New South Wales
Named after Sir William Lyne (1844–1913), a former Premier of New South Wales (1899–1901).
It covers an area of approximately 9291 sq km from Frederickton in the north to the southern boundary of Greater Taree City in the south and inland to the western boundaries of Greater Taree, Hastings and Kempsey Councils.
The main towns include Bonny Hills, Crescent Head, Harrington, Kempsey, Kendall, Lake Cathie, Laurieton, North Haven, Old Bar, Port Macquarie, Taree, Wauchope and Wingham.
Timber, beef/dairy cattle, mixed farming, dairy products processing, fishing and oyster farming, clothing/auto parts manufacturing, boat building, engineering and tourism.
1949
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Rural
3 October 1998 Election | 6 November 1999 Referendum | 10 November 2001 Election |
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Enrolment: 82 215 Informal Vote: 3.73% Turnout: 96.15% Seat Status: Fairly safe National Two Party Preferred:
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Enrolment: 84 455 Informal Vote:
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Enrolment: 86 901 Informal Vote: 3.9% Turnout: 95.92% Seat Status: Safe National Two Party Preferred:
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