Division of Hunter

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. It covers much of the Hunter Valley region, including the towns of Singleton, Maitland, Muswellbrook, Cessnock and Denman. The Division was one of the original 75 divisions created for the first Federal election in 1901. The Division was named after Captain John Hunter, the second Governor of New South Wales.

In 2015 the Australian Electoral Commission said that the Division of Hunter would be abolished at the next election. Because of population changes, New South Wales loses a division, and a new one will be created in Western Australia. The boundaries of many NSW divisions will have to be changed, and the area covered by Hunter will be added to nearby divisions. Under AEC rules however, names of the original 1901 divisions should be kept, so the Division of Charlton will be renamed Hunter.Australian Electoral Commission to abolish Federal NSW seat of Hunter: ABC 16 October 2015Draft federal redistribution of New South Wales: Poll Bludger

Members

MemberPartyTerm  (Sir) Edmund Barton Protectionist 1901–1903 Frank Liddell Free Trade, Anti-Socialist 1903–1909  Commonwealth Liberal 1909–1910  Matthew Charlton Labor 1910–1928 Rowley James Labor 1928–1931  Lang Labor 1931–1936  Labor 1936–1958  H.V. Evatt Labor 1958–1960  Bert James Labor 1960–1980  Bob Brown Labor 1980–1984  Eric Fitzgibbon Labor 1984–1996  Joel Fitzgibbon Labor 1996–2022 Dan Repacholi Labor 2022–present
The seat has been held by the Labor since 1910. Famous members include the first Prime Minister Edmund Barton, and Opposition Leaders Matthew Charlton and Dr H.V. Evatt. Joel Fitzgibbon, Minister for Defence, took over the seat when his father, Eric Fitgibbon retired in 1996.

Election results

References

Division of Hunter – Australian Electoral Commission

Other websites
 Joel Fitzgibbon's website 

Hunter
Category:1901 establishments in Australia