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Australian federal election, 2022
Division of Hume, New South Wales
Named for: Hamilton Hume (1797-1873), explorer
South-west of Sydney: Boorowa, Camden, Crookwell, Goulburn, Picton
State seats: Parts of
Camden,
Goulburn,
Mulgoa and
Wollondilly
Local government areas: All of
Goulburn-Mulwaree and
Upper Lachlan,
parts of
Camden,
Hilltops,
Liverpool,
Penrith,
Wingecarribee and
Wollondilly
Borders with:
Calare,
Cunningham,
Eden-Monaro,
Gilmore,
Lindsay,
Macarthur,
Macquarie,
Riverina,
Werriwa and
Whitlam
Enrolment at 2019 election: 116,495
Enrolment at 2022 election: 121,842 (+04.6)
1999 republic referendum: No 65.1
2018 same-sex marriage survey: Yes 58.6
Sitting member: Hon Angus Taylor (Liberal):
Elected 2013, 2016, 2019
2007 Liberal majority over Labor: 4.2%
2010 Liberal majority over Labor: 8.7%
2013 Liberal majority over Labor: 11.5%
2016 Liberal majority over Labor: 10.2%
2019 Liberal majority over Labor: 13.0%
Nationals-Liberal two-party vote 1983-2019
Status: Safe Liberal
Best Liberal booths, two-party vote: Frogmore (85.9), Graben Gullen (81.1), Orangeville (78.8), Laggan (76.9),
Luddenham (76.1)
Best Labor booths, two-party vote: Collector (52.0), Wingello (50.2), Goulburn (49.6), Bundanoon (48.0), Appin (46.8)
2019 results
Statistics and history
Candidates in ballot-paper order:
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1. Greg Baines
Australian Labor Party |
2. Garry Dollin
United Australia Party |
3. Rebecca Thompson
Pauline Hanson's One Nation |
4. Sheneli Dona
Independent |
5. Ross Seller
Shooters, Fishers and Farmers |
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6. Karen Stewart
Australian Greens |
7. Hon Angus Taylor
Liberal Party |
8. Joaquim de Lima
Liberal Democrats |
9. Penny Ackery
Voices of Hume |
Candidate websites:
Penny Ackery
Greg Baines
Joaquim de Lima
Garry Dollin
Sheneli Dona
Karen Stewart
Hon Angus Taylor
Rebecca Thompson
Division of Hume
Hume has existed since Federation, and has always been located in southern regional NSW, but its boundaries
have undergone several major changes, and it now contains none of its original territory. Before 1949 it was
based on Albury, Gundagai and Yass, and was usually a non-Labor seat, although Labor won it in good Labor
years. Parker Moloney was a minister in the Scullin government.
After 1949 Liberal-voting Albury was removed to
Farrer, and Hume became a classic marginal seat,
changing hands with every swing: Labor's
Arthur Fuller held it for three separate terms.
Since 1984, however, Hume has been drawn to the north-east, acquiring first Goulburn (in 1993) and then
affluent Southern Highlands towns like Picton, Bowral and Moss Vale (the latter two are now in
Whitlam).
The inclusion of the Highlands towns, which are suburbanising, has raised Hume's median family income level
so that it is one of the highest for any rural seat, and also raised the proportion of people in professional
and managerial occupations.
The 2016 redistribution moved Hume even further to the north-east, removing rural Yass and adding
semi-suburban territory around Camden and Bringelly. The seat now has more in common with the old
Macarthur
than with the old Hume. Most of the areas now in Hume are solidly conservative, and it is now a fairly safe
seat for the Liberals. Labor has not won it since 1972 (when it was a very different seat), and Nationals
last won it in 1996.
Alby Schultz, an outspoken local member and a frequent backbench rebel, held Hume for
the Liberals from 1998 until his retirement in 2013.
Angus Taylor, Liberal MP for Hume since 2013, is a lawyer with a masters degree in economics from Oxford,
and was a company director before his election. He became Minister for Law Enforcement and Cybersecurity
in December 2017. In August 2018 he resigned as part of the push by
Peter Dutton against Prime Minister
Malcolm Turnbull. His reward was to be promoted to Minister
for Energy and Emissions Reduction in the Morrison Cabinet. The Labor candidate is Greg Baines, a teacher in Gunning.
The Greens cansidate is Karen Stewart, an accountant. Taylor will also be opposed by independent candidate Penny Ackery.
Demographics:
Median weekly household income: $1,628 (Australia $1,438)
People over 65: 15.6% (Australia 15.8%)
Indigenous: 3.1% (Australia 2.8%)
Australian born: 81.6% (Australia 66.7%)
Non-English-speaking households: 9.1% (Australia 22.2%)
Catholics 30.0% (Australia 22.6%)
No religion 21.0% (Australia 29.6%)
University graduates: 13.8% (Australia 22.0%)
Professional and managerial employment: 29.2% (Australia 35.2%)
Employed in manufacturing and construction: 29.6% (Australia 22.9%)
Employed in agriculture: 5.0% (Australia 3.3%)
Paying a mortgage: 43.7% (Australia 34.5%)
Renting: 19.8% (Australia 30.9%)
Traditional families: 38.9% (Australia 32.8%)
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