Step 3. Comments on suggestions – New South Wales federal redistribution

Updated: 13 November 2023

Members of the public were invited to submit written comments on suggestions relating to the redistribution between Monday 30 October and Friday 10 November 2023.

Comments on suggestions may concern one or more electoral divisions and may be about:

  • one or more suggestions,
  • which electoral division to abolish,
  • names of electoral divisions,
  • boundaries of electoral divisions, or
  • the names and boundaries of electoral divisions.

Comments on suggestions

The 100 comments on suggestions received by the New South Wales Redistribution Committee are provided below.

No

Submitted by

Topics referred to

Divisions referred to

Suggestions referred to in comment

CS1

Jennifer Cross BA (Communications) LLB GDLP

Division names

 

 

CS2

Stephen King

Division boundaries

Calare

S47

CS3

Judy Hungerford

Division boundaries

Warringah

S47

CS4

Dai Le MP

Division boundaries

Blaxland, Fowler, Hughes, McMahon and Werriwa

 

CS5

R Butler

Division boundaries

Mackellar

 

CS6

I Radford

Division boundaries

North Sydney

S22

CS7

Rose

Division boundaries

Cunningham and Hughes

S25, S43 and S48

CS8

Andrew Elder

Division names and division boundaries

Banks, Barton, Bennelong, Berowra, Blaxland, Bradfield, Calare, Cook, Eden-Monaro, Fowler, Gilmore, Grayndler, Hughes, Hume, Kingsford Smith, Macarthur, Mackellar, McMahon, Mitchell, North Sydney, Parkes, Parramatta, Reid, Riverina, Sydney, Warringah, Watson, Wentworth, Werriwa and Whitlam

S24, S44, S48

CS9

Lockhart Shire Council

Division boundaries

Farrer and Riverina

 

CS10

Frank Carbone

Division boundaries

Banks, Blaxland, Cook, Fowler, Grayndler, Hughes, Macarthur, Mackellar, McMahon, North Sydney, Warringah, Wentworth and Werriwa

 

CS11

James Butler

Division boundaries

North Sydney and Warringah

S22

CS12

Darren McSweeney

Division names and division boundaries

Banks, Barton, Berowra, Blaxland, Bradfield, Calare, Cook, Cowper, Cunningham, Eden-Monaro, Farrer, Fowler, Grayndler, Greenway, Hughes, Hume, Lindsay, Lyne, Mackellar, Macquarie, McMahon, Mitchell, Newcastle, New England, North Sydney, Parramatta, Paterson, Reid, Riverina, Shortland, Sydney, Warringah, Watson, Wentworth, Werriwa and Whitlam

S1, S6, S7, S10, S12, S13, S14, S15, S16, S17, S18, S19, S20, S23, S25, S26, S27, S29, S31, S32, S35, S36, S37, S38, S39, S40, S41, S43, S45, S46, S47, S48, S49, S50, S53, S54, S55, S56 and S58

CS13

Rowie Dillon

Division boundaries

Mackellar

 

CS14

Leon Shinkai

Division names and division boundaries

Banks, Blaxland, Chifley, Fowler, Greenway, Hughes, Lindsay, McMahon, Parramatta, Reid and Watson

S18

CS15

John Russo

Division names and division boundaries

Berowra, Grayndler, Hughes and Warringah

S14, S19, S40, S48 and S50

CS16

Wayde Walker MStJ FAIOP MICDA MAICD

Division names and division boundaries

Hunter

 

CS17

Judith LeVine

Division boundaries

North Sydney and Warringah

 

CS18

Michael Robotham

Division boundaries

Mackellar

S29 and S51

CS19

John Gilmour

Division names and division boundaries

Warringah

S42

CS20

Fred Mariani

Division boundaries

Cunningham, Hunter, Newcastle and Whitlam

S14, S19 and S40

CS21

SienaDune Buchanan

Division boundaries

Bradfield, Mackellar, North Sydney and Warringah

S22, S42, S47 and S51

CS22

Deb Travers-Wolf

Division boundaries

Mackellar, North Sydney and Warringah

S42 and S47

CS23

Andrew Fraser

Division names and division boundaries

Warringah

S42

CS24

Stanley Joseph Buckman

Division names and division boundaries

North Sydney and Warringah

S47

CS25

Mary Stewart

Division boundaries

Hume and Macarthur

S40

CS26

Karen Grove

Division boundaries

Bennelong, Berowra, Bradfield, Greenway, Mackellar, Macquarie, Mitchell and Parramatta

S7, S15, S19, S23, S40, S41 and S58

CS27

Benjamin Baker

Division boundaries

Bennelong, Berowra, Bradfield, Mackellar, Macquarie, Mitchell, Parramatta and Reid

S7, S19, S23 and S40

CS28

Lisa Davis

Division names and division boundaries

Bennelong, Berowra, Bradfield, Mitchell, Parramatta, Reid and Warringah

 

CS29

Norman Davies

Division boundaries

Berowra, Hughes, Hume, Macarthur and Wentworth

S19 and S40

CS30

Donna Freeman

Division names and division boundaries

Berowra

S40

CS31

Wally Jones

Division names and division boundaries

Berowra

 

CS32

Jessica Taylor

Division names and division boundaries

Berowra, Bradfield, North Sydney and Warringah

 

CS33

Rowan Hanley

Division boundaries

Mackellar and Warringah

 

CS34

Peter Nash

Division boundaries

Warringah

S12, S22 and S42

CS35

Dr Alan Marel

Division names and division boundaries

Mackellar, North Sydney and Warringah

S47

CS36

Anthony Wallis

Division boundaries

Mackellar, North Sydney and Warringah

 

CS37

Jeremy Eccles FRSN

Division names and division boundaries

Warringah

S47

CS38

Susan Fryda-Blackwell

Division names and division boundaries

North Sydney

 

CS39

Warren

Division boundaries

Bradfield, North Sydney and Warringah

S47

CS40

Daniel Jackson

Division boundaries

Cunningham, Gilmore, Hume and Whitlam

S14, S19 and S40

CS41

Graeme MacGregor

Division boundaries

Mackellar and Warringah

 

CS42

Andrew Hobkirk

Division boundaries

Warringah

 

CS43

Deanna Simpson

Division names and division boundaries

Warringah

 

CS44

Roger Freney

Division boundaries

Warringah

S42

CS45

Natalie Brewer

Division boundaries

Berowra, Bradfield, Mackellar, North Sydney and Warringah

S15 and S40

CS46

Lori Callahan

Division boundaries

Warringah

S42

CS47

David Taylor

Division boundaries

Warringah

 

CS48

Ann Kelly

Division boundaries

Bennelong, Bradfield, North Sydney and Warringah

 

CS49

Dr Sarah Turnbull

Division boundaries

Mackellar

S29

CS50

Anonymous 2

Division boundaries

Bennelong, Berowra, Bradfield, Mackellar, North Sydney and Warringah

S46

CS51

Kylea Tink MP

Division names and division boundaries

Bennelong, Berowra, Bradfield, North Sydney and Warringah

S22, S24, S42, S46, S47, S48 and S50

CS52

Jocelyn Chey

Division boundaries

North Sydney

 

CS53

Peter Ashcroft

Division boundaries

Mackellar, North Sydney and Warringah

S22, S42, S47 and S51

CS54

Catherine Willis

Division boundaries

Warringah

 

CS55

Gary Barnes

Division boundaries

Warringah

S47

CS56

Robert Harrington

Division boundaries

North Sydney

 

CS57

Pat Evans

Division boundaries

Bradfield and North Sydney

S22

CS58

Voices of Bradfield

Division names and division boundaries

Berowra and Bradfield

 

CS59

Peter Hooker

Division names and division boundaries

Warringah

S42

CS60

Glen Butler

Division boundaries

Bennelong, Warringah

 

CS61

Ann Cape

Division boundaries

Mackellar, North Sydney and Warringah

S42

CS62

Catherine Ciret

Division boundaries

Warringah

 

CS63

Tibetan Community of Australia (NSW) Inc.

Division boundaries

 

S29

CS64

Mary Moss

Division boundaries

North Sydney

S22

CS65

Joseph Lin

Division names and division boundaries

Bradfield, Cunningham, Hughes, Kingsford Smith, North Sydney, Warringah and Werriwa

S16

CS66

Damien Ferri

Division names and division boundaries

Berowra, Chifley, Cunningham, Greenway, Hume, Macarthur, Mitchell, Warringah, Werriwa and Whitlam

S7, S14, S15, S19, S23, S40, S41, S56 and S58

CS67

Gayle Peres da Costa

Division boundaries

Bennelong, Bradfield, North Sydney and Warringah

S22

CS68

Jason

Division boundaries

Mackellar and Warringah

S42

CS69

David Walton

Division boundaries

Mackellar and Warringah

S42

CS70

Liberal Party of Australia, NSW Division

Division names and division boundaries

Banks, Bennelong, Berowra, Blaxland, Bradfield, Calare, Cook, Cowper, Cunningham, Eden-Monaro, Farrer, Fowler, Gilmore, Grayndler, Greenway, Hughes, Hume, Lindsay, Lyne, Macarthur, Mackellar, Macquarie, McMahon, Mitchell, New England, North Sydney, Page, Parkes, Parramatta, Richmond, Riverina, Robertson, Sydney, Warringah, Watson, Werriwa and Whitlam

S22, S42, S46, S47, S48, S50, S51 and S52

CS71

Stanley Holmes

Division boundaries

 

S22

CS72

Graham Short

Division boundaries

North Sydney

 

CS73

NSW Nationals

Division names and division boundaries

Banks, Barton, Blaxland, Calare, Cook, Cowper, Cunningham, Dobell, Eden-Monaro, Farrer, Gilmore, Grayndler, Hughes, Hume, Hunter, Lindsay, Lyne, Macquarie, Newcastle, New England, Page, Parkes, Paterson, Reid, Richmond, Riverina, Robertson, Shortland, Watson and Whitlam

S1, S2, S3, S8, S9, S10, S11, S13, S14, S16, S18, S19, S21, S31, S33, S35, S38, S43, S46, S47, S48, S49, S50, S52, S53 and S55

CS74

Leigh Etherden

Division boundaries

Bradfield and North Sydney

S22

CS75

Glenda Hewitt

Division boundaries

North Sydney

S22

CS76

Dr Sophie Scamps MP

Division boundaries

Bradfield, Mackellar and Warringah

S51

CS77

Barbara Briggs

Division boundaries

North Sydney

S22

CS78

Jeanette Hack

Division boundaries

North Sydney and Warringah

S42

CS79

Zali Steggall OAM MP

Division names and division boundaries

Bennelong, Bradfield, Mackellar, North Sydney and Warringah

S22, S42, S46, S47, S48 and S51

CS80

Casey Finigan

Division boundaries

North Sydney

 

CS81

Kate Eccles OAM

Division names and division boundaries

Warringah

S42

CS82

Mayor Sam Ngai, Ku-ring-gai Council

Division boundaries

Berowra, Bradfield, Mackellar, North Sydney

S22, S46 and S48

CS83

Conor Magee

Division boundaries

Kingsford Smith, Sydney and Wentworth

S14, S16, S18, S24, S25, S29, S31, S40, S41, S43, S44, S46, S47, S48, S49, S50, S53, S54, S55 and S56

CS84

NSW Labor

Division names and division boundaries

All divisions

All suggestions

CS85

Rob Mills

Division boundaries

Bennelong, Berowra, Bradfield, Mackellar, North Sydney and Warringah

S22, S42, S46, S47, S48, S50 and S51

CS86

Jill Newton

Division boundaries

Bennelong, Bradfield, North Sydney and Warringah

S22

CS87

Connells Point Progress Association

Division boundaries

Banks, Cook

 

CS88

Voices of North Sydney

Division names and division boundaries

Bennelong, Berowra, Bradfield, Mackellar, Mitchell, North Sydney, Parramatta and Warringah

S47 and S48

CS89

Anonymous 3

Division names

Cook

 

CS90

Roderick Simpson

Division names and division boundaries

Bennelong, Berowra, Bradfield, Mackellar, North Sydney, Parramatta and Warringah

 

CS91

Anonymous 4

Division names and division boundaries

Bennelong, Bradfield, Grayndler, North Sydney and Warringah

 

CS92

Adrian Kelly

Division boundaries

North Sydney

 

CS93

Samuel Barry & Laura Strawbridge

Division names and division boundaries

Banks, Barton, Blaxland, Cowper, Grayndler, Kingsford Smith, Parramatta, Reid, Sydney, Watson and Wentworth

S4, S6, S15, S18, S35, S43, S50 and S53

CS94

Mark Crew

Division boundaries

North Sydney and Warringah

 

CS95

Robert Erwin Firth

Division boundaries

Mackellar, North Sydney and Warringah

S42 and S47

CS96

Anonymous 1

Division names and division boundaries

All divisions

S47 and S58

CS97

Andrew Gee MP

Division names and division boundaries

Calare, Cook, Grayndler, Hume, North Sydney, Parkes, Riverina

S47, S50 and S52

CS98

Peter Mitchell

Division names and division boundaries

Banks, Barton, Bennelong, Berowra, Blaxland, Bradfield, Chifley, Cook, Cowper, Fowler, Grayndler, Greenway, Hughes, Hume, Kingsford Smith, Lindsay, Macarthur, Mackellar, Macquarie, McMahon, Mitchell, North Sydney, Parramatta, Reid, Sydney, Warringah, Watson, Wentworth and Werriwa

S1, S4, S5, S6, S7, S8, S12, S13, S14, S16, S22, S29, S42, S44, S46, S47, S48, S50, S51 and S54

CS99

Terrence Michael Jones

Division boundaries

Bennelong, Bradfield, Mackellar, North Sydney, Warringah

 

CS100

Benjamin Close

Division names and division boundaries

Reid

S25

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