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Division of Hume | Hunter |
 Alby Schultz (Lib) His electorate website |  |
Location: Southern NSW: Bowral, Goulburn, Yass, Young Division named for: Hamilton Hume, explorer of southern NSW Median weekly family income: $895 (79th highest) Persons born in non English speaking countries: 4.4% (119th highest) Persons in professional occupations: 27.7% (55th highest) Persons engaged in agriculture: 10.8% (17th highest) Persons aged 65 and over: 13.6% (65th highest) Couple families with dependent children: 38.4% (74th highest) Dwellings being purchased: 26.5% (69th highest) Sitting member: Alby Schultz (Liberal), elected 1998, 2001, 2004, 2007 Born: 29 May 1939, Melbourne. Career: Meat processing industry worker. Councillor, Cootamundra Shire Council 1983-91. Field Officer NSW Liberal Party. NSW state MP for Burrinjuck 1988-98 1996 two-party majority: National 11.8 1998 two-party majority: Liberal 08.1 Effect of 2001 redistribution: 00.8 shift to Labor 2001 two-party majority: Liberal 09.8 2004 two-party majority: Liberal 14.1 Effect of 2006 redistribution: 01.2 shift to Labor 2007 notional two-party majority: Liberal 12.9 2007 two-party majority: Liberal 04.2 
2004 enrolment: 89,580 2007 enrolment: 90,461 (+01.0%) (new boundaries) Hume has existed since Federation, and has always been located in southern regional NSW, but its boundaries have undergone several major changes. Before 1949 it was based on Albury, Gundagai and Yass, and was usually a non-Labor seat, although Labor won it in good Labor years. After 1949 Albury was removed to Farrer, and Hume became a classic marginal seat, changing hands with every swing: Labor's Arthur Fuller held it for three separate terms. Since 1984, however, Hume has been drawn to the north-east, acquiring first Goulburn and then affluent Southern Highlands towns like Bowral and Moss Vale. These areas are solidly conservative, and Hume is now a fairly safe seat for the non-Labor parties. The inclusion of the Highlands towns, which are suburbanising, has raised Hume's median family income level so that it is one of the highest for any rural seat, and also raised the proportion of people in professional occupations. Alby Schultz has held Hume for the Liberals since 1998. Schultz is an outspoken local member and was a frequent backbench rebel during the Howard years. He will be 71 at the next election and this will probably be his last term. In 2007 the Liberals polled 96% in Milvale (a booth with 57 voters) and topped 70% in Bigga, Frogmore, Galong, Grabben Gullen, Laggan, Maimuru and Taralga. Labor polled 60% in Buxton and carried all six Goulburn booths. | |  Two-party vote by booth, 2007
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