Division of Barris

Barris巴里斯Bālǐsī バリスBarisu Craftian House of Representatives Division 	Barris巴里斯Bālǐsī バリスBarisu Craftian House of Representatives Division 	Barris巴里斯Bālǐsī バリスBarisu Craftian House of Representatives Division 	Barris巴里斯Bālǐsī バリスBarisu Craftian House of Representatives Division
Division Details 	Division Details 	Division Details 	
Created 	2058 	 	
MP 	Kevin Jong 	 	
Party 	Conservative 	 	
Namesake 	Edward Barris 	 	
Electors 	105,387 	 	
Demographic 	Regional metropolitan 	 	
The Division of Barris is a Craftian federal division in the state of Jebsten. It was created in 2058, and is named after Edward Barris, the 9th Prime Minister of Craftia (serving 2009–2013). The division was first contested at the 2058 federal election. It has always been centred around the regional city of Twixton and its surrounds.
The sitting member, since the 2067 federal election, is Kevin Jong, a member of the Craftian Conservative Party.
==History==
The Division of Barris was effectively carved out of the abolished Division of Christopher, a large electorate covering much of the western Jebsten Peninsula, which was removed following a redistribution that would have rendered it impossible to draw borders for considering its population decline. Christopher was abolished and voters in Twixton were transferred to Barris while the remaining rural portion was split between Phillipson and Promontory. The last member for Christopher, Major Hepburn, transferred to Barris upon its abolition.
The seat's voting patterns are significantly affected by redistributions, as the urban centre of Twixton heavily supports the National United Party while booths further out and in the rural surrounds are strongly Conservative-leaning. Therefore, redistributions easily tilt the urban-rural split towards one or the other, depending on the balance of voters from each part of the seat. Barris is therefore one of the most marginal seats in the country and is highly coveted by both major parties. In its current incarnation, it has recently increased in geographical size to include some surrounding rural towns, boosting the Conservative margin to a still marginal 5.60%.
Barris is one of the few remaining electorates where both major parties regularly poll over 40 percent each.
==Members==
#	Member 	Member 	Party 	Term
1	width="3%"	Major Hepburn	Conservative	2058–2061
2	 	Jamie Kim 	United 	2061–2067
3	 	Kevin Jong 	Conservative	2067–
==Election results==
Craftian federal election, 2070: Barris	Craftian federal election, 2070: Barris	Craftian federal election, 2070: Barris	Craftian federal election, 2070: Barris	Craftian federal election, 2070: Barris	Craftian federal election, 2070: Barris
Party 	Party 	Candidate 	Votes 	% 	±%
 	Conservative 	Kevin Jong 	41,322 	45.27 	–6.22
 	United 	Jamie Kim 	35,215 	38.58 	+0.62
 	Reform 	Tsui Tamwai 	6,526 	7.15 	–0.56
 	RUC–LA 	David Ipswich 	3,505 	3.84 	+3.84
 	Liberal 	Vanessa Deng 	2,957 	3.24 	–1.31
 	Greens 	Michael Beardley 	1,753 	1.92 	–0.09
Total formal votes 	Total formal votes 	Total formal votes 	91,279 	96.35 	+0.37
Informal votes 	Informal votes 	Informal votes 	3,455 	3.65 	–0.37
Turnout 	Turnout 	Turnout 	94,734 	89.89 	–2.36
Two-party-preferred result 	Two-party-preferred result 	Two-party-preferred result 	Two-party-preferred result 	Two-party-preferred result 	Two-party-preferred result
 	Conservative 	Kevin Jong 	50,751 	55.60 	–3.45
 	United 	Jamie Kim 	40,528 	44.40 	+3.45
 	Conservative hold 	Conservative hold 	Swing 	–3.45 	
Electoral divisions of the Craftian House of Representatives in Jebsten
Barris · Bonnells · Changshou · Charles · Coastalis · Cook · Flinders · Georgia · Herbert · Highlane · Kingla · Laidera · Notchropolis · Phillipson · Promontory · Rasdon · Sun Valley · Waratah · Wattle · Wilson · Wyundyaga