Division of Berowra

Berowra
Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Berowra in New South Wales, as of the 2016 federal election
Created1969
MPJulian Leeser
PartyLiberal
NamesakeBerowra, New South Wales
Electors106,203 (2022)
Area786 km2 (303.5 sq mi)
DemographicOuter metropolitan

The Division of Berowra (/bəˈraʊrə/)[1] is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales. The Division covers the northern parts of the Greater Sydney area with the local government areas of the Hornsby Shire and the Hills Shire.

Geography

Since 1984, federal electoral division boundaries in Australia have been determined at redistributions by a redistribution committee appointed by the Australian Electoral Commission. Redistributions occur for the boundaries of divisions in a particular state, and they occur every seven years, or sooner if a state's representation entitlement changes or when divisions of a state are malapportioned.[2]

History

The region of Berowra, the division's namesake

The division was created in 1969 and is named for the suburb of Berowra.

Its boundaries have changed little since it was created, and it includes the suburbs of Annangrove, Arcadia, Berowra, Berowra Creek, Berowra Heights, Berowra Waters, Berrilee, Brooklyn, Canoelands, Cheltenham, Cherrybrook, Cowan, Dangar Island, Dural, Fiddletown, Fishermans Point, Forest Glen, Galston, Glenorie, Hawkesbury River, Hornsby Heights, Kenthurst, Laughtondale, Maroota, Middle Dural, Milsons Passage, Mount Kuring-gai, Pennant Hills, Round Corner, Sackville North, Singletons Mill, South Maroota, Thornleigh, and Westleigh; as well as parts of Asquith, Beecroft, Carlingford, Castle Hill, Cattai, Glenhaven, Hornsby, Leets Vale, Lower Hawkesbury, Lower Portland, Maraylya, Mount Colah, Normanhurst, West Pennant Hills, and Wisemans Ferry.

The seat has always been viewed as a safe seat for the Liberal Party, but has become slightly more marginal in 2022. The seat is currently held by Liberal Julian Leeser. Leeser served as shadow Attorney-General and shadow Minister for Indigenous Australians from the 2022 election until resigning from both positions on 11 April 2023 due to the Liberals formally announcing their opposition to the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum.

Demographics

2021 Australian census[3]
Ancestry
Response Berowra NSW Australia
English 29.9% 29.8% 33.0%
Australian 26.6% 28.0% 29.9%
Chinese 15.0% 7.2% 5.5%
Irish 8.8% 9.1% 9.5%
Scottish 8.3% 7.7% 8.6%
Country of birth
Response Berowra NSW Australia
Australia 62.2% 65.4% 66.9%
China 6.3% 3.1% 2.2%
England 4.0% 2.9% 3.6%
India 3.8% 2.6% 2.6%
Hong Kong 1.7% 0.6% 0.4%
South Korea 1.4% 0.7% 0.4%
Religious affiliation
Response Berowra NSW Australia
No religion 34.4% 32.8% 38.4%
Catholicism 21.9% 22.4% 20.0%
Anglican 13.5% 11.9% 9.8%
Hinduism 4.7% 3.4% 2.7%
Language
Response Berowra NSW Australia
English 66.9% 67.6% 72.0%
Mandarin 7.8% 3.4% 2.7%
Cantonese 3.9% 1.8% 1.2%
Korean 1.8% 0.8% 0.5%
Hindi 1.7% 1.0% 0.8%
Arabic 1.3% 2.8% 1.4%

Members

Image Member Party Term Notes
  Tom Hughes
(1923–2024) 		Liberal 25 October 1969 –
2 November 1972 		Previously held the Division of Parkes. Served as minister under Gorton and McMahon. Retired
  Harry Edwards
(1927–2012) 		2 December 1972 –
8 February 1993 		Retired
  Philip Ruddock
(1943–) 		13 March 1993 –
9 May 2016 		Previously held the Division of Dundas. Served as minister under Howard. Served as Chief Government Whip in the House under Abbott. Retired
  Julian Leeser
(1976–) 		2 July 2016 –
present 		Incumbent

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Berowra
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Berowra.[edit]
2022 Australian federal election: Berowra[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Julian Leeser 45,797 49.08 −8.12
Labor Benson Koschinski 20,746 22.23 +1.13
Greens Tania Salitra 14,536 15.58 +3.70
One Nation Rhiannon Bosma 2,972 3.19 +3.19
United Australia Christopher Martinic 2,315 2.48 +0.80
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Samios 2,307 2.47 +2.47
Independent Benjamin Caswell 1,802 1.93 +1.93
Fusion Brendan Clarke 1,418 1.52 +1.52
Independent Roger Woodward 904 0.97 +0.44
Federation David Louie 509 0.55 +0.55
Total formal votes 93,306 93.88 +0.28
Informal votes 6,083 6.12 −0.28
Turnout 99,389 93.61 −0.78
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Julian Leeser 55,771 59.77 −5.88
Labor Benson Koschinski 37,535 40.23 +5.88
Liberal hold Swing −5.88
Alluvial diagram for preference flows in the seat of Berowra in the 2022 federal election. checkY indicates at what stage the winning candidate had over 50% of the votes and was declared the winner.

References

  1. ^ "Berowra". ABC Pronounce. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 22 January 2007. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  2. ^ Muller, Damon (14 November 2017). "The process of federal redistributions: a quick guide". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  3. ^ "2021 Berowra, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics".
  4. ^ Berowra, NSW, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.

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