Hunter

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Hunter is an Australian federal electoral division in New South Wales, historically centered on coal mining regions and represented in the House of Representatives.

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Hunter canonical 10

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Australian federal electoral division
chamber House of Representatives
classification provincial
contains agricultural areas
coal mining communities
country Australia
created 1901
daylightSavingTimezone AEDT
electoralRollManagedBy Australian Electoral Commission
electoralSystem instant-runoff voting
electorateType rural and regional
elects one member
establishedFor first federal election in Australia
federal true
governingBody Australian Electoral Commission
governmentalLevel federal
hasElectors over 100000 (approximate, varies by year)
hasMainIndustry coal mining
hasNotableFormerMember H. V. Evatt
Joel Fitzgibbon
Rowan Ramsey (note: different division, not Hunter)
hasPoliticalLean traditionally Labor-leaning
hasRedistributionAuthority Australian Electoral Commission
hasRepresentationType single-member district
hasSafeSeatFor Australian Labor Party
historicallyCenteredOn coal mining regions
historicallyRepresentedBy Australian Labor Party
includesArea Hunter Valley
surface form: Upper Hunter Valley
includesTown Cessnock
Kurri Kurri
Muswellbrook, New South Wales
surface form: Muswellbrook

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isPartOfElectoralSystem Australian federal electoral system
jurisdiction Commonwealth electoral law
languageOfAdministration English
legislativeBodyRole electoral district for lower house
locatedIn New South Wales
locatedInCountrySubdivision New South Wales
surface form: state of New South Wales
mapFeature federal electoral boundaries in Hunter Region
namedAfter Hunter River
John Hunter
partOf Commonwealth of Australia
region Hunter Region
representedIn House of Representatives of Australia
surface form: Australian House of Representatives
stateElectoralJurisdiction New South Wales
subjectTo federal redistributions
timezone AEST

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