Division of Hume

For the former New South Wales state electorate, see Electoral district of Hume.

Hume Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Hume in New South Wales, as of the 2016 federal election
Created	1901
MP	Angus Taylor
Party	Liberal
Namesake	Hamilton Hume
Electors	121,842 (2022)
Area	17,240 km2 (6,656.4 sq mi)
Demographic	Rural and provincial
Electorates around Hume: Riverina Calare Macquarie Werriwa Riverina Hume Macarthur Cunningham Riverina Eden-Monaro Whitlam Gilmore

The Division of Hume is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales.

Geography

Since 1984, federal electoral division boundaries in Australia have been determined at redistributions by a redistribution committee appointed by the Australian Electoral Commission. Redistributions occur for the boundaries of divisions in a particular state, and they occur every seven years, or sooner if a state's representation entitlement changes or when divisions of a state are malapportioned.

The Division of Hume is located between southwestern Sydney and the border with the Australian Capital Territory. It includes the regional city of Goulburn and surrounding towns. It contains four local government areas: the Cowra Shire, the Goulburn Mulwaree Council, the Upper Lachlan Shire and parts of the Hilltops Council.

History

Hamilton Hume, the division's namesake

The division was proclaimed in 1900, and was one of the original 65 divisions to be contested at the first federal election. The division was named after Hamilton Hume, one of the first Europeans to travel through the area.

The division is located in the central part of the state, north of the Australian Capital Territory. The division covers a large rural and regional area, with agriculture being the main industry. It also includes a portion of outer Sydney suburbs at its northeastern extremity. It includes Boorowa and Goulburn in the west, parts of the Southern Highlands in the centre and Camden in the east. It includes the entire local government areas of Goulburn Mulwaree and Upper Lachlan shires and parts of Camden Council, Hilltops Council, the City of Liverpool, the City of Penrith, Wingecarribee Shire and Wollondilly Shire. Towns include Appin, Bargo, Boorowa, Bundanoon, Camden, Camden Park, Colo Vale, Crookwell, Exeter, Goulburn, Hill Top, Marulan, Menangle, Meryla, Narellan, Oakdale, Penrose, Picton, Tahmoor, Tarago, Taralga, The Oaks, Thirlmere, Werai (part), Wingello (part), Wilton and Yerrinbool (part).

The current Member for Hume, since the 2013 federal election, is Angus Taylor, a member of the Liberal Party of Australia.

Members

	Image	Member	Party	Term	Notes
		Sir William Lyne (1844–1913)	Protectionist	29 March 1901 – 26 May 1909	Previously held the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Hume. Served as minister under Barton and Deakin. Lost seat
			Independent	26 May 1909 – 31 May 1913
		Robert Patten (1859–1940)	Liberal	31 May 1913 – 17 February 1917	Retired
			Nationalist	17 February 1917 – 26 March 1917
		Franc Falkiner (1867–1929)		5 May 1917 – 3 November 1919	Previously held the Division of Riverina. Did not contest in 1919. Failed to win a Senate seat
		Parker Moloney (1879–1961)	Labor	13 December 1919 – 19 December 1931	Previously held the Division of Indi. Served as minister under Scullin. Lost seat
		Thomas Collins (1884–1945)	Country	19 December 1931 – 21 August 1943	Served as minister under Menzies and Fadden. Lost seat
		Arthur Fuller (1893–1987)	Labor	21 August 1943 – 10 December 1949	Served as Chief Government Whip in the House under Chifley. Lost seat
		Charles Anderson (1897–1988)	Country	10 December 1949 – 28 April 1951	Lost seat
		Arthur Fuller (1893–1987)	Labor	28 April 1951 – 10 December 1955	Lost seat
		Charles Anderson (1897–1988)	Country	10 December 1955 – 9 December 1961	Lost seat
		Arthur Fuller (1893–1987)	Labor	9 December 1961 – 30 November 1963	Lost seat
		Ian Pettitt (1910–1977)	Country	30 November 1963 – 2 December 1972	Lost seat
		Frank Olley (1927–1988)	Labor	2 December 1972 – 18 May 1974	Lost seat
		Stephen Lusher (1945–)	Country	18 May 1974 – 2 May 1975	Lost seat
			National Country	2 May 1975 – 16 October 1982
			Nationals	16 October 1982 – 1 December 1984
		Wal Fife (1929–2017)	Liberal	1 December 1984 – 8 February 1993	Previously held the Division of Farrer. Retired
		John Sharp (1954–)	Nationals	13 March 1993 – 31 August 1998	Previously held the Division of Gilmore. Served as minister under Howard. Retired
		Alby Schultz (1939–2015)	Liberal	3 October 1998 – 5 August 2013	Previously held the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Burrinjuck. Retired
		Angus Taylor (1966–)		7 September 2013 – present	Served as minister under Turnbull and Morrison. Incumbent

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Hume

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Hume.[edit]

2022 Australian federal election: Hume

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Angus Taylor	45,177	43.12	−10.17
	Labor	Greg Baines	20,864	19.92	−6.65
	Independent	Penny Ackery	16,045	15.32	+15.32
	One Nation	Rebecca Thompson	7,700	7.35	+7.35
	Greens	Karen Stewart	5,194	4.96	−0.14
	United Australia	Garry Dollin	4,780	4.56	−0.26
	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers	Ross Seller	3,108	2.97	+2.97
	Independent	Sheneli Dona	1,124	1.07	+1.07
	Liberal Democrats	Joaquim de Lima	770	0.73	+0.73
Total formal votes			104,762	92.87	−0.67
Informal votes			8,040	7.13	+0.67
Turnout			112,802	92.68	−1.41
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Angus Taylor	60,467	57.72	−5.27
	Labor	Greg Baines	44,295	42.28	+5.27
	Liberal hold		Swing	−5.27

External links

• Division of Hume - Australian Electoral Commission