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Australian Electoral Commission
New South Wales
Named after the area in which it was located.
It covers an area of approximately 2137 sq km from the New South Wales/Queensland border in the north to Lennox Head and Skennars Head in the south.
The main towns include Alstonville, Bangalow, Brunswick Heads, Byron Bay, Lennox Head, Mullumbimby, Murwillumbah, Tweed Heads and Wollongbar.
Commercial fishing, dairying, beef cattle, maize, fruit (bananas, pawpaws, pineapples), beach-sand minerals (rutile and zircon), protein stock feeds, tourism, sugar, bacon and butter factories, timber, pigs, hydro-electricity plant at Mullumbimby, engineering, steel fabrication and clothing manufacturing.
1900/1901
For Current Members information, browse the Parliament of Australia Members page.
AEC – Divisional Office Contact Numbers and Addresses
Rural
| 3 October 1998 Election | 6 November 1999 Referendum | 10 November 2001 Election |
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Enrolment: 87 997 Informal Vote: 2.72% Turnout: 94.95% Seat Status: Marginal National Two Party Preferred:
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Enrolment: 90 466 Informal Vote:
Turnout:
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Enrolment: 81 312 Informal Vote: 5.35% Turnout: 94.4% Seat Status: Marginal National Two Party Preferred:
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The AEC acknowledges the Traditional Owners of country throughout Australia and recognises their continuing connection to land, waters, culture and community. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging.