Division of Riverina facts for kids
Quick facts for kids RiverinaAustralian House of Representatives Division |
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Division of Riverina (green) within New South Wales
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| Dates current | 1901–1984, 1992–present |
| MP | Michael McCormack |
| Party | National |
| Namesake | Riverina |
| Electors | 100,116 (2013) |
| Area | 61,435 km2 (23,720.2 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Rural |
The Division of Riverina is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales. It is located in south-west rural New South Wales, generally following the Murrumbidgee River valley. It was one of the original 75 divisions set up for the first Australian federal election in 1901. It was named after the Riverina region in which it is located.
The division includes the cities of Wagga Wagga and Griffith and the towns of Coleambally, Coolamon, Gundagai, Hillston,Junee, Leeton, Narrandera, Temora, Tumut, Tumbarumba and West Wyalong. The Sturt Highway runs along the length of the division.
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History
There was a by-election in Riverina in 1904. Robert Blackwood won the seat by only a few votes from John Chanter. The results were challenged in the courts and a new election was held in which Chanter won the seat. There was another by-election in 1965 after Hugh Roberton resigned. In the 1984 the division was abolished and replaced by the Division of Riverina-Darling. In 1992 the division was re-created.
Originally the division included the Labor-voting mining towns of Broken Hill and Cobar, but these are now in the divisions of Farrer and Parkes. This has made Riverina a safe National Party seat.
Members
| Riverina (1901–1984) | |||
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| Member | Party | Term | |
| John Chanter | Protectionist | 1901–1903 | |
| Robert Blackwood | Free Trade | 1903–1904 | |
| John Chanter | Protectionist | 1904–1909 | |
| Labor | 1909–1913 | ||
| Franc Falkiner | Commonwealth Liberal | 1913–1914 | |
| John Chanter | Labor | 1914–1916 | |
| National Labor | 1916–1917 | ||
| Nationalist | 1917–1922 | ||
| William Killen | Country | 1922–1931 | |
| Horace Nock | Country | 1931–1940 | |
| Joe Langtry | Labor | 1940–1949 | |
| Hugh Roberton | Country | 1949–1965 | |
| Bill Armstrong | Country | 1965–1969 | |
| Al Grassby | Labor | 1969–1974 | |
| John Sullivan | Country | 1974–1975 | |
| National Country | 1975–1977 | ||
| John FitzPatrick | Labor | 1977–1980 | |
| Noel Hicks | National Country | 1980–1982 | |
| National | 1982–1984 | ||
| Riverina (1993–present) | |||
| Member | Party | Term | |
| Noel Hicks | National | 1993–1998 | |
| Kay Hull | National | 1998–2010 | |
| Michael McCormack | National | 2010–present | |
Al Grassby was the Minister for Immigration in the Whitlam government.
Election results
Images for kids
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The region of Riverina, the division's namesake
