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Australian federal election, 2019
Division of North Sydney, New South Wales
Northern Sydney: Chatswood, Hunters Hill, Lane Cove, North Sydney, Northbridge
State seats: Parts of
Lane Cove,
North Shore and
Willoughby
Local government areas: All of Hunters Hill and Lane Cove, parts of North Sydney and Willoughby
Enrolment at close of rolls: 109,278
1999 republic referendum: Yes 61.3
2018 same-sex marriage survey: Yes 71.8
Sitting member: Trent Zimmerman (Liberal):
Elected 2015 by-election, 2016
2007 Liberal majority over Labor: 5.4%
2010 Liberal majority over Labor: 14.1%
2013 Liberal majority over Labor: 15.9%
2015 by-election Liberal majority over Independent: 10.2%
2016 Liberal majority over Labor: 13.6%
Status: Safe Liberal
2016 results
Statistics and history
Candidates in ballot-paper order:
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1. David Vernon
Christian Democratic Party |
2. Brett Stone
Australian Labor Party |
3. Peter Vagg
United Australia Party |
4. Daniel Keogh
Australian Greens |
5. Arthur Chesterfield-Evans
Independent |
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6. Greg Graham
Sustainable Australia |
7. Trent Zimmerman
Liberal Party |
Candidate websites:
Daniel Keogh
Brett Stone
Trent Zimmerman
Division of North Sydney
North Sydney has existed since 1901, and at that time ran from Kirribilli to the outskirts of Newcastle.
Successive redistributions cut it back, first to cover most of the North Shore, and more recently to a small
block of densely populated inner suburbia directly across Sydney Harbour from the city. More recent
redistributions have expanded it westwards to take in Lane Cove and Hunters Hill.
North Sydney now consists mainly of affluent singles, couples and families living in expensive apartments -
it has the third-highest proportion of apartment-dwellers of any seat. Because it has so few families with
dependent children, North Sydney is the country's third-wealthiest electorate in terms of median family income,
and has the highest proportion of people in professional and managerial occupations. It is also attracting large numbers of
wealthy Asian immigrants.
North Sydney is a safe Liberal seat, and has never elected a Labor member in its 117 years, although it did
elect an independent, Ted Mack, in the 1990s. Since his retirement the Liberals have not been threatened.
The seat was held by Prime Minister Billy Hughes, representing several different parties, from 1922 to 1949.
Joe Hockey won it for the Liberals in 1996. He was a minister in the later years of the Howard Government,
and was Treasurer in the Abbott Government. His first budget was universally criticised, and Malcolm
Turnbull's first move as PM was to replace him, whereupon he immediately resigned his seat.
Trent Zimmerman, Liberal MP for North Sydney since the 2015 by-election, was director of transport policy
for the Tourism and Transport Forum of Australia, and a member of North Sydney City Council, before his
election. He was the first openly gay member of the House of Representatives.
The Labor candidate is Brett Stone, a small business operator. The Greens candidate is Daniel Keogh, '
a zoologist.
Demographics:
Median weekly household income: $2,352 (Australia $1,438)
People over 65: 14.4% (Australia 15.8%)
Australian born: 55.4% (Australia 66.7%)
Ancestry: Chinese 10.4%
Non-English-speaking households: 32.1% (Australia 22.2%)
Catholics 24.2% (Australia 22.6%)
No religion 34.5% (Australia 29.6%)
University graduates: 49.8% (Australia 22.0%)
Professional and managerial employment: 61.9% (Australia 35.2%)
Employed in manufacturing and construction: 10.3% (Australia 22.9%)
Paying a mortgage: 27.2% (Australia 34.5%)
Renting: 40.9% (Australia 30.9%)
Traditional families: 30.9% (Australia 32.8%)
Members:
Hon Dugald Thompson (FT, AS, Lib) 1901-10
Hon George Edwards (Lib) 1910-11
Hon Sir Granville Ryrie (Lib, Nat) 1911b-22
Rt Hon Billy Hughes (Nat, Ind, UAP, Lib) 1922-49
William Jack (Lib) 1949-66
Bill Graham (Lib) 1966-80
John Spender (Lib) 1980-90
Ted Mack (Ind) 1990-96
Hon Joe Hockey (Lib) 1996-2015
Trent Zimmerman (Lib) 2015-
Boundaries following 2018 redistribution:
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