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Australian federal election, 2019
Division of Parkes, New South Wales
Western New South Wales: Bourke, Broken Hill, Dubbo, Gunnedah, Moree
State seats: All of
Barwon, parts of
Dubbo,
Northern Tablelands and
Tamworth
Local government areas: All of Bogan, Bourke, Brewarrina, Broken Hill, Central Darling, Cobar, Coonamble,
Dubbo, Gilgandra, Gunnedah, Lachlan, Moree Plains, Narrabri, Narromine, Walgett and Warrumbungle, parts of Gwydir
Enrolment at close of rolls: 109,639
1999 republic referendum: No 69.5
2018 same-sex marriage survey: Yes 52.7
Sitting member: Hon Mark Coulton (Nationals):
Elected 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016
2007 Nationals majority over Labor: 13.0%
2010 Nationals majority over Labor: 18.9%
2013 Nationals majority over Labor: 22.4%
2016 Nationals majority over Labor: 15.1%
Status: Safe Nationals
2016 results
Statistics and history
Candidates in ballot-paper order:
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1. Daniel Jones
Liberal Democrats |
2. Hon Mark Coulton
The Nationals |
3. David Paull
Australian Greens |
4. Jack Ayoub
Australian Labor Party |
5. Will Landers
Independent |
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6. Petrus Van Der Steen
United Australia Party |
Candidate websites:
Jack Ayoub
Hon Mark Coulton
David Paull
Division of Parkes
Parkes was created in 1984, based on the mining city of Broken Hill and the western pastoral districts of NSW
(there was an earlier seat of Parkes in Sydney from 1901 to 1969). At the 2006 redistribution Parkes was abolished
and partitioned between Calare and Farrer. To preserve the name of Sir Henry Parkes, however,
the federation seat of Gwydir, based on the Western Slopes area, was renamed Parkes. In 2007 the sitting member for
Parkes, John Cobb, contested Calare, rather than the new Parkes.
The 2016 redistribution partly reversed this change, putting Broken Hill back in the seat. Ever
since the federation seat of Darling was abolished in 1977, Broken Hill has been a problem for NSW
redistribution commissioners: it's no longer big enough to have its own seat, but not compatible with any of the
surrounding seats. Since 1977 it has been placed in Riverina, Parkes, Farrer and Parkes again.
Despite the re-inclusion of Broken Hill, Parkes remains one of the most rural electorates in Australia, with the
third-highest proportion of the workforce engaged in agriculture of any electorate. It has the low levels of median
family income and of non English speaking households typical of rural seats. More than 15% of residents are Indigenous.
Broken Hill has always been a Labor stronghold. Even in 2013, Labor won all but one polling booth in
the city. But because Labor has very little in the rural areas of seat, the inclusion of Broken Hill has reduced the
Nationals majority only slightly.
Mark Coulton, Nationals MP for Parkes since 2007, was a farmer and grazier and mayor of Gwydir Shire Council
before his election. Since March 2018 he has been Assistant Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment.
The Labor candidate is Jack Ayoub, a native of Coonabarabran who is a student at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.
The Greens candidate is David Paull, a Warrumbungle farmer.
Demographics:
Median weekly household income: $1,143 (Australia $1,438)
People over 65: 18.4% (Australia 15.8%)
Indigenous: 15.9% (Australia 2.8%)
Australian born: 83.6% (Australia 66.7%)
Non-English-speaking households: 4.4% (Australia 22.2%)
Catholics 27.1% (Australia 22.6%)
No religion 19.9% (Australia 29.6%)
University graduates: 10.8% (Australia 22.0%)
Professional and managerial employment: 33.0% (Australia 35.2%)
Employed in manufacturing and construction: 15.7% (Australia 22.9%)
Employed in agriculture: 21.9% (Australia 3.3%)
Paying a mortgage: 27.7% (Australia 34.5%)
Renting: 31.5% (Australia 30.9%)
Traditional families: 26.2% (Australia 32.8%)
Members:
Michael Cobb (NPA) 1984-98
Tony Lawler (NPA) 1998-2001
John Cobb (NPA) 2001-07
Mark Coulton (Nat) 2007-
Boundaries following 2016 redistribution:
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