Division of Robertson

The Division of Robertson is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales. It was one of the 75 divisions  set up for the first federal election in 1901. It was named after Sir John Robertson, the fifth Premier of New South Wales.

The division is located on the coast north of the Hawkesbury River. It includes the towns of Woy Woy, Gosford and Terrigal.

Members
MemberPartyTerm Henry Willis Free Trade, Anti-Socialist 1901–1909  Commonwealth Liberal 1909–1910  William Johnson Labor 1910–1913 William Fleming Commonwealth Liberal 1913–1917  Nationalist 1917–1921  Country 1921–1922 Sydney Gardner Nationalist 1922–1931  United Australia 1931–1940  Eric Spooner United Australia 1940–1943  Thomas Williams Labor 1943–1949  Roger Dean Liberal 1949–1964  William Bridges-Maxwell Liberal 1964–1969  Barry Cohen Labor 1969–1990  Frank Walker Labor 1990–1996  Jim Lloyd Liberal 1996–2007  Belinda Neal Labor 2007–2010  Deborah O'Neill Labor 2010–2013  Lucy Wicks Liberal 2013–2022  Gordon Reid Labor 2022–present

Roger Dean resigned in 1964 to become the Administrator of the Northern Territory. Barry Cohen was the Minister for Home Affairs and the Environment from 1983 to 1984 and then Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Environment until 1987 in the Hawke government.

Election results

References

Other websites
 Division of Robertson – Australian Electoral Commission

Category:Electoral divisions of New South Wales
Category:1901 establishments in Australia