Division of New England Totally Explained

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The Division of New England is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. It is located in the north-east of the state, adjoining the border with Queensland. It includes such towns as Armidale, Ashford, Barraba, Bingara, Glen Innes, Bundarra, Guyra, Inverell, Manilla, Quirindi, Tamworth, Uralla, Werris Creek, Walcha and Tenterfield. The Division covers a largely rural area, with agriculture the main industry.
The Division was proclaimed in 1900, and was one of the original 75 divisions to be contested at the first Federal election. It is named after the New England region in northern New South Wales. New England's most prominent member was Ian Sinclair, a long serving Country/National Country/National Party government minister and party leader.

Members

	arty	erm
William Sawers	Protectionist	1901—1903
Edmund Lonsdale	Free Trade	1903—1906
Francis Foster	Labor	1906—1913
Percy Abbott	Commonwealth Liberal	1913—1916
Percy Abbott	Nationalist	1916—1919
Alexander Hay	Nationalist	1919—1920
	Country	1920—1922
	Independent	1922—1922
Victor Thompson	Country	1922—1940
Joe Abbott	Country	1940—1949
David Drummond	Country	1949—1963
Ian Sinclair	Country, National	1963—1998
Stuart St. Clair	National	1998—2001
Tony Windsor	Independent	2001—present

Election results

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