Division of Riverina

Riverina Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Riverina in New South Wales, as of the 2016 federal election.
Dates current	1901–1984, 1993–present
MP	Michael McCormack
Party	National Party
Namesake	Riverina
Electors	111,108 (2016)
Area	48,988 km^2 (18,914.4 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. The division was proclaimed in 1900, and was one of the original 75 divisions to be contested at the first federal election. The division was named after the Riverina region in which it is located. The division covers a primarily agricultural area.

The division includes the cities of Wagga Wagga and Griffith as well as the towns of Junee, West Wyalong, Tumut, Gundagai, Hay and Leeton. The Sturt Highway runs along the length of the division.

The current Member for Riverina, since the 2010 federal election, is Michael McCormack, a member of the National Party of Australia.

History

In the 1984 redistribution, the division was abolished and replaced by Riverina-Darling, but in the 1993 redistribution it was re-created.

The seat is currently a safe seat for the National Party, but was a much more marginal seat when it included the Labor-voting mining towns of Broken Hill and Cobar which have now been transferred to Farrer and Parkes. The seat has previously been held by Al Grassby, Minister for Immigration in the Whitlam Government.

Members

First incarnation (1901–1984)
Member		Party	Term
	John Chanter	Protectionist	1901–1903
	Robert Blackwood	Free Trade	1903–1904
	John Chanter	Protectionist	1904–1909
		Labour	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
Second incarnation (1993–present)
Member		Party	Term
	Noel Hicks	National	1993–1998
	Kay Hull	National	1998–2010
	Michael McCormack	National	2010–present

Election results

Australian federal election, 2016: Riverina^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Michael McCormack	56,581	57.20	+15.43
	Labor	Tim Kurylowicz	25,244	25.52	+3.75
	Independent	Richard Foley	6,058	6.12	+6.12
	Greens	Kevin Poynter	4,444	4.49	+0.83
	Family First	Glenn O'Rourke	3,386	3.42	+3.42
	Christian Democrats	Philip Langfield	3,207	3.24	+1.52
Total formal votes			98,920	95.39	+1.78
Informal votes			4,784	4.61	−1.78
Turnout			103,704	93.34	−3.22
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Michael McCormack	65,719	66.44	−2.55
	Labor	Tim Kurylowicz	33,201	33.56	+2.55
	National hold		Swing	−2.55

References

1. Riverina, NSW, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.

External links

• Division of Riverina - Australian Electoral Commission

Coordinates: 34°25′37″S 146°42′00″E / 34.427°S 146.700°E