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Australian federal election, 2019
Division of Berowra, New South Wales
Northern Sydney: Cherrybrook, Galston, Hornsby, Normanhurst, Pennant Hills
State seats: All of
Hornsby, parts of
Baulkham Hills,
Castle Hill,
Epping,
Hawkesbury and
Ku-Ring-Gai
Local government areas: Parts of Hornsby and The Hills
Enrolment at close of rolls: 106,399
1999 republic referendum: Yes 51.7
2018 same-sex marriage survey: Yes 54.6
Sitting member: Julian Leeser (Liberal):
Elected 2016
2007 Liberal majority over Labor: 8.9%
2010 Liberal majority over Labor: 16.2%
2013 Liberal majority over Labor: 19.1%
2016 Liberal majority over Labor: 16.5%
Status: Very safe Liberal
2016 results
Statistics and history
Candidates in ballot-paper order:
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1. Monica Tan
Australian Greens |
2. Julian Leeser
Liberal Party |
3. Craig McLachlan
United Australia Party |
4. Brendan Clarke
Science Party |
5. Simon Taylor
Christian Democrat |
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6. Roger Woodward
Independent |
7. Mick Gallagher
Independent |
8. Katie Gompertz
Australian Labor Party |
9. Justin Thomas
Sustainable Australia |
Candidate websites:
Katie Gompertz
Julian Leeser
Monica Tan
Division of Berowra
Berowra was created in 1969, in the fast-growing outer north-western suburbs of Sydney, and its boundaries have not
changed much since, although it has gradually expanded out to the north-west. It is one of the wealthiest seats in
Australia, with one of the highest levels of people in professional and managerial occupations, and also a high level
of traditional families with children. It has the fourth-highest proportion of families with dependent children of
any electorate.
These factors make Berowra a safe Liberal seat, and indeed Labor has never come close to winning it. In 2016 Labor won
only booth, Brooklyn, which has 507 voters. Previous members for Berowra have been Tom Hughes, Attorney-General
in the Gorton government, and Dr Harry Edwards, who had several stints on the opposition front bench but never achieved
office. He retired in 1993 and was succeeded by Phillip Ruddock.
Phillip Ruddock, Liberal MP for Parramatta from 1973 to 1977, for Dundas from 1977 to 1993 and for Berowra from 1993,
was a solicitor when he won the Parramatta by-election in 1973, aged 30. He sat out the Fraser Government, but was on
the opposition front bench from 1983. In the Howard Government he was first Immigration Minister and then Attorney-General.
In the Abbott Government he was Chief Government Whip until 2015. When he retired in 2016 he had been an MP for 43 years,
second only to Billy Hughes as the longest-serving MP.
Julian Leeser, MP for Berowra since 2016, is a former staffer to both Ruddock and Abbott. Despite being of German-Jewish
descent, he was appointed Director of Government
Policy and Strategy at the Australian Catholic University. Earlier he was Executive Director of the Menzies Research
Centre, a Liberal Party think-tank, and a member of Woollahra Municipal Council - a perfect pedigree for an ambitious
Liberal in a safe seat.
The Labor candidate is Katie Gompertz, who works in the travel insurance industry. The Greens candidate is Monica Tan, a journalist and college teacher. The
Science Party candidate is Brendan Clarke, a systems engineer at the Commonwealth Bank.
Demographics:
Median weekly household income: $2,256 (Australia $1,438)
People over 65: 17.0% (Australia 15.8%)
Australian born: 64.1% (Australia 66.7%)
Ancestry: Chinese 9.1%
Non-English-speaking households: 30.0% (Australia 22.2%)
Catholics 23.7% (Australia 22.6%)
No religion 26.9% (Australia 29.6%)
University graduates: 35.4% (Australia 22.0%)
Professional and managerial employment: 48.6% (Australia 35.2%)
Employed in manufacturing and construction: 19.5% (Australia 22.9%)
Paying a mortgage: 41.7% (Australia 34.5%)
Renting: 14.5% (Australia 30.9%)
Traditional families: 50.3% (Australia 32.8%)
Members:
Hon Tom Hughes (Lib) 1969-72
Dr Harry Edwards (Lib) 1972-93
Hon Phillip Ruddock (Lib) 1993-2016
Julian Leeser (Lib) 2016-
Boundaries following 2016 redistribution:
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