PARKES, New South Wales 
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Named for: Rt Hon Sir Henry Parkes (1815-96), NSW MP 1854-56, 1858, 
1859-61, 1864-70, 1872-84, 1885-95, Premier 1872-75, 1877, 1878-83, 
1887-89, 1889-91, "Father of Federation."
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Created 1984
Redistributed 1993, 2001, 2007, 2010, 2016
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1984: Bourke, Dubbo, Forbes, Parkes
1993: Bourke, Broken Hill, Dubbo, Parkes
2001: Broken Hill, Dubbo, Grenfell, Parkes
2007: Dubbo, Gunnedah, Moree, Narrabri
2010: Bourke, Dubbo, Moree, Mudgee
2016: Bourke, Broken Hill, Dubbo, Gunnedah, Moree
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Enrolments
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1984  67,957           1996  80,256 (-00.3)   2007*  89,704 (+09.4)
1987  69,038 (+01.6)   1998  79,096 (-01.5)   2010* 100,169 (+11.7)
1990  69,777 (+01.1)   2001* 82,601 (+04.4)   2013  101,903 (+01.7)
1993* 80,526 (+15.4)   2004   81,972 (-00.8)
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Two-party majorities
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1984   1987   1990   1993   1996   1998   2001   2004   2007   2010
-06.1  -10.8  -10.7  -00.5  -06.5  -04.1  -08.7  -14.4  -13.0  -18.9
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2013
-22.4
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Members
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Michael Cobb (NPA) 1984-98          John Cobb (NPA) 2001-07
Tony Lawler (NPA) 1998-2001         Mark Coulton (Nat) 2007-
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