DIVISION OF WARRINGAH

The 'Division of Warringah' is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. It is located in the Northern Beaches region of Sydney, and covers most of the land between Middle Harbour and the Pacific Ocean. It extends from Port Jackson in the south to the suburb of Dee Why in the north. It includes the suburbs of Mosman, Balmoral, Balgowlah, Manly, Brookvale, Beacon Hill and Forestville.
The Division was named after the Warringah area of Sydney, which itself is named by an Aboriginal Australian word which translates into English as "rain", "waves" or "sea". The Division was proclaimed at the redistribution of September 13 1922, and was first contested at the 1922 Federal election. The seat is currently a safe Liberal seat, and has always been held by a member of a conservative party. It is currently held by Tony Abbott, the Minister for Health. In recent years, the conservative margin has been slipping away slowly.

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Members

Election results

References

External links

Members

Member		Party	Term
	Granville Ryrie	Nationalist	1922—1927
	Robert Parkhill	Nationalist	1927—1931
	Robert Parkhill	United Australia	1931—1937
	Percy Spender	United Australia	1937—1951
	Francis Bland	Liberal	1951—1961
	John Cockle	Liberal	1961—1966
	Edward St. John	Liberal	1966—1969
	Michael Mackellar	Liberal	1969—1994
	Tony Abbott	Liberal	1994—present

Election results

References

★ Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive

★ The Poll Bludger

★ ABC Elections

★ Australian Electoral Commission

External links

★ Division of Warringah (PDF, 175 kB)