Division of Page

Page
Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Page (green) within New South Wales
Created1984
MPKevin Hogan
PartyNational
NamesakeSir Earle Page
Electors95,710 (2013)[1]
Area16,143 km2 (6,232.8 sq mi)
DemographicRural
Earl Page

The Division of Page is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales. It is in the far north-east of the state, next the border with Queensland and the Tasman Sea. It is named after the Right Honourable Sir Earle Page,[2] the first leader of the Country Party of Australia and the caretaker Prime Minister of Australia after the death of Joseph Lyons in 1939. It was set up in 1984.

The division includes the towns of Lismore, Casino, Grafton, Tyringham, Bonalbo, Nimbin and Iluka.[2]

Members

Member Party Term
  Ian Robinson National 1984–1990
  Harry Woods Labor 1990–1996
  Ian Causley National 1996–2007
  Janelle Saffin Labor 2007–2013
  Kevin Hogan National 2013–present

Ian Causley had been in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the member for Clarence. He resigned in 1996 to stand for the Division of Page, and defeated Harry Woods. Woods then stood for Causely's vacant state seat of Clarence which he won.[3] Causley was the Deputy Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives

Election results

2022 Australian federal election: Page[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Kevin Hogan 47,701 45.62 −4.01
Labor Patrick Deegan 19,531 18.68 −7.68
Independent Hanabeth Luke 13,734 13.13 +13.13
Greens Kashmir Miller 8,863 8.48 −3.20
One Nation Donna Pike 5,621 5.38 +5.38
Liberal Democrats Thomas Searles 3,896 3.73 +3.73
United Australia Ian Williamson 2,431 2.32 −0.88
Indigenous-Aboriginal Brett Duroux 1,733 1.66 +1.66
Australian Federation Heather Smith 816 0.78 +0.78
TNL Serge Killingbeck 243 0.23 +0.23
Total formal votes 104,569 93.03 −2.22
Informal votes 7,839 6.97 +2.22
Turnout 112,408 91.47 −1.06
Two-party-preferred result
National Kevin Hogan 63,512 60.74 +1.29
Labor Patrick Deegan 41,057 39.26 −1.29
National hold Swing +1.29

References

  1. ↑ "NSW Division - Page, NSW". Virtual Tally Room, Election 2013. Australian Electoral Commission. 30 September 2013. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Profile of the electoral division of Page (NSW)". Australian Electoral Commission. 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  3. ↑ "NSW Elections - 1995 Results". parliament.nsw.gov.au. 2007. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  4. ↑ Page, NSW, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.

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