Hunter (Australian House of Representatives division)
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Hunter is an Australian federal electoral division in New South Wales, historically known as a safe Labor seat and one of the country's oldest constituencies in the House of Representatives.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Australian federal electoral division ⓘ |
| category |
Electoral divisions of Australia
ⓘ
Electoral divisions of Australia created in 1901 ⓘ |
| chamber | lower house ⓘ |
| classification | provincial ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| created | 1901 ⓘ |
| currentMPParty | Australian Labor Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electoralCommission | Australian Electoral Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | preferential voting ⓘ |
| elects | one member ⓘ |
| federalElectorate | Division of Hunter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| federalLevel | Commonwealth of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasContinuousRepresentationSince | 1901 ⓘ |
| hasHadRedistribution | yes ⓘ |
| hasRepresentative | Dan Repacholi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSuburb |
Abermain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Branxton NERFINISHED ⓘ Cessnock NERFINISHED ⓘ Denman NERFINISHED ⓘ Greta NERFINISHED ⓘ Kurri Kurri NERFINISHED ⓘ Maitland (parts) ⓘ Merriwa NERFINISHED ⓘ Muswellbrook NERFINISHED ⓘ Scone NERFINISHED ⓘ Singleton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isOneOf | oldest Australian federal electoral divisions ⓘ |
| knownFor | safe Labor seat ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Australian House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| levelOfGovernment | federal ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hunter Region
ⓘ
Lower Hunter Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ New South Wales ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Hunter River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Hunter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableIndustryInArea |
agriculture
ⓘ
coal mining ⓘ power generation ⓘ |
| previousMP | Joel Fitzgibbon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousMPEndYear | 2022 ⓘ |
| previousMPParty | Australian Labor Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousMPStartYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| regionType | rural and regional ⓘ |
| representationStartYearCurrentMP | 2022 ⓘ |
| state | New South Wales ⓘ |
| typicalWinningParty | Australian Labor Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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