Division of Eden-Monaro

The Division of Eden-Monaro is an Australian electoral division in New South Wales. It was one of the 75 divisions set up for the first federal election in 1901. It is named for the town of Eden and the Monaro district of southern New South Wales. It includes Batemans Bay, Bega, Cooma and Queanbeyan. 

Since 1972 the Division has always been won the party that wins government in the elections. It is closely watched by the media when trying to pick the results of an election.

Members
MemberPartyTerm (Sir) Austin Chapman Protectionist 1901–1909  Commonwealth Liberal 1909–1917  Nationalist 1917–1926  John Perkins Nationalist 1926–1929  John Cusack Labor 1929–1931  John Perkins United Australia 1931–1943  Allan Fraser Labor 1943–1966  Dugald Munro Liberal 1966–1969  Allan Fraser Labor 1969–1972  Bob Whan Labor 1972–1975  Murray Sainsbury Liberal 1975–1983  Jim Snow Labor 1983–1996  Gary Nairn Liberal 1996–2007  Mike Kelly Labor 2007–2013  Peter Hendy Liberal 2013–2016  Mike Kelly Labor 2016–2020  Kristy McBain Labor 2020–present

Election results

The swings above are calculated from the results of the 2020 Eden-Monaro by-election.

References

Other websites
 Division of Eden-Monaro – Australian Electoral Commission

Category:Electoral divisions of New South Wales

Category:1901 establishments in Australia