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Australian federal election, 2019
Division of Farrer, New South Wales
Southern New South Wales: Albury, Deniliquin, Griffith, Hay, Wentworth
State seats: All of
Murray, parts of
Albury and
Cootamundra
Local government areas: All of Albury, Balranald, Berrigan, Carrathool, Conargo, Corowa, Deniliquin, Greater Hume, Griffith, Hay,
Jerilderie, Leeton, Murray, Murrumbidgee, Narranderra, Urana, Wakool and Wentworth
Enrolment at close of rolls: 115,659
1999 republic referendum: No 66.1
2018 same-sex marriage survey: Yes 55.2
Sitting member: Hon Sussan Ley (Liberal):
Elected 2001, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016
2007 Liberal majority over Labor: 11.2%
2010 Liberal majority over Labor: 14.5%
2013 Liberal majority over Labor: 17.4%
2016 Liberal majority over Labor: 20.5%
Status: Very safe Liberal
2016 results
Statistics and history
Candidates in ballot-paper order:
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1. Hon Sussan Ley
Liberal Party |
2. Ross Hamilton
Sustainable Australia |
3. Kieran Drabsch
Australian Labor Party |
4. Kevin Mack
Independent |
5. Philip Langfield
Christian Democratic Party |
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6. Mark Ellis
Liberal Democrats |
7. Brian Mills
Independent |
8. Mike Rose
United Australia Party |
9. Dean Moss
Australian Greens |
Candidate websites:
Kiernan Drabsch
Kevin Mack
Dean Moss
Hon Sussan Ley
Division of Farrer
Farrer was created in 1949, as a rural seat in southern NSW based on Albury and Wagga Wagga, both Liberal strongholds -
the Liberal Party was founded in Albury in 1944. In 1984 it was extended westwards along the Murray to the South Australian
border, and Wagga Wagga was removed, and on these boundaries it was won by the National Party, although the Liberals
reclaimed it in 2001. The 2006 redistribution changed the seat again, extending it northwards to the Queensland border,
and including the mining centre of Broken Hill, a Labor bastion for more than a century. The inclusion of Broken Hill
reduced the Liberal majority in Farrer considerably, but not enough to put the seat at risk.
The 2016 redistribution again changed the seat, removing Broken Hill and extending it north-eastwards to take in Griffith
and Narrandera, so that it now has more of the Riverina in it than the seat of Riverina does. The effect has been to
increase the Liberal majority.
Farrer has the usual character of an overwhelmingly rural seat: lower-than-average household income, a low level of graduates
and people in professional and managerial positions, and a very low level of non English speaking households. It has one of
the highest levels of people working in agriculture of any seat.
Members for Farrer have included Liberal ministers Sir David Fairbairn and Wallace Fife, and National Party Deputy
Prime Minister Tim Fischer. Every member for Farrer has been a Cabinet minister.
Sussan Ley (pronounced Lee), Liberal MP for Farrer since 2001, was an air traffic controller, commercial pilot and a
wool and beef farmer before her election. She was a parliamentary secretary in the last term of Howard Government,
and again in the Abbott Government, and was Minister for Health, for Sport and for Aged Care until January 2017, when she
resigned after allegations that she had abused her travel entitlements. In August 2018 she was brought back into the
ministry as Assistant Minister for Regional Development and Territories.
Labor's candidate in 2019 will be Kieran Drabsch, a Griffith teacher. The Greens candidate, Dean Moss, is
also a teacher. Neither of these is a threat to Ley's position. But a serious challenge is being mounted by an independent,
Kevin Mack, the Mayor of Albury.
Demographics:
Median weekly household income: $1,149 (Australia $1,438)
People over 65: 20.2% (Australia 15.8%)
Indigenous: 4.2% (Australia 2.8%)
Australian born: 80.4% (Australia 66.7%)
Non-English-speaking households: 8.6% (Australia 22.2%)
Catholics 28.3% (Australia 22.6%)
No religion 23.0% (Australia 29.6%)
University graduates: 11.6% (Australia 22.0%)
Professional and managerial employment: 31.8% (Australia 35.2%)
Employed in manufacturing and construction: 27.4% (Australia 22.9%)
Employed in agriculture: 17.8% (Australia 3.3%)
Paying a mortgage: 30.0% (Australia 34.5%)
Renting: 29.0% (Australia 30.9%)
Traditional families: 27.5% (Australia 32.8%)
Members:
Hon Sir David Fairbairn (Lib) 1949-75
Hon Wallace Fife (Lib) 1975-84
Hon Tim Fischer (NPA) 1984-2001
Hon Sussan Ley (Lib) 2001-
Boundaries following 2016 redistribution:
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