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Quick facts for kids Page Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Page (green) within New South Wales
Created	1984
MP	Kevin Hogan
Party	National
Namesake	Sir Earle Page
Electors	95,710 (2013)
Area	16,143 km² (6,232.8 sq mi)
Demographic	Rural

Earl Page

The Division of Page is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales. It is in the far north-east of the state, next the border with Queensland and the Tasman Sea. It is named after the Right Honourable Sir Earle Page, the first leader of the Country Party of Australia and the caretaker Prime Minister of Australia after the death of Joseph Lyons in 1939. It was set up in 1984.

The division includes the towns of Ballina, Lismore, Casino, Grafton, Tyringham, Bonalbo, Nimbin and Iluka.

Members

	Party	Term
Ian Robinson	National	1984–1990
Harry Woods	Labor	1990–1996
Ian Causley	National	1996–2007
Janelle Saffin	Labor	2007–2013
Kevin Hogan	National	2013–present

Ian Causley had been in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the member for Clarence. He resigned in 1996 to stand for the Division of Page, and defeated Harry Woods. Woods then stood for Causely's vacant state seat of Clarence which he won. Causley was the Deputy Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives

Election results

Images for kids

Sir Earle Page, the division's namesake

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