The Division of Eden-Monaro is an
Australian electoral division
In Australia, electoral districts for the Australian House of Representatives are called divisions or more commonly referred to as electorates or seats. There are currently 151 single-member electorates for the Australian House of Representati ...
in the
state of
New South Wales.
The previous member,
Mike Kelly resigned due to ill health on 30 April 2020. The seat was filled at a
by-election on 4 July 2020.
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.
History
The division was proclaimed in 1900, and was one of the
original 65 divisions to be contested at the
first federal election. It is named for the town of
Eden
Eden may refer to:
* Garden of Eden, the "garden of God" described in the Book of Genesis
Places and jurisdictions
Canada
* Eden, Ontario
* Eden High School
Middle East
* Eden, Lebanon, a city and former bishopric
* Camp Eden, Iraq
O ...
and the
Monaro district of southern New South Wales.
Its boundaries have changed very little throughout its history, and it includes the towns of
Yass
Yass may refer to:
People
* Catherine Yass (born 1963), painter
* Yazz, a British pop singer from the 1980s and 1990s
* Jeff Yass (born 1956), options trader, managing director and one of the five founders of the Philadelphia-based Susquehanna I ...
,
Bega and
Cooma and the city of
Queanbeyan
Queanbeyan ( ) is a city in the south-eastern region of New South Wales, Australia, located adjacent to the Australian Capital Territory in the Southern Tablelands region. Located on the Queanbeyan River, the city is the council seat of the ...
. It completely surrounds the
Australian Capital Territory.
Until
1943
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
* January 1 – WWII: The Soviet Union announces that 22 German divisions have been encircled at Stalingrad, with 175,000 killed and 137,650 captured.
* January 4 – ...
the seat was held by non-Labor parties for all but three years. Since then, it has been consistently marginal, though it was in
Labor hands for all but one term from 1943 to 1975.
Up to the
2016 election
The following elections occurred in the year 2016.
Africa
Benin Republic
*2016 Beninese presidential election 6 March 2016
Cape Verde
* 2016 Cape Verdean presidential election 2 October 2016
Chad
* 2016 Chadian presidential election 10 A ...
, Eden-Monaro was long regarded as Australia's most well-known "
". From the
1972 election until the 2013 election, Eden-Monaro was won by the party that also won the election. During this time, all of its sitting members were defeated at the polls – none retired or resigned.
Liberal incumbent
Peter Hendy was defeated by Labor's
Mike Kelly at the
2016 election
The following elections occurred in the year 2016.
Africa
Benin Republic
*2016 Beninese presidential election 6 March 2016
Cape Verde
* 2016 Cape Verdean presidential election 2 October 2016
Chad
* 2016 Chadian presidential election 10 A ...
. Kelly had previously represented Eden-Monaro from 2007 to 2013. Kelly's 2016 victory made him the seat's first opposition MP elected since 1969. The nation's new bellwether became the seat of
Robertson – continually won by the party that also won government since the
1983 election. "Best" bellwether aside,
ABC
ABC are the first three letters of the Latin script known as the alphabet.
ABC or abc may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Broadcasting
* American Broadcasting Company, a commercial U.S. TV broadcaster
** Disney–ABC Television ...
psephologist Antony Green classed a total of eleven electorates as bellwethers in his 2016 election guide.
Labor’s
Kristy McBain
Kristy Louise McBain (born 29 September 1982) is an Australian politician. She currently represents the division of Eden-Monaro, and is the Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Territories.
Personal life
McBain was born in T ...
became the first woman to represent the division when she narrowly held the seat in the
2020 Eden-Monaro by-election
The 2020 Eden-Monaro by-election was held on 4 July 2020 to elect the next Member of the Australian Parliament for the division of Eden-Monaro in the House of Representatives. The by-election was triggered following the resignation of incumbent ...
.
At the
2022 election, she held the seat with a large swing to her.
Members
Election results
References
External links
Division of Eden-Monaro - Australian Electoral Commission
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Electoral divisions of Australia
Constituencies established in 1901
1901 establishments in Australia
South Coast (New South Wales)
Southern Tablelands