 pittwater woman of the year. The electorate was created in 1949 and contains the area bounded by davidson and forestville to dee why on the coast, up to palm beach. Paul fletcher mp member for bradfield, minister for. Aug 02, 2015 jones is the president of both the federal electoral council of mackellar and the state electoral council of wakehurst, held by the new south wales mp and family minister brad hazzard. It is comprised of 33 suburbs including avalon beach, bayview, belrose. An absent vote is a vote cast at a polling place outside of a voters electoral division, but still. Other common terms for electoral district are constituency, electorate, or in some cases at local level ward. Electorate meaning in the cambridge english dictionary. Mackellar covers blueribbon territory on sydneys northern beaches, and has been held by the liberal party since its creation in 1949. For details about federal electoral divisions, visit the australian electoral commission.