New South Wales
Named after Sir Earle Page (1880–1961), Member of the House of Representatives (1919–1961). He served as caretaker Prime Minister of Australia during April 1939.
It covers an area of approximately 16 682 sq km from Iluka in the south to Ballina in the north on the coastal side, and from Hernani in the south to the Queensland border on the inland side.
The main towns include Ballina, Casino, Grafton, Evans Head, Iluka Kyogle and Lismore.
Dairy and beef cattle, pigs, maize, tropical fruit, sugar cane, fishing, prawning, oysters, butter and dairy factories, timber mills, several abattoirs and tourism.
1984
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Rural
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Enrolment: 80 248 Informal Vote: 2.65% Turnout: 95.99% Seat Status: Marginal National Two Party Preferred:
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Enrolment: 82 272 Informal Vote: 5.32% Turnout: 95.71% Seat Status: Fairly Safe Natinal Two Party Preferred:
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