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Australian federal election, 2022
Division of Whitlam, New South Wales
Named for: Hon Gough Whitlam (1916-2014): federal MP 1952-
78, Prime Minister 1972-75
South of Sydney: Berkeley, Bowral, Dapto, Moss Vale, Shellharbour
State seats: Parts of
Goulburn,
Kiama,
Shellharbour,
Wollondilly and
Wollongong
Local government areas: All of
Shellharbour, parts of
Wingecarribee and
Wollongong
Borders with:
Cunningham,
Gilmore and
Hume
Enrolment at 2019 election: 118,815
Enrolment at 2022 election: 125,535 (+05.7)
1999 republic referendum: No 53.1
2018 same-sex marriage survey: Yes 62.3
Sitting member: Stephen Jones (Labor):
Elected (for Throsby) 2010, 2013, (for Whitlam) 2016, 2019
2007 Labor majority over Liberal: 23.5% *
2010 Labor majority over Liberal: 12.1% *
2013 Labor majority over Liberal: 7.8% *
2016 Labor majority over Liberal: 13.7%
2019 Labor majority over Nationals: 10.9%
* as Throsby
Liberal two-party vote 1983-2019
Status: Fairly safe Labor
Best Labor booths, two-party vote: Cringila (85.5), Berkeley West (78.5), Berkeley (78.3),
Warilla North (77.4), Mount Warrigal (75.7)
Best Liberal booths, two-party vote: Avoca (65.2), Bowral East (63.4), Sutton Forest (62.8),
Burrawang (60.5), Bowral PPVC (59.7)
2019 results
Statistics and history
Candidates in ballot-paper order:
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1. Stephen Jones
Australian Labor Party |
2. Michael Wheeler
Liberal Democrats |
3. Colin Hughes
Pauline Hanson's One Nation |
4. Michael Cains
Liberal Party |
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5. Allan Wode
United Australia Party |
6. Jamie Dixon
Australian Greens |
Candidate websites:
Michael Cains
Jamie Dixon
Stephen Jones
Michael Wheeler
Allan Wode
Division of Whitlam
Whitlam was created by the 2016 redistribution, when the old seat of
Throsby was renamed. Throsby was created in
1984, taking in the southern part of the Illawarra mining and industrial area, centered on Port Kembla,
although Port Kembla itself is now back in
Cunningham. Whitlam is centred on Woolongong suburbs such as Berkeley
and Dapto, Shellharbour (transferred back from
Gilmore), and inland towns such as Mittgong and Moss Vale. The
inland areas are politically marginal, the rest of the seat solidly Labor.
Whitlam is a largely working-class seat, with a relatively low level of median family income, and low levels of
university graduates and of people in professional and managerial employment. But like most regional working-class
seats, it is largely monocultural, with no significant ethnic minorities and a low level of non English speaking
households.
Stephen Jones, Labor MP for Throsby 2010-16 and for Whitlam since 2016, is a lawyer who was national secretary
of the Community and Public Sector Union before his election. The Liberakl candidate is Mike Cains, a businessman.
The Greens candidate is Jamie Dixon, a professional alpaca shearer.
Demographics:
Median weekly household income: $1,303 (Australia $1,438)
People over 65: 19.8% (Australia 15.8%)
Indigenous: 3.4% (Australia 2.8%)
Australian born: 76.6% (Australia 66.7%)
Non-English-speaking households: 13.3% (Australia 22.2%)
Catholics 26.3% (Australia 22.6%)
No religion 24.9% (Australia 29.6%)
University graduates: 12.8% (Australia 22.0%)
Professional and managerial employment: 26.1% (Australia 35.2%)
Employed in manufacturing and construction: 29.0% (Australia 22.9%)
Paying a mortgage: 34.4% (Australia 34.5%)
Renting: 24.5% (Australia 30.9%)
Traditional families: 33.1% (Australia 32.8%)
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